Just like a lot of other modern video games, DOOM: The Dark Ages features cosmetic items. Players can unlock new skins for the Slayer and all of the main weapons in his arsenal, as well as the Atlan and Dragon that he occasionally rides into battle.
How to Master Every Weapon in DOOM The Dark Ages (& Best Mastery Farming Spots)
Getting gold skins for every weapon becomes a whole lot easier with these DOOM: The Dark Ages weapon mastery farming methods.
Once players know what's required of them, unlocking all of the DOOM: The Dark Ages skins is actually relatively straightforward, with only a couple of them requiring any real amount of effort. The following guide will explain how players can get all 51.
How to Unlock All Weapon Skins in DOOM: The Dark Ages
There are eleven customizable weapons in DOOM: The Dark Ages, each of which has four skins available at launch. In addition to their default skin, players can unlock Reverent, Conqueror, and Nightmare skins for each gun. The former are unlocked by completing chapter-specific challenges, while the latter can be found through exploration and are marked on the map by a paintbrush icon. As for Conqueror skins, players will need to fully upgrade the weapon and then complete its mastery challenge.
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Weapon |
Reverent Skin |
Conqueror Skin |
Nightmare Skin |
|---|---|---|---|
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Combat Shotgun |
Destroy 4 artillery cannons in Chapter 6 (Siege - Part 1). |
Hit demons with every pellet from Combat Shotgun shots 150 times after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 1 collectible. |
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Super Shotgun |
Damage 25 demons with the Dreadmace in Chapter 15 (City of Ry'uul). |
Hit demons with every pellet from Super Shotgun shots 50 times after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 9 collectible. |
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Shredder |
Kill 3 or more fodder demons with a single Shield Throw 5 times in Chapter 7 (Siege - Part 2). |
Cause 100 secondary Pincushion or Ricochet damage to demons with the Rail Spike Shredder after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 2 collectible. |
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Impaler |
Chase and destroy 2 Hell Fighter ships in Chapter 13 (From Beyond). |
Regenerate your melee charges with the Lobotomy bonus head shots from the Rail Spike Impaler 100 times after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 6 collectible. |
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Accelerator |
Discover 7 secret areas in Chapter 9 (Ancestral Forge). |
Cause 1,000 Overload or Heatblast damage to demons with the Plasma Rifle Accelerator after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 4 collectible. |
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Cycler |
Destroy all of the wolf statues in the swamps in Chapter 16 (The Kar'Thul Marshes). |
Cause 500 Overload or Lightning Arc damage to demons with the Plasma Rifle Cycler after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 10 collectible. |
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Pulverizer |
Destroy 2 Gore Nests in Chapter 10 (The Forsaken Plains). |
Cause 250 Charged damage to demons with the Skullcrusher Pulverizer after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 5 collectible. |
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Ravager |
Kill 2 Cosmic Baron demons within 5 seconds of each other in Chapter 22 (Reckoning). |
Gather 100 Skullsrusher ammo by damaging demons with the Supplier equipped Ravager after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 20 collectible. |
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Chainshot |
Find 3 underwater secrets in Chapter 17 (Temple of Lomarith). |
Cause 100 explosive Cosmic Breach damage to demons with fully charged Chainshot Reaver impacts after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 12 collectible. |
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Grenade Launcher |
Parry Cosmic Baron demons 10 times in Chapter 18 (Belly of the Beast). |
Cause secondary Fragment and Cataclysm damage to demons with the Grenade Launcher cluster grenades 100 times after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 14 collectible. |
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Rocket Launcher |
Dispatch all of the cultist circles in Chapter 20 (Resurrection). |
Heal yourself with the Cannibalism upgrade from close-range blasts of the Rocket Launcher 50 times after fully upgrading the weapon. |
Chapter 17 collectible. |
How to Unlock All Slayer Skins in DOOM: The Dark Ages
There are eleven unlockable skins for the Slayer in DOOM: The Dark Ages. Three of these can be earned by completing the game on certain difficulty settings, while six are tied to collaborations. Players can also get a Slayer skin by purchasing the Premium Edition of DOOM: The Dark Ages, and one more by pre-ordering any version of the game. At this point in time, it's unclear whether the pre-order bonus skin will be available to purchase separately at a later date.
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Skin |
Unlock Method |
|---|---|
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Void |
Pre-order DOOM: The Dark Ages. |
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Nightmare |
Beat the campaign on any difficulty. |
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Reverent |
Beat the campaign on Pandemonium difficulty. |
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Conqueror |
Beat the campaign on Ultra-Nightmare difficulty. |
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Divinity |
Purchase the Premium Edition of DOOM: The Dark Ages. |
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Butcher |
Claim Bethesda's free in-game bundle and then log in to your Bethesda account in-game. |
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Executioner |
Purchase the limited edition DOOM: The Dark Ages Xbox controller. |
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Legionary |
Purchase the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 DOOM EDITION Bundle. |
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Ranger |
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Guardian |
Tune into any DOOM: The Dark Ages gameplay stream on Twitch between May 12 and June 2. |
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Verdant |
Claimed through GeForce Rewards. |
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Onyx |
Claimed through GeForce Rewards. |
Unfortunately, completing DOOM: The Dark Ages on Ultra-Nightmare will not unlock the rewards for completing it on Pandemonium. As such, those hoping to get the Reverent and Conqueror skin packs will need to complete the game on both difficulty settings.
How to Unlock All Atlan Skins in DOOM: The Dark Ages
As of the time of writing, there are only three unlockable Atlan skins in DOOM: The Dark Ages. To get their hands on the Divinity skin, players will need to purchase the Premium Edition of DOOM: The Dark Ages. They'll get the Reverent and Nightmare skins as a reward for completing the game on the Pandemonium and Ultra-Nightmare difficulty settings, respectively.
How to Unlock All Dragon Skins in DOOM: The Dark Ages
The last unlockable skins in DOOM: The Dark Ages are for the Slayer's dragon, Serrat. As with the three Atlan skins, players can get the Divinity skin by purchasing the Premium Edition of DOOM: The Dark Ages, and the Reverent and Nightmare skins by completing the game on Pandemonium and Ultra-Nightmare.
DOOM: The Dark Ages
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 86 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
- Released
- May 15, 2025
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
- Developer(s)
- id Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda Softworks
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- id Tech
- Genre(s)
- FPS, Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
