How long does it take to platinum LOTR: War in the North?

Roughly 40–60 hours. The difficulty trophies don't stack and each tier unlocks the next, so you need three full playthroughs — Normal, then Heroic, then Legendary — plus cleanup. Co-op speeds the hard runs up considerably.

How hard is the War in the North platinum?

PIXELFORGE rates it about 6 / 10. Nothing is mechanically brutal, but three mandatory playthroughs, Legendary difficulty and four missable trophies (including the buggy Lidless Eye) add up. Playing in co-op makes the difficulty runs and challenge trophies far easier.

Are there missable trophies in War in the North?

Yes — 4 of them. The Lidless Eye (collect all 7 cult scrolls before progressing to Nordinbad — the quest is known to bug), Friend to the Ring-bearer (talk to Frodo on your first arrival in Rivendell), Friend of the Woodland Realm (explore Mirkwood to free the captured elf) and Eagle Savior (beat Agandaûr without summoning Beleram). Keep manual saves throughout.

How many trophies does it have?

47 trophies (1 platinum, 1 gold, 13 silver, 32 bronze) worth 1,260 points. There's no DLC — the base list is the full platinum.

Do I need co-op / other players?

Officially only Strength of Our Alliance needs a 3-player session (some players report it working with AI companions, but a real party is the reliable route). Everything else is soloable — though co-op makes Heroic and Legendary far easier, so it's strongly recommended.

LOTR: War in the North (PS5) Platinum Trophy Guide

The Review

Our Verdict

Fifteen years on, War in the North is exactly what it always was — a rough-edged, surprisingly gory Middle-earth dungeon-crawler that's a middling solo game and a genuinely good time in three-player co-op. The Legacy Edition doesn't reinvent it: you get a clean 60fps, sharper visuals, hot-swap co-op and quality-of-life tweaks (party health bars, better targeting), but the dated 2011 bones, stiff animation and thin story all show. As a $19.99 nostalgia hit — and a fresh, uncrowded platinum for Middle-earth fans — it's an easy recommendation for the right player; just bring friends.

6.5 / 10PixelForge Score · a rough-edged co-op gem

Platinum Trophy Guide

Warrior of the North — Full Roadmap

A long, attention-heavy platinum. The difficulty trophies do not stack and each unlocks the next, so you're committed to three full playthroughs — Normal, then Heroic, then Legendary. Add the single-playthrough counters and 4 missable trophies (one of them famously buggy) and it demands a plan, though co-op takes a lot of the sting out.

1Platinum

1Gold

13Silver

32Bronze

6/10

Difficulty

40–60h

To platinum

Playthroughs

Trophies

Missable

🏔️ Two things will decide your run. First: difficulty trophies don't stack and each tier unlocks the next — you must play Normal → Heroic → Legendary, three full campaigns. Second: there are 4 missable trophies — The Lidless Eye (collect all 7 scrolls before Nordinbad; the quest is known to bug), Friend to the Ring-bearer (talk to Frodo on your first Rivendell visit), Friend of the Woodland Realm (find the caged elf in Mirkwood) and Eagle Savior (don't summon Beleram at the final boss). Keep manual saves, and see our Secrets & Treasure guide.

Step-by-Step Roadmap

Step 1

Playthrough 1 — Normal (and the 4 missables)

Difficulty trophies don't stack, so start on Normal (it's what unlocks Heroic). Use this relaxed run to secure the 4 missables: talk to Frodo the moment you first reach Rivendell, free the captured elf in Mirkwood, collect all 7 Lidless Eye scrolls before Nordinbad, and beat Agandaûr without summoning Beleram.

Step 2

Sweep the single-playthrough counters

Several trophies must be done within one run: seeker (25 secrets), Expert Treasure-hunter (5 gilded chests), Many deeds (15 quests), Herb-master (15 potions), War-machinist (150 war-machine kills), Keen-eyed Marksman (50 headshots), Foe-hammer (200 kills), Bane of Mordor (600 kills) and Swift-winged Warrior (10 Beleram summons). Do them all on whichever run you're most comfortable in — see our Secrets & Treasure guide.

Step 3

Playthrough 2 — Heroic

Heroic only unlocks after you finish Normal. Co-op makes it much easier and nets the co-op trophies (Strength of Our Alliance, Where there's life, there's hope). Mop up combat feats along the way: Relentless, Living Shield, Battle-master and Warrior Exemplar.

Step 4

Playthrough 3 — Legendary

Beating Heroic unlocks Legendary for Against All Odds — the platinum's hardest trophy. Come in with your best gear so you can also land Like a Thunderbolt (3,000 ranged) and Fell-handed (1,500 melee). Co-op is strongly recommended.

Step 5

Cleanup → Platinum

Tidy the totals: Champion of the North (level 20) and Dragon-hoard (hold 25,000 coins at once). When the last one pops, Warrior of the North is yours.

🤝 No one to play co-op with?

The whole platinum is far easier in co-op, and Strength of Our Alliance & Where there's life, there's hope require an online partner. Don't have friends on it? Post your PSN ID on our Co-op Partner Finder board and team up with another trophy hunter.

