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The Impaler is unlocked on chapter 4 in Doom: The Dark Ages. Read on for an overview of the Impaler, the location where you can get it, the different upgrades you can unlock, its Mastery Challenge, and all the skins for the Impaler!
List of Contents
Impaler
|
Weapon Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Rail Spike | ||
| Ammo and Capacity | ||
| Rail Spike 10 / 12 / - / - / - |
||
| Tier | Upgrade | Effect | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stalwart
|
Hitting a demon with Shield Throw, Shield Charge, or parrying a Hell Surge attack drops Impaler ammo. |
150
Gold |
| 2 |
Salvage
|
Picking up Impaler ammo empowers your next shot. |
2
Ruby |
| 2 |
Chronospike
|
Holding the shoot button/key slows down time. Impaler projectiles fired during slow time deal more damage. |
2
Ruby |
| 3 |
Lobotomy
|
Headshots with the Impaler refill a portion of your next melee charge. |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture: Regenerate your melee charges with the Lobotomy bonus head shots from the Rail Spike Impaler. | |||||
| Rewards | Conqueror Impaler |
||||
List of All Mastery Challenges

The Impaler is available to acquire in Chapter 4 after going down the hole in the barracks. The weapon pod containing the Impaler will be in front of you near the who
![]() Default |
![]() Nightmare |
![]() Reverent |
![]() Conqueror |

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



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