Although it has a somewhat slow refire rate, the firepower makes up for it. You'll probably be using this weapon a lot. The Shotgun fires a spread of 7 pellets, which individually do about as much damage as a single pistol bullet. Your first truly good weapon, and possibly the most common weapon in Doom.

Inflicts 5-15 damage per hit, averaging 10 damage. Firing the pistol slowly will ensure 100% accuracy, but this just makes the weapon that much less useful. The Pistol fires slowly, is rather weak, and isn't all that accurate. Inflict 2-20 damage per hit, averaging 11 damage per hit. This doesn't mean that they won't even try, though - be especially careful around tougher monsters like Barons. The most obvious difference is that it has a very short refire rate - meaning that if you concentrate your attack on one monster, there's a very good chance that they will be unable to attack you because they're busy recoiling in pain. The Chainsaw is essentially an upgraded Fist, though it has a fair amount of major differences.

Inflicts 2-20 damage per hit, averaging 11 damage. However, its usefulness is increased when you've picked up a Berserk powerup, as this increases your fist damage to ten times normal. It does minimal damage and has a slow refire rate, so you really shouldn't use it over any other weapon.

Original doom weapons