Collect all 43 different Epic Runes and have the Dispatch ability. You must have at least 20 Captains alive; which is done easiest in Endless Challenge and Test of Wisdom. Select a Warchief that you will brand later. Send death threats to all the Captains and Warchiefs. Brand the Warchief that you selected earlier. Brand the 20 or more living Captains. Command all the Captains to become bodyguards of the Warchief that you branded. Summon the branded Warchief. Delete the Epic Rune to be duplicated, or it convert to Mirian. You should now have 42 Epic Runes. Kill all the followers. Upon death, every Captain and the Warchief will drop the same Epic Rune that you are currently missing.
Note: This will take some time to prepare.
Go to a Forge tower, or ruins near campfires that have four floors (easier). If at a Forge tower, use Attract to bring enemies closer first. Stealth kill an enemy, and immediately climb back up and wait using stealth to check when you can stealth kill again. The enemies usually lose focus after short time, as long as there are not any archers that can spot you. "Height of Despair" will be earned after ten such kills.
You do not need to brand a Captain beforehand. Simply enter any easy target's recruitment mission. Brand him before the first set of Uruks die. You can be seen by the enemy as long as you kill all the targets indicated by the yellow dot markers afterwards. After you brand the Captain, all the Uruks following him will be under his control, as if you had branded them yourself. Ensure that the Captain does not die from other groups of Uruks to allow success of the recruitment mission. When the mission ends, use the ability to kill all branded units on sight.
When close to the final missions, you will learn how to issue commands to branded units. Brand any existing bodyguards of a Warchief, then brand Captains who do not yet have a Warchief they are guarding. After branding a Captain, dominate it immediately and issue a command to have them try to become a bodyguard for that Warchief. The Captain will then need to complete a trial by ordeal mission to become a bodyguard. Once you have obtained five bodyguards for the same Warchief, enter that Warchief's mission. "Stinking Rebels" will be earned when you get him to appear.
You can increase the chance of obtaining an epic rune by killing high-level Warchiefs and Captains. Allow them to win during Captains' and Warchiefs' Power Struggles. You can allow them to intentionally kill you so that their own rank and level increases. Then, return to them and get a revenge kill. You can also threaten the Captains and Warchiefs to increase their level. You will then have to take out their reinforcements as well.
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- A Graug's Heel (10 points)
| - Capitalize on a Warchief's Fear.
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- A Mighty Doom (10 points)
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| - Brand a Captain while in combat.
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- And it Burns, Burns, Burns (15 points)
| - Use the Detonate ability to burn 50 uruks.
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- Bearer of the Shining Lamp (20 points)
| - Collect 100% of the Ithildin.
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- Black Celebration (15 points)
| - Poison a Captain at his own Feast.
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- Burning Vengeance (15 points)
| - Perform an Execution on a flaming Berserker.
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- Crowned with Living Light (10 points)
| - Collect 50% of the Ithildin.
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- Divide and Conquer (15 points)
| - Eliminate the bodyguards of two Warchiefs, then draw them out and kill them.
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- Fire of Justice (30 points)
| - Complete all Urfael Legend Missions.
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- Fly you fools! (10 points)
| - Make 20 uruks flee by dropping Morgai Fly nests.
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- Height of Despair (10 points)
| - Use Strike From Above while at least 60 feet above your target.
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- Iron of Death (10 points)
| - Issue a Death Threat, and then successfully kill the target.
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- Legend of Shadow (10 points)
| - Complete a Dagger Mission and begin growing the legend of Acharn.
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- Legend of Vengeance (15 points)
| - Complete a Sword Mission and begin growing the legend of Urfael.
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- Legend of the Maker (10 points)
| - Complete a Bow Mission and begin growing the legend of Azkār.
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| - Complete all Outcast Rescue Missions.
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- Lord and Master (10 points)
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- Master of the Wilds (20 points)
| - Complete all Hunting Challenges.
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- Memories of Eregion (20 points)
| - Activate all Forge Towers.
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- No Power in Numbers (10 points)
| - Help a Captain survive a Recruitment Power Struggle, and then kill him and all his new recruits.
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- Paid in Blood (20 points)
| - Unlock 4 Dagger Rune slots.
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- Paths of the Dead (20 points)
| - Collect 25% of the Artifacts.
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| - Kill all 5 Warchiefs before any uruk take their place.
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- Ranger of Ithilien (20 points)
| - Complete all Survivalist Challenges.
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- Repaid in Blood (10 points)
| - Complete a Vendetta Mission.
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- Rise and Fall (20 points)
| - After an uruk kills you to become a Captain, help him become a Warchief, then kill him.
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- Scout of the Morannon (20 points)
| - Successfully complete a Survivalist Challenge.
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- Shadows of the Ancient Past (30 points)
| - Collect 100% of the Artifacts and listen to their memories.
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- Stinking Rebels (20 points)
| - Brand 5 Bodyguards of a Warchief, turning them against him in combat.
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- The Bright Master (20 points)
| - Discover some of the Wraith's past.
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- The Cold Light (20 points)
| - Unlock 3 Sword Rune slots.
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- The Free Folk (15 points)
| - Complete an Outcast Rescue Mission.
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- The Last Shadow (30 points)
| - Complete all Acharn Legend Missions.
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- The Maker's Bow (30 points)
| - Complete all Azkār Legend Missions.
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- The Spirit of Mordor (20 points)
| - Start a Riot by commanding a Warchief to attack another Warchief.
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- The White Rider (15 points)
| - Liberate 30 slaves in 180 seconds while riding a caragor.
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- Thrill of the Hunt (20 points)
| - Successfully complete 4 Hunting Challenges.
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| - Free 5 caragors from cages.
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- You Will Obey (20 points)
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A Warchief must be drawn out before he can be dominated or killed. Each Warchief requires a different tactic, which can be learned by taking on his Captains. If you kill a Warchief, you will gain 70 power points.
A total of four runes can be added to each weapon (sword, bow, and dagger), for the indicated cost.
