Doom Enemies

Reference table of every Doom and Doom II monster.

The cast of monsters that populate classic Doom (Doom and Doom II combined). Health values are the originals from the 1993/94 releases — modded difficulty levels and source-port options can change these.

Every monster

// 20 enemies — stats from the Doom engine constants, tactics by our editors. Tap or click a column header to sort.

Game

Enemy	Health	Attack (damage)	Speed	Pain chance	First appears	Maps	Tactics
Zombieman	20	Pistol: 3–15	70 u/s	78.13%	E1M1: Hangar	81 · first E1M1	Easy to kill, but don't underestimate groups: their hitscan fire can chip you down while you're fighting tougher enemies.
Shotgun Guy	30	Shotgun: 3–15 × 3 pellets	93.3 u/s	66.41%	E1M1 on UV/NM; E1M3 on lower skills	109 · first E1M1	Kill them quickly when they have a clear firing lane; their shotgun can deliver a surprisingly large burst at close range.
Imp	60	Fireball: 3–24; melee: 3–24	93.3 u/s	78.13%	E1M1: Hangar	117 · first E1M1	Use their predictable fireballs to bait shots, and exploit their high pain chance with rapid-fire weapons.
Demon (Pinky)	150	Bite: 4–40	175 u/s	70.31%	E1M3: Toxin Refinery	95 · first E1M3	Keep your distance; if trapped in close quarters, use the Chainsaw or sustained Chaingun fire to lock them in pain states.
Spectre	150	Bite: 4–40	175 u/s	70.31%	E1M3 on UV/NM; E1M9 on lower skills	95 · first E1M3	Treat it like a Pinky you cannot reliably see. Watch dark corners and use splash damage or rapid fire when visibility is poor.
Lost Soul	100	Charge: 3–24	46.7 u/s; 700 u/s charging	100%	E2M1 on lower skills; E2M2 on HMP+	68 · first E2M1	Kill charging Lost Souls before they reach you; their high pain chance makes rapid fire particularly effective.
Cacodemon	400	Fireball: 5–40; bite: 10–60	93.3 u/s	50%	E2M1 on HMP+; E2M3 on lower skills	86 · first E2M1	Strafe around their fireballs and use the Super Shotgun, Plasma Gun or Rocket Launcher rather than wasting time with weak weapons.
Baron of Hell	1000	Plasma ball: 8–64; melee: 10–80	93.3 u/s	19.53%	E1M8: Phobos Anomaly	77 · first E1M8	Maintain distance and use high-damage weapons. Its low pain chance makes relying on stunlock unreliable.
Cyberdemon	4000	Rocket: 20–160 direct + 0–128 splash	186.7 u/s	7.81%	E2M8: Tower of Babel	24 · first E2M8	Never stand still in its line of fire. Fight around cover or pillars and make its rockets hit terrain rather than trying to out-damage it.
Spider Mastermind	3000	Super chaingun: 3–15 × 3 pellets	140 u/s	15.63%	E3M8: Dis	14 · first E3M8	Break its line of sight whenever possible; unlike rockets, its hitscan chaingun cannot simply be dodged after firing.
Hell Knight	500	Plasma ball: 8–64; melee: 10–80	93.3 u/s	19.53%	MAP05 on UV/NM; MAP06 on lower skills	66 · first MAP05	Essentially a weaker Baron. Save heavier ammunition for groups and exploit its predictable projectile attacks.
Revenant	300	Homing rocket: 10–80; punch: 6–60	175 u/s	39.06%	MAP06: The Crusher	75 · first MAP06	Prioritize them because their homing missiles remain dangerous while you fight other enemies; force rockets into walls and use rapid fire to stun them.
Mancubus	600	Fireballs: 8–64 each	70 u/s	31.25%	MAP07: Dead Simple	67 · first MAP07	Slow but dangerous at range. Strafe between its paired fireballs and attack from a distance rather than getting cornered by its wide projectile spread.
Arachnotron	500	Plasma: 5–40	140 u/s	50%	MAP07: Dead Simple	51 · first MAP07	Its rapid plasma fire makes open ground dangerous. Use cover and sustained fire; its relatively high pain chance makes the Plasma Gun especially useful.
Pain Elemental	400	Spawns Lost Souls: 3–24 each	93.3 u/s	50%	MAP08: Tricks and Traps	51 · first MAP08	Priority target. Kill it before the Lost Souls multiply, but watch its death burst, which creates three additional Lost Souls.
Arch-Vile	700	Flame attack: 20 direct + 0–70 blast	262.5 u/s	3.91%	MAP11: Circle of Death	59 · first MAP11	Highest-priority target. Break line of sight before its attack finishes, and kill it quickly because it can resurrect dead monsters.
Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	Chaingun: 3–15 per bullet	93.3 u/s	66.41%	MAP03/MAP04 depending on skill	84 · first MAP03	Kill or stun them immediately when exposed. Their hitscan weapon can inflict enormous damage before you have time to react.
Wolfenstein SS	50	SMG: 3–15	93.3 u/s	66.41%	MAP31: Wolfenstein	2 · first MAP31	Treat them like stronger Zombiemen with rapid-fire hitscan weapons; they're fragile, so almost any serious weapon dispatches them quickly.
Commander Keen	100	None	0 u/s (hanging)	100%	MAP32: Grosse	1 · first MAP32	Not a conventional combat enemy: killing all four Keens opens the route to the exit switch.
Icon of Sin	250 ^‡	Monster spawn cubes (boss mechanic)	Stationary	99.61%	MAP30: Icon of Sin	3 · first MAP30	Ignore the spawned monsters when possible and focus on the exposed brain; in vanilla Doom II, rockets must damage it through the intended blast-radius mechanic.

