DOOM The Dark Ages: How To Get the Shield Saw

This guide explores how you can get your hands on the Shield Saw in DOOM: The Dark Ages. Also learn how to use it.

Doom Slayer looking down menacingly (Source: Bethesda Softworks)

The Doom series has always found newer and novel ideas when it comes to the weapons and armor that players can wield. And the latest addition to the series, Doom: the Dark Ages is no different in this regard. You can find and use a variety of guns and melee weapons in the game, some of which seem as outlandish on paper as they do on screen. However, each of the weapons adds unique elements to combat encounters with demons.

Take for instance, the Shield Saw, which is a special melee weapon that you can use for both offense and defense. In this guide, we’ll explore how you can find the Shield Saw in Doom: The Dark Ages and what the weapon can do.

How To Get the Shield Saw in Doom: The Dark Ages

The Shield Saw is an upgrade for your normal shield that you’ll unlock at the beginning of Chapter 2, Hebeth. This is one of the mandatory upgrades that you’ll find while playing through the main mission. So, you don’t have to explore the map completely to look for it.

Once you acquire it, you’ll see a series of jagged, teeth-like structures appear all around the outside of your shield. And these teeth will keep rotating, which tells you just how devastating it will be when it comes into contact with demon flesh and bones.

Also Read: DOOM The Dark Ages: How to Upgrade Your Weapons

How To Use the Shield Saw in Doom: The Dark Ages

The Doom Slayer with the Shield Saw (Source: Bethesda Softworks)

The Shield Saw is greatly useful for combat, defense, and exploration. It is essential in solving many of the exploration puzzles in the game. You can also upgrade the weapon to make it even better. It has six tiers of upgrades for you to unlock.

Retaliation: Parry Hell Surge attacks to cause a larger shockwave and make nearby demons experience Heavy Falter.

Power Surge: Throwing your shield at Energy Shields will cause it to bounce off and hit nearby foes.

Extended Edge: Against fodder demons, your shield throws will have a greater range.

Steadfast: Your shield recovers faster after taking damage or breaking apart

Harvester: When you kill multiple fodder demons with your Shield Throw, it will cause increased damage to the primary target of your next Shield Charge.