Ravager

The ravager as it appeared in the Developer Direct event in January 2025.

The ravager is a weapon in Doom: The Dark Ages, part of the skull crusher class along with the pulverizer. The ravager is a rapid-firing weapon which shreds up skulls and fires out the resulting bone shards in a narrow spread. Its rate of fire increases the longer the weapon is fired, but the Doom Slayer's movement speed is reduced.

The ravager is obtained in the Sentinel Command Station.

"Focuses a hail of bone shards in a tight spread, ramping out fire rate over time."

― Description in the arsenal section of the dossier

Tactical analysis

The ravager works similarly to the pulverizer, but fires its shards in a narrower spread that is better suited to killing single targets. Holding down the fire button will increase the ravager's rate of fire but also reduce the Slayer's movement speed; this behavior can be altered using the Ignition and Slow Burn upgrades.

Upgrades

The second upgrade tier for the ravager comprises two upgrades. This tier is purchased as a whole, but only one of its upgrades may be equipped at a time. Purchased upgrades can be freely swapped between via the Arsenal section in the Codex.

Cost	Upgrades
Gold x250	Vampirism While at maximum fire rate, demons damaged by the ravager drop health pickups.
Ruby x3	Ignition The ravager takes less time to reach maximum fire rate and the movement penalty while firing is removed.	Slow Burn The ravager's maximum rate of fire is increased but it takes longer to achieve. The movement penalty while firing is more significant.
Wraithstone x1	Supplier Demons damaged by the ravager drop ammo.

Mastery

Purchasing all upgrade tiers for the ravager will unlock its mastery challenge. Completing the challenge will unlock the gold "Conqueror" skin for this weapon.

Gatherer

Gather skull crusher ammo by damaging demons with the Supplier-equipped ravager 100 times.

Lore

The ravager channels lethal bone shards through a focused path, growing more powerful as it reaches peak fire rate. Its existence is classified due to its arcane origins, and its use is kept hidden from the public due to the moral implications of using crushed skulls as munition. The ravager's runic engravings blaze with a sinister glow as it roars to life, and some operators claim to hear the echoes of tortured souls within.

Pre-release

The ravager with the yellow glowing skulls used against the Hell knight.

The game's files include a video showcasing a cut upgrade for the ravager called "All Cylinders". In this video the skulls are glowing yellow, like the pulverizer, instead of blue like in the final game.

Gallery

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  The codex entry image.

Concept art

All concept art by Ethan Evans.

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  Final design.

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  Visual comparison between default and upgraded ravager.

Skins

All skins for the ravager.

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  Default.

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  Reverent.

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  Conqueror.

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  Nightmare.

Trivia

• The skulls have an engraved Vacuum rune on them.
• In the game's files the ravager is called "Skullcrusher choke", and its upgrade Slow Burn is referred to as "Turret".