All Shield Runes in Doom: The Dark Ages
Doom: The Dark Ages gives us access to several Shield Runes that we can use for encounters against the Hellspawns. These add-ons provide various effects that will help you retaliate against enemies. You can obtain four Runes as you progress through the Chapters. Here’s how you unlock them all.
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What are Doom: The Dark Ages Shield Runes
Shield Runes are additional equipment that activate after successfully parrying a Hell Surge attack. Each rune will have different effects that are all offensive. Others will deal pure damage against enemies or will provide support abilities to help in your fights.
How to Unlock All Doom: The Dark Ages Shield Runes
There are four runes that you can obtain by progressing through the Chapters. These become available way later in the game, so there aren’t any methods to obtain them earlier. Here are all the Shield Runes and when you can get them:
- Ground Fissure (unlocked in Chapter 9): Produces a fissure that extends in front of you, damaging and falttering enemies along the path.
- Holy Swarm (unlocked in Chapter 11): Release a swarm of enemy-seeking ethereal daggers.
- Auto Turret (unlocked in Chapter 12): Activate a single-target shoulder-mounted turret that fires ballistic rounds.
- Heaven Splitter (unlocked in Chapter 14): Transforms Hell surges into energy bolts that rain down lightning on nearby enemies and stun them.
You can only equip one of these Shield Runes at a time. However, they can be upgraded to increase their effectiveness. Once you’ve unlocked them, you can use a Sentinel Shrine to enhance your runes.
