
Looking to complete all Mission Challenges in Doom: The Dark Ages? This comprehensive guide covers every challenge across all chapters, including how to unlock them, recommended tactics, and rewards like gold, rubies, and exclusive weapon skins.
✅ Completing all 48 challenges unlocks the “Challenge Completed” Trophy/Achievement!
📋 Quick Overview: How Mission Challenges Work
- Not all chapters contain challenges.
- Challenges include combat feats, collectibles, and secret objectives.
- Press R3 (Right Stick) in Chapter Select to view pinned challenges.
- You can pin all challenges at once for on-screen tracking.
- Some challenges unlock mid-level after obtaining weapons or runes.
- Progress carries over across replays — nothing is missable.
- All challenges can be completed on Easy difficulty with accessibility settings enabled.
⚔️ Chapter-by-Chapter Mission Challenge Guide
Chapter 1–3: No Challenges
- Village of Khalim
- Hebeth
- Barrier Core
Chapter 4: Sentinel Barracks
- Rip and Tear – Kill 40 demons (💰 50 Gold)
➤ Automatically unlocks during normal progression. - Plunderer – Collect 150 Gold (💰 50 Gold)
➤ Follow our collectibles guide to find all gold. - Prize Fighter – Perform 3-hit melee combo 3 times (💰 50 Gold)
➤ Land 3 melee hits in a row using R3 on tanky demons (like Mancubus or Hell Knights).
Chapter 5: The Holy City of Aratum
- Countercult – Destroy all cultist ritual circles (💎 1 Ruby)
- Layover – Land the dragon at 2 secret zones (💰 50 Gold)
- Cat and Mouse – Destroy 3 Hell Fighter ships (💰 50 Gold)
➤ All completed while following the collectibles guide.
Chapter 6: Siege – Part 1
- Immovable Object – Parry 10 Hellknight attacks (💰 50 Gold)
➤ Use Shield (L2) as they glow green. - Unstoppable Force – Hit demons with the Flail 25 times (💰 50 Gold)
➤ Unlocked after obtaining Flail. Hit using R3. - Siege Breaker – Destroy 4 artillery cannons (🎖️ Weapon Skin)
➤ Refer to collectibles guide for locations.
Chapter 7: Siege – Part 2
- Roundhouse – Fully charged Chainshot hit on 10 demons (💰 50 Gold)
- Exterminator – Kill 3+ fodder demons with Shield Throw 5 times (🎖️ Skin)
➤ Imps, zombies, soldiers count. Restart checkpoint if needed.
Chapter 8: Abyssal Forest
- Ghost Buster – Parry 3 Revenant projectiles (💎 1 Ruby)
- Knockout – Execute 5 dazed demons with Shield Charge (💰 50 Gold)
- Bone Collector – Collect 100 ammo drops from melee kills (💰 50 Gold)
Chapter 9: Ancestral Forge
- Nothing But Nade – 10 direct grenade hits (💰 50 Gold)
- Sawed Off – Stun demons with Shield Saw for 20 secs (💰 50 Gold)
- Seven Secrets – Discover 7 secret areas (🎖️ Skin)
Chapter 10: The Forsaken Plains
- Rocket Man – Hit 5+ demons with 1 rocket 5 times (💰 50 Gold)
- Exterminator – Destroy 2 Gore Nests (🎖️ Skin)
- Fault Line – Affect 25 demons with Ground Fissure Rune (💰 50 Gold)
Chapter 11: Hellbreaker
- Elusive – Perform 5 Perfect Dodges (💰 50 Gold)
➤ During Atlan section, dash as green attack is about to hit. - Dispersion – Hit 3+ demons with Holy Swarm 5 times (💰 50 Gold)
- Crushinator – Stomp 2+ Titans at once (💰 50 Gold)
Chapter 12: Sentinel Command Station
- Punching Bag – Melee Battleknight 10 times (💰 50 Gold)
- Wait For It – Kill 10 demons with explosive barrels (💎 1 Ruby)
- Skeleton Key – Open 2 Secret Key doors (💰 50 Gold)
Chapter 13: From Beyond
- Deft Dragon – 5 Perfect Dodges (💰 50 Gold)
- Veteran Pursuer – Destroy 2 Hell Fighter ships (🎖️ Skin)
Chapter 14: Spire of Nerathul
- Heart Harvester – Kill 2 leader demons (💰 50 Gold)
- Master Blaster – 250 Auto Turret hits on demons (💰 50 Gold)
- Expert Stalker – Destroy 2 Hell Fighter ships (💰 50 Gold)
Chapter 15: City of Ry’uul
- Heads Up – Parry 3 Cacodemons (💰 50 Gold)
- Face Cracker – Hit 25 demons with Dreadmace (🎖️ Skin)
- Torrent – Stun 8+ demons with Heaven Splitter storm 3 times (💰 50 Gold)
Chapter 16: The Kar’Thul Marshes
- Hunter – Destroy all wolf statues (🎖️ Skin)
- Roundup – Kill 20+ demons with a single BFC shot (💰 100 Gold)
Chapter 17: Temple of Lomarith
- Swashbuckler – Collect all Rubies & Wraithstones (💰 50 Gold)
- Water Logged – Find 3 underwater secrets (🎖️ Skin)
Chapter 18: Belly of the Beast
- (TBA) – This chapter’s mission challenges are still being documented. Stay tuned!
🏆 Tips for Finishing All Doom: The Dark Ages Challenges
- Always pin challenges before starting a chapter.
- Use Checkpoint Restart to farm specific combat tasks.
- Equip correct Shield Runes/Weapons as soon as they unlock.
- Play on Easy Mode with all accessibility/damage assists if you’re struggling.