Pain chance = the nominal odds a single hit interrupts the monster into its pain state (painchance constant ÷ 256; Doom’s non-uniform random table skews the true odds slightly). Speed in map units per second. Stats are the PC/DOS engine constants, verified against the released Doom source code via doomwiki.org.

‡ Hit points of the exposed brain — the only part of the Icon of Sin that can take damage.

Shots to kill

// Every weapon against every monster: how many shots at best, typically and at worst, from the same engine constants as the tables above. Pick a weapon and a monster, or sort a column.

WeaponEnemy

Weapon	Enemy	Health	Min shots	Typical shots	Max shots	Ammo (typical)	Time (typical)
Fist	Zombieman	20	1	2	10	—	0.5 s
Fist (Berserk)	Zombieman	20	1	1	1	—	one shot
Chainsaw	Zombieman	20	1	2	10	—	0.1 s
Pistol	Zombieman	20	2	2	4	2 bullets	0.4 s
Shotgun	Zombieman	20	1	1	1	1 shell	one shot
Super Shotgun	Zombieman	20	1	1	1	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Zombieman	20	2	2	4	2 bullets	0.1 s
Rocket Launcher	Zombieman	20	1	1	1	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Zombieman	20	1	1	4	1 cell	one shot
BFG 9000	Zombieman	20	1	1	1	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Shotgun Guy	30	2	3	15	—	1.0 s
Fist (Berserk)	Shotgun Guy	30	1	1	2	—	one shot
Chainsaw	Shotgun Guy	30	2	3	15	—	0.2 s
Pistol	Shotgun Guy	30	2	3	6	3 bullets	0.8 s
Shotgun	Shotgun Guy	30	1	1	1	1 shell	one shot
Super Shotgun	Shotgun Guy	30	1	1	1	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Shotgun Guy	30	2	3	6	3 bullets	0.2 s
Rocket Launcher	Shotgun Guy	30	1	1	1	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Shotgun Guy	30	1	2	6	2 cells	0.1 s
BFG 9000	Shotgun Guy	30	1	1	1	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Imp	60	3	6	30	—	2.4 s
Fist (Berserk)	Imp	60	1	1	3	—	one shot
Chainsaw	Imp	60	3	6	30	—	0.6 s
Pistol	Imp	60	4	6	12	6 bullets	2.0 s
Shotgun	Imp	60	1	1	2	1 shell	one shot
Super Shotgun	Imp	60	1	1	1	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Imp	60	4	6	12	6 bullets	0.6 s
Rocket Launcher	Imp	60	1	1	1	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Imp	60	2	3	12	3 cells	0.2 s
BFG 9000	Imp	60	1	1	1	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Demon (Pinky)	150	8	14	75	—	6.3 s
Fist (Berserk)	Demon (Pinky)	150	1	2	8	—	0.5 s
Chainsaw	Demon (Pinky)	150	8	14	75	—	1.5 s
Pistol	Demon (Pinky)	150	10	15	30	15 bullets	5.6 s
Shotgun	Demon (Pinky)	150	2	3	5	3 shells	2.1 s
Super Shotgun	Demon (Pinky)	150	1	1	2	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Demon (Pinky)	150	10	15	30	15 bullets	1.6 s
Rocket Launcher	Demon (Pinky)	150	1	1	2	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Demon (Pinky)	150	4	7	30	7 cells	0.5 s
BFG 9000	Demon (Pinky)	150	1	1	2	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Spectre	150	8	14	75	—	6.3 s
Fist (Berserk)	Spectre	150	1	2	8	—	0.5 s
Chainsaw	Spectre	150	8	14	75	—	1.5 s
Pistol	Spectre	150	10	15	30	15 bullets	5.6 s
Shotgun	Spectre	150	2	3	5	3 shells	2.1 s
Super Shotgun	Spectre	150	1	1	2	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Spectre	150	10	15	30	15 bullets	1.6 s
Rocket Launcher	Spectre	150	1	1	2	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Spectre	150	4	7	30	7 cells	0.5 s
