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Cacodemon

heavy Demon

Threat Rating

★★★★★

3/5

Tier

heavy

Weakness

Sticky Bomb or Arbalest shot into the mouth for instant stagger and Glory Kill.

Overview

Iconic floating spherical demons with a massive mouth. Cacodemons fly around the arena firing energy balls. Shooting a Sticky Bomb or Arbalest bolt into their open mouth instantly staggers them, making them one of the most satisfying enemies to dispatch.

Strengths

  • +Aerial position makes them hard to reach with melee.
  • +Energy balls deal heavy damage and travel fast.
  • +Tanky health pool if you miss the mouth weak point.

Weaknesses

  • -Sticky Bomb or Arbalest to the mouth causes instant stagger.
  • -Slow movement speed -- easy to track and predict.
  • -Large hitbox makes them easy to hit with any weapon.

Combat Tips

  • 1Always aim for the open mouth with a Sticky Bomb -- instant stagger into Glory Kill every time.
  • 2Arbalest mod also triggers the mouth-stagger mechanic if you prefer the Ballista.
  • 3Glory Killing a staggered Cacodemon drops generous health pickups.
  • 4They telegraph their energy ball attack by opening wide -- shoot into the mouth during this window.