All Doom The Dark Ages weapons and how to get them

The full list of all weapons for Doom The Dark Ages covers 23 separate guns and armaments. Some of these are for the Atlan Robot, but the Slayer can carry 20 separate killing tools on him by the time the game is over, able to switch between them on the fly and slaughter whatever infernal or eldritch forces stand before him.

It's important to know that there's no weapon in the game that's optional or that you can miss out on: they're all placed before you at key moments in the story, and you have to pick them up to continue playing. In fact, some of them are tied into the plot themselves, special armaments that are designed to solve some problem that Doomguy has ahead of him.

Full Doom The Dark Ages weapons list

I've listed every weapon and gun in Doom The Dark Ages below, broken up by category and in the order that you unlock them:

• Guns
  • Shield Saw
  • Combat Shotgun
  • Super Shotgun
  • Shredder
  • Accelerator
  • Pulverizer
  • Impaler
  • Cycler
  • Chainshot
  • Grenade Launcher
  • Rocket Launcher
  • Ravager
  • Ballistic Force Crossbow (BFC)
• Melee
  • Power Gauntlet
  • Flail
  • Dreadmace
• Shield Runes
  • Ground Fissure
  • Holy Swarm
  • Auto Turret
  • Heaven Splitter
• Atlan Robot
  • Unarmed Combat
  • Minigun
  • Shotgun

With so many guns to pick from and all serving different functions, we've got a page on the best weapon in Doom The Dark Ages for you to prioritise when things get dangerous. Ultimately though, with each weapon having a fairly significant upgrade tree, the best weapon on you at any one time is probably the weapon that you upgrade to its highest degree, as well as which one you're best with.

Speaking of which, if you're not sure which are the best Doom the Dark Ages upgrades, we've got a page on that, and you we've explained what else you'll find in each of the Doom The Dark Ages chapters besides weapons.

All Slayer weapons

This is every gun in the core weapon wheel in Doom The Dark Ages, how you get them, and what they're for.

All melee weapons

Though Doom The Dark Ages has removed the game's glory kills, there are now three kinds of melee weapons that players can unlock.

All Shield Runes

Shield Runes in Doom The Dark Ages are built-in upgrades for your shield. Only one can be active at a time, and they each trigger different effects when you parry ranged attacks.

All Atlan mech weapons

There are three forms of combat for the Atlan mech that come up, but you don't get to keep them. Instead, you'll be dropped a specific weapon of the game's choice at certain story moments before they're later discarded, though some come up more than once.

• Unarmed/Melee
  • The default Atlan combat system. Landing hits and perfects dodges build up charge for more powerful attacks, such as stomps and palm strikes.
• Minigun
  • A continuous stream of fire. Perfect dodges temporarily empower this weapon.
• Shotgun
  • Heavy duty blasts for close range. Perfect dodges temporarily empower this weapon.

Want to know more about the Slayer's medieval adventures? We've got all the Doom The Dark Ages secret layovers in Chapter 5 here, so you know where to park your dragon, or find out our list of the top Doom The Dark Ages tips!

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