BFG 9000	Spectre	150	1	1	2	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Lost Soul	100	5	10	50	—	4.4 s
Fist (Berserk)	Lost Soul	100	1	1	5	—	one shot
Chainsaw	Lost Soul	100	5	10	50	—	1.0 s
Pistol	Lost Soul	100	7	10	20	10 bullets	3.6 s
Shotgun	Lost Soul	100	1	2	3	2 shells	1.1 s
Super Shotgun	Lost Soul	100	1	1	1	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Lost Soul	100	7	10	20	10 bullets	1.0 s
Rocket Launcher	Lost Soul	100	1	1	1	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Lost Soul	100	3	5	20	5 cells	0.3 s
BFG 9000	Lost Soul	100	1	1	1	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Cacodemon	400	20	38	200	—	18.0 s
Fist (Berserk)	Cacodemon	400	2	4	20	—	1.5 s
Chainsaw	Cacodemon	400	20	38	200	—	4.2 s
Pistol	Cacodemon	400	27	39	80	39 bullets	15.2 s
Shotgun	Cacodemon	400	4	6	12	6 shells	5.3 s
Super Shotgun	Cacodemon	400	2	2	4	4 shells	1.5 s
Chaingun	Cacodemon	400	27	39	80	39 bullets	4.3 s
Rocket Launcher	Cacodemon	400	2	3	4	3 rockets	1.1 s
Plasma Rifle	Cacodemon	400	10	18	80	18 cells	1.5 s
BFG 9000	Cacodemon	400	1	1	4	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Baron of Hell	1000	50	93	500	—	44.7 s
Fist (Berserk)	Baron of Hell	1000	5	10	50	—	4.4 s
Chainsaw	Baron of Hell	1000	50	93	500	—	10.5 s
Pistol	Baron of Hell	1000	67	97	200	97 bullets	38.4 s
Shotgun	Baron of Hell	1000	10	14	29	14 shells	13.7 s
Super Shotgun	Baron of Hell	1000	4	5	10	10 shells	5.8 s
Chaingun	Baron of Hell	1000	67	97	200	97 bullets	11.0 s
Rocket Launcher	Baron of Hell	1000	4	6	9	6 rockets	2.9 s
Plasma Rifle	Baron of Hell	1000	25	45	200	45 cells	3.8 s
BFG 9000	Baron of Hell	1000	2	3	10	120 cells	2.3 s
Fist	Cyberdemon	4000	200	371	2000	—	179.7 s
Fist (Berserk)	Cyberdemon	4000	20	38	200	—	18.0 s
Chainsaw	Cyberdemon	4000	200	371	2000	—	42.3 s
Pistol	Cyberdemon	4000	267	387	800	387 bullets	154.4 s
Shotgun	Cyberdemon	4000	39	56	115	56 shells	58.1 s
Super Shotgun	Cyberdemon	4000	14	20	40	40 shells	27.7 s
Chaingun	Cyberdemon	4000	267	387	800	387 bullets	44.1 s
Rocket Launcher	Cyberdemon	4000	25	45	200	45 rockets	25.1 s
Plasma Rifle	Cyberdemon	4000	100	179	800	179 cells	15.3 s
BFG 9000	Cyberdemon	4000	5	9	40	360 cells	9.1 s
Fist	Spider Mastermind	3000	150	278	1500	—	134.5 s
Fist (Berserk)	Spider Mastermind	3000	15	28	150	—	13.1 s
Chainsaw	Spider Mastermind	3000	150	278	1500	—	31.7 s
Pistol	Spider Mastermind	3000	200	290	600	290 bullets	115.6 s
Shotgun	Spider Mastermind	3000	29	42	86	42 shells	43.3 s
Super Shotgun	Spider Mastermind	3000	10	15	30	30 shells	20.4 s
Chaingun	Spider Mastermind	3000	200	290	600	290 bullets	33.0 s
Rocket Launcher	Spider Mastermind	3000	19	34	150	34 rockets	18.9 s
Plasma Rifle	Spider Mastermind	3000	75	135	600	135 cells	11.5 s
BFG 9000	Spider Mastermind	3000	4	7	30	280 cells	6.9 s
Fist	Hell Knight	500	25	47	250	—	22.3 s
Fist (Berserk)	Hell Knight	500	3	5	25	—	1.9 s
Chainsaw	Hell Knight	500	25	47	250	—	5.3 s
Pistol	Hell Knight	500	34	49	100	49 bullets	19.2 s
Shotgun	Hell Knight	500	5	7	15	7 shells	6.3 s
Super Shotgun	Hell Knight	500	2	3	5	6 shells	2.9 s
Chaingun	Hell Knight	500	34	49	100	49 bullets	5.5 s
Rocket Launcher	Hell Knight	500	2	3	5	3 rockets	1.1 s
Plasma Rifle	Hell Knight	500	13	23	100	23 cells	1.9 s
