This weakens them by a few levels - annoyingly, if you're only one level below them, for instance, it could take them a good four or five levels below you. If the orc out-levels you, you'll need to use the 'Shame' option from the choices that pop up when you try to dominate them. Once the ability is unlocked from your skill tree, you can dominate, and therefore recruit, any broken enemy captain you encounter who isn't an Overlord, with one other caveat: you must be at least the same level as the orc you're trying to dominate.
You'll pick up the ability to do so after the story mission Ring of Power, at the start of Act 2 - so that means no creating followers or dominating Captains in Act 1 at all, to be clear. Watch on YouTube How to dominate orcs in Shadow of War - recruiting followers explainedĭominating orcs is simple enough.
