Doom The Dark Ages All Mission Challenges Guide

Doom The Dark Ages contains 48 Mission Challenges. Completing all of them unlocks the Challenge Completed trophy & achievement. Some chapters don’t have any mission challenges and some contain between two to three of them. They are either for doing specific tasks in combat, or finding certain collectibles.

In Chapter Select you can press R3 / Right Stick on a chapter to view the challenges. While playing a chapter you can open the Challenges Menu and pin the challenges. You can pin all of them at the same time. Then a tracker will show on the left side of the screen. It’s recommended to do this at the start of every chapter.

Some Mission Challenges only become available after advancing a little bit into a Chapter, usually after getting a specific weapon or shield rune that’s needed for the challenge. So if a Chapter has 3 challenges but you only see 2 in your game, simply advance the story to unlock the third one.

You can complete everything on the first playthrough of every chapter, no need to replay anything. Combat-related challenges can be farmed via checkpoint restart. All of them can be done on the easiest difficulty with accessibility settings and damage modifiers enabled, which makes them extremely easy.

Nothing is missable, all chapters can be replayed at any time. The progress you made previously towards a challenge will carry over when replaying a chapter.

Chapter 1: Village of Khalim

No Challenges in this Chapter!

Chapter 2: Hebeth

No Challenges in this Chapter!

Chapter 3: Barrier Core

No Challenges in this Chapter!

Chapter 4: Sentinel Barracks

Mission Challenge #1 – Rip and Tear: Kill 40 demons (50 gold reward)

Kill any 40 enemies, you will automatically complete this during the chapter, can’t miss it.

Mission Challenge #2 – Plunderer: Find 150 gold (50 gold reward)

You will come across the required 150 gold automatically by following the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #3 – Prize Fighter: Execute a 3 hit Melee Combo 3 times (50 gold reward)

For this you need to melee a demon using 3 times in a row for a full combo when your melee charges are at 3. Do this on the more powerful demons who won’t die before all 3 hits land, such as any Mancubus or Hell Knights. Your melee attacks recharge over time or by collecting gauntlet pickups, check that you have 3 full charges (bottom right of screen) before starting the combo.

Chapter 5: The Holy City of Aratum

Mission Challenge #1 – Countercult: Dispatch all of the cultist circles (1 Ruby reward)

You get this automatically by following the collectible guide. Cultists are found in secret areas, standing in circles where they do a ritual, kill them all.

Mission Challenge #2 – Layover: Dismount the Dragon at two secret Landing Zones (50 gold reward)

You get this automatically by following the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #3 – Cat and Mouse: Chase and destroy 3 Hell Fighter ships (50 gold reward)

You get this automatically by following the collectible guide.

Chapter 6: Siege – Part 1

Mission Challenge #1 – Immovable Object: Parry 10 Hellknight attacks (50 gold reward)

Hellknights are the slightly bigger than fodder demons that use green glowing attacks. To parry Hellknights you need to raise your shield using / just as they charge green to attack you. There are many hell knights so you should have no issues parrying 10 attacks across the level. You can perform all 10 on the same hell knight. Below is an image of what Hellknights look like.

Mission Challenge #2 – Unstoppable Force: Strike demons with the Flail 25 times (50 gold reward) (unlocked as soon as you get the Flail melee weapon near the start of the level)

You can equip the flail in the melee weapon menu, simply hit enemies with it 25 times in total using .

Mission Challenge #3 – Siege Breaker: Destroy 4 artillery cannons (Reverent Weapon Skin reward)

You get this automatically by following the collectible guide.

Chapter 7: Siege – Part 2

Mission Challenge #1 – Roundhouse: Hit 10 demons 10 times with a fully charged Chainshot (50 gold reward)

Press and hold / with the chainshot equipped and shoot 10 demon with a fully charged shot. There are plenty of opportunities to get this, you can do it multiple times on stronger demons.

Mission Challenge #2 – Exterminator: Kill 3 or more fodder demons with a single Shield Throw 5 times (Reverent Weapon Skin Reward)

Fodder demons consist of Imps, Zombies, and normal Soldiers. Simply line up 3 of them and throw the shield with :l1 / to kill them a total of 5 times. If you find a good spot you can farm this by restarting checkpoint if you want.

Chapter 8: Abyssal Forest

Mission Challenge #1 –  Ghost Buster: Parry 3 Revenant projectiles (1 Ruby reward)

Revenants are the flying demons that fire blue and green skulls at you. Parry 3 of the green skulls by tapping as they’re about to hit you. You will encounter multiple Revenants in this level, but the first and easiest opportunity will be immediately after getting the Yellow Key.

Mission Challenge #2 – Knockout: Execute 5 Dazed demons with Shield Charge (50 Gold reward)

When demons are damaged enough, they will get a purple aura indicating they are dazed. Instead of performing the usual execute on them, use Shield Charge with + .

