Class: Corrupted Night Sentinel
Enemy Rank: Boss, Super Heavy



The Marauders are humanoids wearing Sentinel armor. Their armor is an earthy green, with a plate on the left of their chests, with a red glow in the center. Their upper under-armor seems to have been torn away, as some shreds can be seen from underneath their ammo belts. The lack of under-armor reveals their chests, with deathly-pale skin and visible dark veins leading to the heart. They have a larger pauldron on their left shoulder, and heavy armor down the arm.

They wield large battle axes of Argent Energy, making them look similar to the Slayer's Crucible. They also have a double-barreled shotgun, which they holster on their left leg when not using. When attacked, they deploy and guard themselves with shield of Argent Energy, similar to a Shield Soldier. The upper-center of their shield has the Insignia of the Night Sentinels.

Due to demonic resurrection, their skin is pale-white, and their visible facial features resemble a humanoid skull. They have a set of upwards-curving horns on the top of their heads, and two downwards-curving horns on the sides, with a row of spikes going down the center of their forehead. Their eyes also glow a deep red, not dissimilar to the Hellified Soldiers. Their hands have long, sharp, claw-like nails, typical of most demons.

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To effectively duel with a Marauder, the player must understand the spacing gimmick that revolves around them. At longer distances, a Marauder will hurl a beam of energy at the Slayer, similar to one of the Cyberdemon's attacks but vertical. At close range, they will fire upon him with their double-barrelled shotgun. And at medium distances, a Marauder will lunge at the player with his axe. Marauders will also summon a wolf to chase the Slayer after absorbing enough damage with their shield; both the Slayer's and other enemies attacks will count towards this.

The player must encourage combat with a Marauder at medium distances, for a Marauder is only vulnerable to attack when he is mid-lunge. This can be done by putting yourself at a longer distance, and waiting for the Marauder to charge at you after his axe-throw attack. Typically the Marauder will initiate their mid-distance lunge most often after charging from afar. The player can tell a Marauder is about to lunge at the Slayer when his eyes flash green and a sound cue plays. During the window in which a Marauder is lunging at the Slayer, hit him with a powerful weapon such as the Super Shotgun or Ballista to falter him for roughly a second. This gives the player just enough time to follow up with a second or third shot before the Marauder recovers. Repeat this cycle several times and the Marauder will fall.

A wonderful strategy to deal with them is to wait until they swing their axe, and bombard them with Micro Missiles. It will obliterate them (from my experiences) in a matter of seconds, but notably works better if you have completed the mastery so you have infinite Missiles.

Marauders are incredibly durable and notably are immune to both the Ice Bomb and Chainsaw. They will also use their shields to block the BFG's tendrils, negating damage from it. It is possible to kill them with a point blank BFG shot after a falter, but this is not possible until after the player has beaten the Marauder mini-boss fight at least once. Marauders can also block the Crucible's swing, making them virtually impossible to kill with the Crucible unless staggered first, as shown in this video.

Despite this, Marauders will not block splash damage from explosive projectiles, such as rockets or sticky-bomb grenades, unless the projectiles hit them directly. This means that an alternate strategy to defeat a Marauder is to keep at relatively long range and shoot explosives at the ground in the Marauder's proximity - or ideally - directly in his path towards the Slayer. This is because of how indirect damage will not trigger the Marauder's block ability. This strategy is particularly appropriate for scenarios where large amounts of other enemies makes it hard to focus solely on a Marauder.

The Marauders are one of the most dangerous and challenging enemies in Doom Eternal, requiring the player's attention at all times. However, keeping your surroundings in your peripheral vision is just as important; focusing too much on a Marauder can allow for an opening for another demon to kill the Slayer.

As long as the Marauder is not doing its swinging axe attack at the player, it will Auto-Block any shot fired at it from any gun. It should be noted that the Marauder simply will not do its axe-lunge unless it is in mid-distance of the Slayer. It should also be noted that strictly keeping in mid-distance can be a minor detriment. The Marauder will bring themselves to mid-distance from long range after one or two axe throws, as they are almost constantly running at the player If not In this range anyways. Meaning you can safely bait him Into his swinging axe attack without putting yourself Into his shotgun range. It Is more common for advanced players to keep the marauder far away and let him advance only when they are ready to fight him. Especially because the axe throw is a lot easier to deal with compared to a high damage shotgun blast. Once caught, "Hot Swapping," switching back and forth and firing the Super Shotgun and Ballista will greatly reduce the number of cycles it takes to defeat a Marauder. It Is possible to "Hot Swap" between the Super Shotgun, Ballista, and Precision Bolt Headshot all within one round of the Marauders staggered state as well. This combined with letting them come to you can trivialize most Marauder encounters In the campaign. The Rocket Launcher's "Remote Detonation" mod can be used. Fire a rocket beside him and detonate it.

If the player manages to sneak in a Shockwave from the Plasma Gun during Hot Swapping, they can double their Hot Swapping Window as the Shockwave can paralyze the Marauder for a few seconds if hit successfully.

The Sentinel Hammer is a very valuable tool when facing a Marauder. After dazing the Marauder, immediately use the Sentinel Hammer to prolong it's dazed state. This will allow you to get several more shots in while hot swapping.

The Marauder does not Auto-Block any shot that is not directly fired at it, using this principle; the Player can use a combination of Auto-Block Evades when facing Marauders:

• Auto-Block Evade A - The Player can use a fully charged shot from the Ballista and damage the Marauder with it; just as long as they are not directly aiming at the Marauder. This method also beats the Marauder in only a few cycles and uses far less ammunition than the Hot Swapping Method. The Player can also use this method if they wish to fight the Marauder from a range.
  
  
• Auto-Block Evade B - Using the "Sticky Bomb" Mod for the Rocket Launcher, the Player can launch Sticky Rockets on the ground between themselves and the Marauder, they can then goad the Marauder into walking right on top of the Sticky Rocket by backing up at which point they can remotely detonate the Sticky Rocket. This method also beats the Marauder in only a few cycles and uses far less ammunition than the Hot Swapping Method. This method is also simpler, faster and less dangerous than Auto-Block Evade A.
  
  
• Auto-Block Evade C - Using the "Sticky Bomb" Mod for the Combat Shotgun, the Player can launch Sticky Mortars on the ground between themselves and the Marauder, the trajectory of the Mortar will automatically send it towards the Marauder's ankles. This method does not beat a Marauder in a few cycles and neither is it ammo-efficient, this method is however an excellent way to continuously deal damage to a Marauder and completely ignore it's Auto-Block. The Player may wish to couple in this method if they have opted to go with the traditional Hot Swapping technique.