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Flail Upgrades and How to Get

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The Flail is unlocked during chapter 6 in Doom: The Dark Ages. Read on for an overview of the Flail, the location where you can get it, and the different upgrades you can unlock!

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Flail Overview

Flail ImageFlail Weapon Class
None
Ammo and Capacity
None
- / - / - / - / -

Flail Upgrades

All Upgrades and Effects

Tier Upgrade Effect Cost
1 Conditioning Reduce the recovery time of a Flail charge by five seconds.
75
2 Ignite Demons hit by the Flail are scorched and drop armor.
125
3 Resonant Flail strikes deal additional damage to metal shields and armor. These strikes will also generate armor shards.
200
4 Engulf Every Flail strike also scorches nearby demons and causes them to drop armor.
2

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.

How to Get Flail

Acquired in Siege: Part I

Flail Acquired

The Flail is acquired during Chapter 6 before you head on to the main battlefield. Collect the Flail inside the weapon pod just before the big main gate.

Siege - Part 1 Walkthrough

Flail Skins

Doom The Dark Ages LogoAttention! The Flail does not have any skins.

How to Unlock All Skins

Doom: The Dark Ages Related Guides

Weapons

List of Weapons

All Weapons

AcceleratorAccelerator Ballistic Force CrossbowBallistic Force Crossbow Combat ShotgunCombat Shotgun
CyclerCycler DreadmaceDreadmace FlailFlail
GauntletGauntlet Grenade LauncherGrenade Launcher ImpalerImpaler
PulverizerPulverizer RavagerRavager Reaver ChainshotReaver Chainshot
Rocket LauncherRocket Launcher ShieldShield ShredderShredder
Super ShotgunSuper Shotgun

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