Mission Challenge #3 – Bone Collector: Collect 100 ammo loot drops from melee striking demons (50 Gold reward)

Enemies will drop ammo loot whenever you melee them with . You will need depleted ammo to be able to pick these up, so it is best to shoot with each weapon type whenever you have melee charges and then melee an enemy to get 5 drops each time.

Chapter 9: Ancestral Forge

Mission Challenge #1 –  Nothing But Nade: Score 10 direct hits with the Grenade Launcher weapon (50 Gold reward)

Use your Grenade Launcher on enemies and make sure to hit them directly.

Mission Challenge #2 – Sawed Off: Lock down demons with the Shield Saw for 20 seconds total (50 Gold reward)

When you throw the Shield Saw at stronger demons with , they will be temporarily stunned. It won’t take too many stuns to reach 20 seconds total, especially if you have the Blade Master base upgrade for the Shield.

Mission Challenge #3 – Seven Secrets: Discover 7 secret areas (Reverent – Accelerator skin reward)

This will come naturally while following the collectible guide.

Chapter 10: The Forsaken Plains

Mission Challenge #1 –  Rocket Man: Cause damage to 5 or more demons with a single Rocket Launcher shot 5 times (50 Gold reward)

Before you can start this challenge, you will first need to get the Rocket Launcher, which you will get after the first red combat encounter. Look for groups of fodder demons to shoot, of which there should be plenty throughout the level.

Mission Challenge #2 – Exterminator: Destroy 2 Gore Nests (Reverent – Pulverizer skin reward)

Gore Nests are large fleshy nests found in red combat encounters that you can destroy with a Shield Charge. This will spawn a large amount of demons for you to fight. Refer to the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #3 – Fault Line: Affect 25 demons with the Ground Fissure Shield Rune (50 Gold reward)

Ground Fissure is the first Shield Rune you get, and at this point will be your only shield rune (unless you’re replaying the chapter). This will happen naturally as long as you parry green attacks with the Shield Rune enabled.

Chapter 11: Hellbreaker

Mission Challenge #1 –  Elusive: Execute a Perfect Dodge maneuver 5 times (50 Gold reward)

This must be done during the section where you pilot the Atlan. In order to perform a Perfect Dodge, you must dash with / as a green attack is about to hit you. This can be done easily in the first fight.

Mission Challenge #2 – Dispersion: Damage 3 or more demons as the Slayer with a single Holy Swarm volley 5 times (50 Gold reward)

After the Atlan section you will automatically get the Holy Swarm Shield Rune which is required to do this. With the Shield Rune equipped, parrying green attacks will launch seeking bolts towards the enemies, so make sure to do this in groups of demons and you’ll get it without much hassle.

Mission Challenge #3 – Crushinator: Damage 2 or more Titans with a single Stomp attack (50 Gold reward)

This must be done during the section where you pilot the Atlan. You can use the Stomp attack by pressing / when the attack circle is charged halfway. The Stomp does damage over an area, so just make sure to do this whenever there are two Titans (big horned enemies). This can be done easily in the first fight as there will be 3 Titans.

Chapter 12: Sentinel Command Station

Mission Challenge #1 –  Punching Bag: Strike a Battleknight with a melee attack 10 times (50 Gold reward)

Battleknights are the Hell Knights that wear armor and do melee attack with a battleaxe. Whenever you see these demons, make sure to constantly melee attack them. There is usually one in each red combat encounter and you can easily get multiple melees on one if you only melee them. You can also farm it via checkpoint restart, an easy farming spot is after unlocking the “Auto Turret” Shield Rune, in the next room there’s always one Battleknight and the checkpoint is just seconds before it.

Mission Challenge #2 – Wait For It: Kill 10 demons with explosive barrels (1 Ruby reward)

Explosive barrels are the small red barrels that you find throughout the chapter. Whenever you find these, try shoot them when fodder demons are nearby to get multiple kills. There are multiple chances to do this as the chapter is flooded with red barrels.

Mission Challenge #3 – Skeleton Key: Open 2 Secret Key doors (50 Gold reward)

Secret Key doors will require the purple Secret Key to open. These always count as secrets, refer to the collectible guide.

Chapter 13: From Beyond

Mission Challenge #1 –  Deft Dragon: Perform a Perfect Dodge 5 times (50 Gold reward)

To perform a Perfect Dodge, you must press / just before a green projectile hits you. For some attacks you will need to dodge in a particular direction. This should come naturally as you will be doing this throughout the chapter.

Mission Challenge #2 – Veteran Pursuer: Chase and destroy 2 Hell Fighter ships (Reverent – Impaler skin reward)

Hell Fighters are the flying ships that you were introduced to in the first dragon chapter. Chase them by boosting with and shoot them until they are destroyed. Refer to the collectible guide.

Chapter 14: Spire of Nerathul

Mission Challenge #1 – Heart Harvester: Kill all (2) leader demons (50 Gold reward)

For demonic essence locations refer to the collectible guide. Simply kill both demons that give Demonic Essence rewards.

