Elite
Margwa
Margwa image
First Appeared In
Shadows of Evil
Speed
Medium

Description

Margwas are an elite enemy appearing on the maps Shadows of Evil and Revelations. These three-headed beasts are intimidating threats that can be hard to deal with.

Map Appearances

Shadows of Evil
Revelations

Game Appearances

Black Ops 3

Weak Points

Glowing Head

Elemental Weaknesses

No elemental weaknesses

Attacks

Melee Swing

Range: Short
Swings at players when within melee range.

Ground Slam

Range: Short
Slams the ground, dealing critical damage to nearby players.

Spawn Behavior

In Shadows of Evil, margwas first spawn on Round 8. They will continue to spawn throughout the rounds after that and will appear in greater numbers during certain Main Quest steps, spawning infinitely during the final step of the Main Quest.

Combat Strategy

Margwas have lots of health and can only be killed by destroying all three of their heads. Each head that is destroyed releases a Parasite and makes the Margwa move faster. The heads will rotate being open periodically, with all heads being open when the Margwa first spawns, making it possible to instantly kill them with a shotgun. Maintaining distance and Pack-a-Punched shotguns are one of the best ways to kill them, with the Thundergun being the absolute best on Revelations.