BFG 9000	Hell Knight	500	1	2	5	80 cells	1.1 s
Fist	Revenant	300	15	28	150	—	13.1 s
Fist (Berserk)	Revenant	300	2	3	15	—	1.0 s
Chainsaw	Revenant	300	15	28	150	—	3.1 s
Pistol	Revenant	300	20	29	60	29 bullets	11.2 s
Shotgun	Revenant	300	3	5	9	5 shells	4.2 s
Super Shotgun	Revenant	300	1	2	3	4 shells	1.5 s
Chaingun	Revenant	300	20	29	60	29 bullets	3.2 s
Rocket Launcher	Revenant	300	2	2	3	2 rockets	0.6 s
Plasma Rifle	Revenant	300	8	14	60	14 cells	1.1 s
BFG 9000	Revenant	300	1	1	3	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Mancubus	600	30	56	300	—	26.7 s
Fist (Berserk)	Mancubus	600	3	6	30	—	2.4 s
Chainsaw	Mancubus	600	30	56	300	—	6.3 s
Pistol	Mancubus	600	40	58	120	58 bullets	22.8 s
Shotgun	Mancubus	600	6	9	18	9 shells	8.5 s
Super Shotgun	Mancubus	600	2	3	6	6 shells	2.9 s
Chaingun	Mancubus	600	40	58	120	58 bullets	6.5 s
Rocket Launcher	Mancubus	600	3	4	5	4 rockets	1.7 s
Plasma Rifle	Mancubus	600	15	27	120	27 cells	2.2 s
BFG 9000	Mancubus	600	1	2	6	80 cells	1.1 s
Fist	Arachnotron	500	25	47	250	—	22.3 s
Fist (Berserk)	Arachnotron	500	3	5	25	—	1.9 s
Chainsaw	Arachnotron	500	25	47	250	—	5.3 s
Pistol	Arachnotron	500	34	49	100	49 bullets	19.2 s
Shotgun	Arachnotron	500	5	7	15	7 shells	6.3 s
Super Shotgun	Arachnotron	500	2	3	5	6 shells	2.9 s
Chaingun	Arachnotron	500	34	49	100	49 bullets	5.5 s
Rocket Launcher	Arachnotron	500	2	3	5	3 rockets	1.1 s
Plasma Rifle	Arachnotron	500	13	23	100	23 cells	1.9 s
BFG 9000	Arachnotron	500	1	2	5	80 cells	1.1 s
Fist	Pain Elemental	400	20	38	200	—	18.0 s
Fist (Berserk)	Pain Elemental	400	2	4	20	—	1.5 s
Chainsaw	Pain Elemental	400	20	38	200	—	4.2 s
Pistol	Pain Elemental	400	27	39	80	39 bullets	15.2 s
Shotgun	Pain Elemental	400	4	6	12	6 shells	5.3 s
Super Shotgun	Pain Elemental	400	2	2	4	4 shells	1.5 s
Chaingun	Pain Elemental	400	27	39	80	39 bullets	4.3 s
Rocket Launcher	Pain Elemental	400	2	3	4	3 rockets	1.1 s
Plasma Rifle	Pain Elemental	400	10	18	80	18 cells	1.5 s
BFG 9000	Pain Elemental	400	1	1	4	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Arch-Vile	700	35	65	350	—	31.1 s
Fist (Berserk)	Arch-Vile	700	4	7	35	—	2.9 s
Chainsaw	Arch-Vile	700	35	65	350	—	7.3 s
Pistol	Arch-Vile	700	47	68	140	68 bullets	26.8 s
Shotgun	Arch-Vile	700	7	10	20	10 shells	9.5 s
Super Shotgun	Arch-Vile	700	3	4	7	8 shells	4.4 s
Chaingun	Arch-Vile	700	47	68	140	68 bullets	7.7 s
Rocket Launcher	Arch-Vile	700	3	4	6	4 rockets	1.7 s
Plasma Rifle	Arch-Vile	700	18	32	140	32 cells	2.7 s
BFG 9000	Arch-Vile	700	1	2	7	80 cells	1.1 s
Fist	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	4	7	35	—	2.9 s
Fist (Berserk)	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	1	1	4	—	one shot
Chainsaw	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	4	7	35	—	0.7 s
Pistol	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	5	7	14	7 bullets	2.4 s
Shotgun	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	1	1	2	1 shell	one shot
Super Shotgun	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	1	1	1	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	5	7	14	7 bullets	0.7 s
Rocket Launcher	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	1	1	1	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	2	4	14	4 cells	0.3 s