Mission Challenge #2 – Master Blaster: Damage demons with 250 Auto Turret rounds (50 Gold reward)

Auto Turret is the third Shield Relic that you unlocked in Chapter 12. Make sure you have it equipped, then parry green projectiles and this will come naturally. You will get the Heaven Splitter relic during this chapter, so make sure to swap back to Auto Turret. You can farm it via checkpoint restart, the big red encounters usually have a few enemies shooting green projectiles.

Mission Challenge #3 –  Expert Stalker: Chase and destroy 2 Hell Fighter ships (50 Gold reward)

Hell Fighters are the flying ships that you were introduced to in the first dragon chapter. Chase them by boosting with  and shoot them until they are destroyed. Refer to the collectible guide.

Chapter 15: City of Ry’uul

Mission Challenge #1 – Heads Up: Parry (3) Cacodemons (50 Gold reward)

Cacodemons are the giant floating brains. You will encounter multiple throughout the chapter, simply parry their green ranged attack three times.

Mission Challenge #2 – Face Cracker: Damage 25 demons with the Dreadmace (Reverent – Super Shotgun skin reward)

The Dreadmace is the third and final melee weapon, which you’ll find early into the chapter. This only has 1 charge compared to 3 with the other melee weapons. Use it near groups to damage multiple at a time.

Mission Challenge #3 – Torrent: Stun 8 or more demons with a single Heaven Splitter storm 3 times (50 Gold reward)

Heaven Splitter is the 4th Shield Relic, make sure you have it equipped when attempting this. Parry green attacks to trigger Heaven Splitter whenever you’re in an area with a bunch of demons.

Chapter 16: The Kar’Thul Marshes

Mission Challenge #1 – Hunter: Destroy all of the wolf statues in the swamps. (Reverent – Super Shotgun skin reward)

You need to destroy those wolf statues to get the Wraithstone in this chapter. They are covered in the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #2 – Roundup: Kill 20 or more demons with a single BFC shot. (100 Gold)

BTC is the crossbow you unlocked 2 chapters ago. Press / to equip it. The blast has a huge radius. Kill 20+ enemies in a single hit. This is best done during the red combat encounters.

Chapter 17: Temple of Lomarith

Mission Challenge #1 – Swashbuckler: Collect all Rubies and Wraithstones. (50 Gold)

You’ll get this automatically done by following the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #2 – Water Logged: Find 3 underwater secrets. (Reverent – Super Shotgun skin reward)

You’ll get this automatically done by following the collectible guide

Chapter 18: Belly of the Beast

Mission Challenge #1 – Swallowed Whole: Complete the optional encounter in the stomach. (100 Gold)

You’ll get this automatically done by following the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #2 – Toe-To-Toe: Parry Cosmic Baron demons 10 times. (Reverent – Grenade Launcher skin reward)

You must block the attacks of this enemy type. He will spawn at every big enemy encounter (red marker on the map). You can do it from one baron, or you can split it between multiple fights. Can be done in the first red combat encounter.

Chapter 19: Harbor of Souls

Mission Challenge #1 – Berserker: Kill 75 demons while under the influence of Berserk. (1 Ruby)

You go berserk when you collect the special red orbs at certain story points in this chapter. This increases your damage output for a while. You can farm this at the very start of the chapter in the first room by restarting the checkpoint.

Mission Challenge #2 – Dragon Hoard: Smash open 3 gold chests. (50 Gold)

You’ll get this automatically done by following the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #3 – Executioner: Perform an Execution on 25 demons. (50 Gold)

An execution is when an enemy glows purple and you press / Right Stick for an animated melee kill.

Chapter 20: Resurrection

Mission Challenge #1 – Cannon Crusher: Destroy 3 artillery cannons (50 Gold)

This is a type of collectible, you’ll complete it automatically by following the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #2 – Extreme Prejudice: Dispatch all of the cultist circles (Weapon Skin)

This is a type of collectible, you’ll complete it automatically by following the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #3 – Master Hunter: Chase and destroy the Hell Fighter ship (50 Gold)

This is a type of collectible, you’ll complete it automatically by following the collectible guide.

Chapter 21: Final Battle

No Challenges in this Chapter!

Chapter 22: Reckoning

Mission Challenge #1 – Death Clock: Kill 2 Cosmic Baron demons within 5 seconds of each other. (Reverent – Pulverizer skin reward)

Cosmic Barons are the big demons with slicing arms that deal fast melee attacks. Keep 1 crossbow ammo so you can instakill two of them close together. This challenge is covered as part of the collectible guide.

Mission Challenge #2 – Thy Flesh Consumed: Kill 25 demons within 10 seconds. (100 Gold)

In the first combat encounter you can shoot the crossbow to kill 25 enemies instantly. Alternatively, it can be done in the encounter where you get the final demonic essence. Just save up 1 crossbow ammo for this.

That’s all Chapters and Mission Challenges in Doom: The Dark Ages. After completing all of them you will instantly unlock the Challenge Completed trophy & achievement (no need to finish the chapter). If you missed one, you can click R3 / Right Stick on each chapter to check what’s missing.