The Firebug Lullaby: KF2 Firebug Skills in a Poem

This page covers a short, humorous community guide that retells the Firebug build as a lullaby. It contains no numbers or detailed tactics, but it is a neat checklist of the skills and the starter weapon the author associates with a competent Firebug in Killing Floor 2.

Cover of the original poem.

The lullaby (paraphrased)

Hush, little baby, do not say a word. Mama is going to buy you a Caulk 'n Burn. Be sure to use Bring the Heat, and with Groundfire you can burn the ZEDs' feet. Do not forget Napalm, which makes trash ZEDs an easy farm. Most important of all is Heat Wave, which every Firebug craves. Be the Pyromaniac you are meant to be, and may you grow as strong as me. Hush, little baby, do not say a word, Mama will burn the whole world for you.

What the poem actually recommends

• Caulk 'n Burn is the weapon of choice here. It is the Firebug's flamethrower-style starting-class weapon.
• Bring the Heat, Groundfire, Napalm, Heat Wave and Pyromaniac are the skills worth taking. In short: Groundfire leaves burning ground that hurts and slows ZEDs, Napalm is a strong pick against trash, Heat Wave is described as the one every Firebug wants, and Pyromaniac is the goal build.

Using it

Treat this as a mnemonic rather than a guide. For real tactical advice on playing Firebug (including why lighting ZEDs and moving on is a bad habit), read the Firebug notes in How Not to Suck at KF2.