In addition to some new gear, you can even earn some nifty new Shadow Of War trophies for unlocking each door. Each door has the majority of the poem already engraved, but six words will always be missing.
To finish these poems and open each Ithildin door, Talion first has to locate each missing word for the poem – but that part’s easy, as the locations are clearly marked on the map. You can find their locations by accessing the region’s Haedir tower, and then door itself will be in the area’s barrow.
The hard part is figuring out how to unscramble the poem and place each salvaged word in the correct location to unlock the door, and that’s what we cover in detail below.
Talion finds an Ithilden door poem
Shadow Of War First Poem Door (Minas Ithil) Solution
Solving the first Shadow Of War poem and opening the Minas Ithil door unlocks the Speak Friend And Enter achievement/trophy. The correct order for the Minas Ithil Ithilden door poem is as follows:
Shadows Drums Cadence Land Wrath Dooms
The full poem reads:
Minas Morgul Poem Puzzle Solution
Shadow Of War Cirith Ungol Ithildin Poem Solution
The correct order for the Cirith Ungol region’s Ithilden door poetry is as follows:
Rises Fires Night Beacons Marching
The full poem reads:
Cirith Ungol Poem Puzzle Solution
Shadow Of War Nurnen Ithildin Poem Solution
The correct order for the Nurnen region’s Ithilden door poetry is as follows:
Iron Serpents Avail Woe Hordes Claim
The full poem reads:
Nurnen Poem Puzzle Solution
Shadow Of War Seregost Ithildin Poem Solution
The correct order for the Seregost region’s Ithilden door poetry is as follows:
Slumbers Nest Poisoned Trapped Comes Base
The full poem reads:
Seregost Poem Puzzle Solution
Shadow Of War Gorgoroth Ithildin Poem Solution
The correct order for the Gorgoroth region’s Ithilden door poetry is as follows:
Lurk Bulwark Impervious Powers Vicious Fail
The full poem reads:
Gorgoroth Poem Puzzle Solution
That’s all you need to know to unlock each door and wrap up this grave-robbing, poetry-reading quest line!
New fast travel points are unlocked each time you open up a door, and of course there’s a piece of Celebrimbor’s various ancient wraith equipment ready to be picked up and worn. After opening all five Ithildin poem doors, you will have the legendary Bright Lord equipment set that replaces your sword, bow, dagger, armor, and cloak with powerful new Bright Lord versions.
Picking up the last piece of Bright Lord equipment
Still need help with other parts of the game, like trying to figure out how to manually save your Shadow Of War game instead? Check out our other Shadow of War guides for all the tips and tricks you’ll need to survive the Orcish siege.