Full Trophy List

Trophy	Grade	How to Unlock
Warrior of the North	Platinum	Earn every other trophy to claim the platinum. There's no DLC — it's the base 47. The bulk of the work is difficulty: the difficulty trophies do not stack and each tier unlocks the next, so you need three full playthroughs (Normal → Heroic → Legendary). On top of that are the single-playthrough counters and 4 missable trophies, led by the notoriously buggy The Lidless Eye.
Friend to the Eagles	Bronze	Story-forced early in the campaign — you free Beleram, the Great Eagle who then becomes your summonable ally. → Story guide
Elf-friend	Bronze	Story-forced — you meet Elladan and Elrohir, Elrond's sons, during the early Rivendell/Trollshaws stretch. → Story guide
Tracker	Bronze	Story-forced — following the trail of the lost Rangers of the North is one of the game's opening threads. → Story guide
Trusted with the Secret	Bronze	Story-forced in Rivendell — you're let in on the quest of the Ring. → Story guide
Friend to the Ring-bearer ● MISSABLE	Bronze	Talk to Frodo in Rivendell — and do it on your first arrival. → Story guide
Troll's Bane	Bronze	Kill the snow trolls encountered in the frozen northern chapters. → Story guide
Tharzog's Bane	Bronze	Boss kill — Tharzog, the orc warlord, is a story boss in the Nordinbad stretch. → Story guide
Begone, lord of carrion!	Bronze	Boss kill in the Barrow-downs. → Story guide
Giant-slayer	Bronze	Boss kill — the stone giant Bargrisar. → Story guide
Wulfrun's Bane	Bronze	Boss kill — the sorcerer Wulfrun. → Story guide
Friend of the Woodland Realm ● MISSABLE	Bronze	In Mirkwood, find the orc camp holding a captured elf and free him. → Story guide
Spider-slayer	Silver	Boss kill — the great spider Saenathra in Mirkwood. → Story guide
In the Dragon's Den	Bronze	Story-forced — your party's tense audience with the dragon Úrgost. → Story guide
Siege-breaker	Silver	Complete the defence of the dwarf-hold Nordinbad. → Story guide
Mountain-breaker	Silver	Complete the Mount Gundabad chapter and bring down the citadel. → Story guide
Hero of the North	Gold	The final boss — Agandaûr. → Story guide
Sudden Fury	Bronze	Land 3 critical hits inside 10 seconds. → Combat guide
Now for wrath, now for ruin!	Bronze	Kill 4 enemies at once with a single area attack. → Combat guide
Gem-studded	Bronze	Open any socketed piece of gear and slot an elfstone into it. → Combat guide
Well-arrayed	Bronze	Equip a full matching armour set (head, chest, etc.) on one character. → Combat guide
War-hardened	Bronze	Level up enough to reach the third tier of a skill tree and put a point into any tier-3 skill. → Combat guide
Battle-master	Bronze	On a single character, unlock every active (cast) ability in their tree. → Combat guide
Warrior Exemplar	Bronze	Unlock all the modifier skills for the shared abilities War Cry, Sanctuary and Evasion on one character. → Combat guide
Relentless	Bronze	Fill the Hero Mode meter (build it by fighting), trigger it, then land 50 hits without dropping the combo. → Combat guide
Fell-handed	Silver	Land a single melee hit for 1500+ damage. → Combat guide
Like a Thunderbolt	Silver	Land a single ranged hit for 3000+ damage. → Combat guide
Living Shield	Silver	Soak 25,000 cumulative damage in a single level. → Combat guide
Foe-hammer	Bronze	Kill 200 enemies in one playthrough. → Progression guide
Bane of Mordor	Silver	Kill 600 enemies in one playthrough. → Progression guide
Keen-eyed Marksman	Bronze	Get 50 headshot kills in one playthrough. → Progression guide
War-machinist	Bronze	Kill 150 enemies using war machines (ballistae, catapults, mounted crossbows) in one playthrough. → Progression guide
Swift-winged Warrior	Bronze	Summon the eagle Beleram 10 times in one playthrough. → Progression guide
Many deeds, great and small	Bronze	Finish 15 quests in one playthrough (main + side). → Progression guide
Herb-master	Bronze	Craft 15 potions in one playthrough at crafting points using gathered herbs. → Progression guide
Defender of the North	Bronze	Reach character level 10 — happens well before the campaign's midpoint. → Progression guide
Champion of the North	Silver	Reach character level 20. → Progression guide
Dragon-hoard	Bronze	Hold 25,000 coins at once. → Progression guide
seeker	Bronze	Discover 25 hidden secrets in one playthrough. → Secrets guide
Expert Treasure-hunter	Silver	Find 5 gilded (gold) treasure chests in one playthrough. → Secrets guide
The Lidless Eye ● MISSABLE	Silver	Collect and investigate every Cult of the Lidless Eye clue — there are 7 scrolls to find across the campaign. → Secrets guide
Victorious in Battle	Silver	Complete a full playthrough on Normal. → Difficulty guide
Hero of Legend	Silver	Complete a full playthrough on Heroic. → Difficulty guide
Against All Odds	Silver	Complete a full playthrough on Legendary, the hardest difficulty — and it only unlocks after you've finished Heroic. → Difficulty guide
Eagle Savior ● MISSABLE	Bronze	Defeat the final boss Agandaûr without ever summoning Beleram during that fight. → Difficulty guide
Strength of Our Alliance	Bronze	In a 3-player online co-op session, land a kill on an enemy that all three players are damaging together. → Difficulty guide
Where there's life, there's hope	Bronze	Revive a downed ally. → Difficulty guide