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Can You Transfer a Shadow of Mordor Save to Shadow of War?

Nemesis Forge is no longer available, ending the supported Nemesis transfer from Shadow of Mordor to Shadow of War. Full local save migration is a separate question.
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If you mean importing your Nemesis into Middle-earth: Shadow of War, you can’t do so through the supported Nemesis Forge feature: WB Games says it is no longer available, and Xbox confirms Nemesis transfers to the sequel have ended. If you mean moving a complete local save file, the official notices cited here do not provide a procedure or a universal answer; the steps would depend on your platform and what kind of move you mean.

Can you transfer a Nemesis from Shadow of Mordor?

No. Nemesis Forge, the feature for carrying an in-game Nemesis from Shadow of Mordor into Shadow of War, is no longer available. WB Games lists the feature as unavailable in its service status notice. Xbox states explicitly that players can no longer transfer their in-game Nemeses from the first game to the sequel in its November 1, 2021 Shadow Bundle article.

Why does Nemesis Forge no longer work?

WB Games attributed the loss of certain Shadow of Mordor features to network changes. Its notice says those features would no longer be available beginning December 31, 2020, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam; Nemesis Forge is among the features it names. A new installation or a copy of the game does not restore that discontinued network feature.

Does this mean a complete save file cannot be moved?

Not necessarily. The WB Games and Xbox notices address Nemesis transfer through Nemesis Forge; they do not give instructions or a definitive ruling on moving a complete local save between devices or platforms. Do not treat the Nemesis Forge shutdown as proof that every form of save backup or migration is impossible. Nor is there enough information in these notices to give safe, platform-specific steps.

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If you mean a full save rather than a Nemesis, identify the platform you play on and whether you are moving between devices on the same platform and account or between different platforms. Those distinctions matter, and the official information cited here does not establish a procedure for any of those local-save cases.

What other Shadow of Mordor features were affected?

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Will buying a bundle restore the transfer?

No. The Xbox Shadow Bundle listing includes Shadow of Mordor: Game of the Year Edition and Shadow of War for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, but owning both games does not reactivate Nemesis Forge or enable Nemesis transfer.

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