BFG 9000	Chaingunner (Heavy Weapon Dude)	70	1	1	1	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Wolfenstein SS	50	3	5	25	—	1.9 s
Fist (Berserk)	Wolfenstein SS	50	1	1	3	—	one shot
Chainsaw	Wolfenstein SS	50	3	5	25	—	0.5 s
Pistol	Wolfenstein SS	50	4	5	10	5 bullets	1.6 s
Shotgun	Wolfenstein SS	50	1	1	2	1 shell	one shot
Super Shotgun	Wolfenstein SS	50	1	1	1	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Wolfenstein SS	50	4	5	10	5 bullets	0.5 s
Rocket Launcher	Wolfenstein SS	50	1	1	1	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Wolfenstein SS	50	2	3	10	3 cells	0.2 s
BFG 9000	Wolfenstein SS	50	1	1	1	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Commander Keen	100	5	10	50	—	4.4 s
Fist (Berserk)	Commander Keen	100	1	1	5	—	one shot
Chainsaw	Commander Keen	100	5	10	50	—	1.0 s
Pistol	Commander Keen	100	7	10	20	10 bullets	3.6 s
Shotgun	Commander Keen	100	1	2	3	2 shells	1.1 s
Super Shotgun	Commander Keen	100	1	1	1	2 shells	one shot
Chaingun	Commander Keen	100	7	10	20	10 bullets	1.0 s
Rocket Launcher	Commander Keen	100	1	1	1	1 rocket	one shot
Plasma Rifle	Commander Keen	100	3	5	20	5 cells	0.3 s
BFG 9000	Commander Keen	100	1	1	1	40 cells	one shot
Fist	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
Fist (Berserk)	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
Chainsaw	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
Pistol	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
Shotgun	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
Super Shotgun	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
Chaingun	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
Rocket Launcher	Icon of Sin	250 ^‡	2	3	3	3 rockets	1.1 s
Plasma Rifle	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—
BFG 9000	Icon of Sin ^§	250 ^‡	—	—	—	—	—

Every pellet and every hit lands; no infighting. Min = every damage roll at its maximum, Max = every roll at its minimum, Typical = at the average damage of Doom’s fixed random table (the true expected count can differ by a shot). Time = first hit to last at full fire rate, typical shots, projectile travel not included. For the two shotguns Min and Max are formula bounds the fixed table cannot fully reach: a super shotgun blast with every pellet on one monster lands about 170–245, never 100 or 300.

Rocket = direct hit + 103–117 blast (a rocket detonates one step short of its target; the Cyberdemon and Spider Mastermind take no blast). BFG 9000 = ball impact only (100–800); each of its 40 tracers adds 49–87 to whatever it hits, so against a big monster at close range the real count is lower. Fist (Berserk) = ×10. Chaingun and Chainsaw count single bullets and teeth; the chaingun always fires in pairs, so an odd count spends one bullet more.

‡ Hit points of the exposed brain — the only part of the Icon of Sin that can take damage. § In its intended MAP30 placement the brain sits in a pit that only the rocket launcher’s blast reaches, so the rocket row counts blast alone (128 at most, with the explosion touching the head; 2 rockets at that maximum, usually 3) and every other weapon shows —: reaching the brain with them takes an exploit or a freelook port (Doom Wiki: Romero’s head).

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