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Start the game with the Combat Shotgun already equipped in Doom: The Dark Ages. Read on for an overview of the Combat Shotgun, the location where you can get it, the different upgrades you can unlock, its Mastery Challenge, and all the skins for the Combat Shotgun!
List of Contents
Combat Shotgun
|
Weapon Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Shotgun | ||
| Ammo and Capacity | ||
| Shotgun Shells 20 / 26 / - / - / - |
||
Ammo Capacity in the table is shown per upgrade level.
| Tier | Upgrade | Effect | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Incendiary
|
Dealing enough damage to a demon with the Combat Shotgun applies Burn. Demons affected by Burn drop armor pickups. |
50
Gold |
| 2 |
Smelt
|
Demons affected by Burn applied by the Combat Shotgun drop more armor pickups. |
125
Gold |
| 2 |
Blast
|
Burn applied by the Combat Shotgun causes demons to explode on death. |
125
Gold |
| 3 |
Tune Up
|
The Combat Shotgun fires in rapid, three-round bursts. |
1
Ruby |
| 3 |
Flare-Up
|
The Combat Shotgun instantly applies Burn to fodder demons. |
1
Ruby |
| 4 |
Eat This!
|
The Combat Shotgun fires an increased number of projectiles per shot. |
1
Wraithstone |
Upgrades in the same tier share the same price. If one upgrade is unlocked, the other upgrade in the same tier will also be unlocked. You can only choose one or the other to take effect.
| Objective | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Stuffer: Hit demons with every pellet from the Combat Shotgun 150 times. | |||||
| Rewards | Conqueror Combat Shotgun |
||||
List of All Mastery Challenges
![]() Default |
![]() Reverent |
![]() Nightmare |
![]() Conqueror |

The Combat Shotgun is the very first weapon you'll use. It's already available as your first weapon as soon as you start the game.

Accelerator
|
Ballistic Force Crossbow
|
Combat Shotgun
|
Cycler
|
Dreadmace
|
Flail
|
Gauntlet
|
Grenade Launcher
|
Impaler
|
Pulverizer
|
Ravager
|
Reaver Chainshot
|
Rocket Launcher
|
Shield
|
Shredder
|
Super Shotgun
|
Combat Shotgun Upgrades and How to Get



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