Early tips for mancubus?

[Monkey Man]

Mancubus's are the only issue with cultist base i get and i can't efficiently kill these guys.

Usually I use precision bolt and a sticky to remove their weapoints but after that i dunno what's the best it's easier when you get the rocket but the room with the 3 of them becomes an easy death for me.

EDIT - it's confused some peeps and im talking about nightmare/ultra nightmare when you first meet these dudes.

[Jim Lahey]

Publicado originalmente por Gestapo:

Publicado originalmente por Fred the Undead:

Flaming Meathook with Armor to Bloodpunch, Bloodpunch the Manc, Freeze, switch to frag, drop a frag at his feet, SSG blast, Quickswitch to Ballista.

If that doesn't drop him on UN (it does), then I don't know how to help you.

The Microwave Beam can also be used to lock down a Heavy Demon for a second, if you're okay with focusing on one enemy like that for a time.

that seems like alot of extra risk for one kill honestly nothing is faster then a full lock on burst +ssg
i would never get close to a mancubus
But OP was asking about cultist base to start not after completing

If you got the extra shotgun shells to spare, the automatic shotgun mod can dispose of a mancubus pretty fast despite chewing through your reserves. But with all the fodder running around a chainsaw is easily viable for a resupply for the next one.

[mello]

Pop their arms to reduce their damage output significantly., lose their line of sight so they deal minimal damage to you and utilizing the falter mechanic or the ice bomb to control them.

[lotte]

You do shooty shooty bang bang

[cabal2600]

Mancubus,really???
I thought Cacoodemons the worst,when they spawn they try get close and bite you,lot worst when they come in 4 at same time..
Only option using Ballista or rocket launcher...
Cyber Mancubus are worst,you have to knock their armor first,do some rocket launcher or double shotgun firing and finish them with blood punch for extra health..
The hardest part when demons get possessed by ghost,it make them much harder to kill plus demons agility increasing...
Possessed Marauder are the worst,at final boss fight Mkyr of Ancient Gods he would spawn 2 ghost possessed demons,1st run Mancubus and Hell Knight,2nd Phaze Dread Knight and Pain Elemental plus if that not scary enough they would be company by 2 blood mkyr's which is makes things harder.
Avoid those mkyr's at all cost and concentrate at possessed demons and ghosts,in addition there is eye's getting spawned as well which do more damage,taking the eye's and mkyr's would gain more resources..
The end of the first chapter ununderstandable,slayer is copy of dark lord from another world,it like slayer would fight his dark version..

[[RKB]Il Saggio]

Actually the introduction battle with 3 of them can be resooooolved with 2-3 PB shots, stickies and minimal bullet or plasma ammo. Destroy arm cannons of the first one on spawn, let it advance on you then use swinging axe trap as soon as it stands on the area which the axes cover. It has an auditory cue similar to an alarm and a visual when eed stripes appear on the floor. After the first one is dead, run to its spawn location asap. Freeze bomb the second one coming from sides, destroy its arm cannons, kill it with swinging axe trap. Same goes for the 3rd one.
Traps are powerful, use them. I have seen a community Master Level where the creator deliberately placed Tyrants, Barons and double Marauders there while having only Cultist Base starter gear. They are meant to be killed by the trap, not bruteforced.

[Monkey Man]

Publicado originalmente por cabal2600:

Mancubus,really???
I thought Cacoodemons the worst,when they spawn they try get close and bite you,lot worst when they come in 4 at same time..
Only option using Ballista or rocket launcher...
Cyber Mancubus are worst,you have to knock their armor first,do some rocket launcher or double shotgun firing and finish them with blood punch for extra health..
The hardest part when demons get possessed by ghost,it make them much harder to kill plus demons agility increasing...
Possessed Marauder are the worst,at final boss fight Mkyr of Ancient Gods he would spawn 2 ghost possessed demons,1st run Mancubus and Hell Knight,2nd Phaze Dread Knight and Pain Elemental plus if that not scary enough they would be company by 2 blood mkyr's which is makes things harder.
Avoid those mkyr's at all cost and concentrate at possessed demons and ghosts,in addition there is eye's getting spawned as well which do more damage,taking the eye's and mkyr's would gain more resources..
The end of the first chapter ununderstandable,slayer is copy of dark lord from another world,it like slayer would fight his dark version..

