There are several reasons why you will want to kill these guys first. First of all, they're insanely annoying enemies, so getting rid of them quickly will save you a lot of heartache (and lives). Second, there is a secret encounter where you have to kill a Marauder in thirty seconds or less. It seems impossible at first, but it is very doable with the right strategy. Below, I'll walk you through all of the best ways to take out a Marauder.
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The Marauder - The Basics
You will first meet the Marauder in the ARC Complex mission. He's the boss in the end, and he's an overwhelming enemy. Defeating him is all about positioning - if you're too close, he'll use his shotgun to push you back. If you're too far away, he'll launch killer shockwave attacks and send out his insanely annoying firehound summon to attack you.
To actually hurt the Marauder, you'll need to stay in his midrange and wait for his eyes to flash green. When they do, you can shoot him and titillate him. In his stunned state, you can attack him.
At all other times, attacks will be protected. He raises a large shield that reflects your attacks back at you. The only attacks that can damage him through his shield are grenades and ranged detonation rockets. Ice Grenades, Chainsaw, Crucible Sword, and BFG do not work on him.
Well the BFG is working. But only when he's stunned.
How to kill the Marauder quickly
There are two ways to quickly kill the Marauder. Remember that you can set two weapons as quick swap weapons just by selecting them in the Fallen. The quick swap weapon button helps a lot here.
- Wait for the Marauder's eyes to turn green (only at mid-range) then shoot him with the Super shotgun.
- While he is amazed, quick exchange to BFG. He will die suddenly.
If you don't have BFG ammo, there is a way to block it with the Super Shotgun and Ballista. Stun with the Ballista, switch to the Ballista, shoot it, then quickly return to the Shotgun, rinse and repeat. If you're quick enough, he'll be stuck until he's down.
Even if you don't stun her, using the Ballista is incredibly powerful. On normal difficulty you can take him down in two stuns - shoot him once while his eyes are green, then once while he's stunned. Repeat and he's dead. The Super Shotgun is the easiest weapon to stun him thanks to the wide range of effects, but if you're a good shot the Ballista will destroy the Marauder very quickly.
The faster you kill this guy, the better. It's worth losing a BFG shot.
