Argent D'Nur

Doom (2016) missions
Mission 01: Rip & Tear Mission 02: Know Your Enemy Mission 03: Meltdown Mission 04: Beginning of the End Mission 05: Argent Tower Mission 06: Into the Fire Mission 07: Hell on Mars Mission 08: A Brighter Tomorrow Mission 09: Lazarus Mission 10: Titan's Realm Mission 11: The Crucible Mission 12: I Am VEGA Mission 13: The Well

Argent D'Nur is a location and the final level of Doom (2016). The shattered remnants of the city of Argent within a mysterious world long ago conquered by the demons, crushed by the Icon of Sin, and absorbed into Hell, it was the home of the Night Sentinels and the location from which the Doom Slayer is thought to have gained immense power for fighting against the demonic hordes. It is the location of the source of Argent energy, the power produced by the Elemental Wraiths, known as "The Well", which is also the name of the thirteenth and final mission which takes place there. The Spider Mastermind serves as the boss of this level. By destroying it and exercising the powers of the Crucible, the Hell portal on Mars created by Olivia Pierce can finally be sealed.

"By destroying VEGA, you've created a portal directly into the heart of Hell. Now you must find your way to the source of the UAC's power known as The Well. The Crucible will allow you to absorb and contain the energy of The Well for good."

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Description

Information decoded from the Corrax tablets indicated that the battle to absorb Argent D'Nur was one of great significance to the demons and began an acceleration of Hell's dominion. A dimensional fracture in this area connects to the Argent Fracture on Mars, and is the source of the UAC's Argent energy. The Corrax tablets include a quoted passage referring to the area:

"All falls before the command of Hell, for our power is absolute, our march to victory inevitable. Before our armies, even the Elemental Wraiths of Argent D'Nur were subjugated. In that great victory the Night Sentinels, protectors of the Wraiths, were betrayed by one of their own, and the wretches wept as we devoured their world and took The Well for our devices. None stand against us, for treachery resides in all things and we shall set it free."

― Corrax tablets

Mission 13: The Well

The destruction of VEGA propels the Doom Slayer into the ruins of Argent, a city on the world of Argent D'Nur that was absorbed into Hell following the unleashing of the Icon of Sin against that world. Despite fierce resistance from the demons, the Slayer fights his way to The Well and stabs the Crucible into the captive souls of three Wraiths, releasing the souls and shutting off the transfer of their energy to Mars. After releasing the final Wraith, the Slayer drops into a pit and finds a blood-stained and white-eyed Olivia Pierce waiting for him, who whispers "They promised me so much," before being pulled into a blood pool and transformed into the Spider Mastermind. The Slayer manages to fatally weaken the Mastermind before finishing it off with a point-blank shot from the BFG-9000, after which he is tethered back to Mars. When the Slayer returns, however, Samuel Hayden takes the Crucible away and explains that the world must have Argent energy as things will be worse without it, and that the Slayer cannot be allowed to interfere; he tells the Slayer they will see each other again, before sending the Slayer to an unknown location as the credits begin to roll.

Summary

A detailed walkthrough is available for this level.

Objectives

Close The Well

Access The Well Cathedral

Lay the wraith's souls to rest (0/3)

Find the exit portal

Challenges

Hold Still

Kill two Barons of Hell with one shot.

The only opportunity to complete this comes in the third Wraith arena. There is a quad damage powerup in the arena which you should save until the barons have teleported in; once this happens, take the powerup then fire the BFG-9000 once both barons are within sight.

Uncharted Territory

Find all three "Skull Switch" secrets.

This challenge actually requires you to press three skull switches and then find the secrets they unlock; as a hint, all the secrets are behind wooden doors with red-eyed skulls. Refer to the "Secrets" section of the walkthrough for the switch locations.

Big [REDACTED] Gun

Kill 25 demons with the BFG.

Save the BFG for the Wraith arenas as they will usually be full of enemies. The further the BFG ball can travel, the more damage it will inflict and the more targets it can seek out.

Special items

Item	Amount
Argent cells	None
Combat support drones	None
Praetor tokens	None
Rune trials	None
Secrets	5
Datapads	None

Areas / screenshots

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  Well Cathedral exterior.

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  Well Cathedral interior.

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  The arena under the first Wraith.

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  The arena under the second Wraith.

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  The arena under the third Wraith.

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  The Spider Mastermind awaits below...

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  A carving depicting the ancient Martian hero wielding the Soul Cube.

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  A Wraith on the altar where it was sacrificed, its soul feeding the Well.

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  The Wraith viewed from the side after its soul has been freed.

Trivia

• In the game files, the level is called Titan. This is likely because the Titan's Realm level was deemed too large and was eventually split into multiple levels.