Really ain't sure what you on about i was asking for help on dealing with mancubus's when you first meet them where you don't have the rocket, ballista or ssg.

also cyber mancubus's are a joke compared to normal ones.

[Jim Lahey]

Publicado originalmente por Malekith:

Publicado originalmente por cabal2600:

Mancubus,really???
I thought Cacoodemons the worst,when they spawn they try get close and bite you,lot worst when they come in 4 at same time..
Only option using Ballista or rocket launcher...
Cyber Mancubus are worst,you have to knock their armor first,do some rocket launcher or double shotgun firing and finish them with blood punch for extra health..
The hardest part when demons get possessed by ghost,it make them much harder to kill plus demons agility increasing...
Possessed Marauder are the worst,at final boss fight Mkyr of Ancient Gods he would spawn 2 ghost possessed demons,1st run Mancubus and Hell Knight,2nd Phaze Dread Knight and Pain Elemental plus if that not scary enough they would be company by 2 blood mkyr's which is makes things harder.
Avoid those mkyr's at all cost and concentrate at possessed demons and ghosts,in addition there is eye's getting spawned as well which do more damage,taking the eye's and mkyr's would gain more resources..
The end of the first chapter ununderstandable,slayer is copy of dark lord from another world,it like slayer would fight his dark version..

Really ain't sure what you on about i was asking for help on dealing with mancubus's when you first meet them where you don't have the rocket, ballista or ssg.

also cyber mancubus's are a joke compared to normal ones.

Pretty much, Cyber Mancibus are so rare that they are hardly a factor and by the time you do run into them. The plasma rifle's mod ability pretty much solves that problem.

When you are first introduced to them, the top of the line optimal tactic is to pummel them with the sticky bombs from your shotgun since it also destroys their guns, effectively removing any potential threat they'd pose.

[Sabaithal]

A lot of people claim the ice bomb + blood punch combo works well. Never bothered trying it myself, so I can't say.

[Jim Lahey]

Publicado originalmente por Sabaithal:

A lot of people claim the ice bomb + blood punch combo works well. Never bothered trying it myself, so I can't say.

It works alright later in the game, but the initial fight with mancubi when they get introduced is just a matter of blowing their guns off their arms with the sticky bombs via shotgun. It's an extremely easy fight at that point on any difficulty.


Mancubus really only becomes a threat when it's paired with other monsters like hell knights and barons who can get "in your face" to stop you from getting a clear shot at the mancubus to disable their weapons.

[DisparagingEgo]

when I run into the first one, I freeze him and chainsaw him, kill the next two with the swinging blades. The room after you get the rocket launcher is easy. Freeze the one to your left, rocket launcher, sticky bomb brings him down. Then pepper the ones on the ground with rockets, grenades, and sticky bombs. Every other encounter is easy except the one in the death pit. I have 3 chainsaw ready for the final encounter and just delete one when it spawns. Cultist base is just about a methodical break down of the encounters, not too tough.

[Grampire]

Publicado originalmente por DisparagingEgo:

when I run into the first one, I freeze him and chainsaw him, kill the next two with the swinging blades. The room after you get the rocket launcher is easy. Freeze the one to your left, rocket launcher, sticky bomb brings him down. Then pepper the ones on the ground with rockets, grenades, and sticky bombs. Every other encounter is easy except the one in the death pit. I have 3 chainsaw ready for the final encounter and just delete one when it spawns. Cultist base is just about a methodical break down of the encounters, not too tough.

3 chainsaw strat is very solid on cultist base. I use this in the pit and it cuts the difficulty down dramatically.