KF2 Specimen Files: The Clot - Stats, Behavior, Tactics

The Clot is the most basic enemy in Killing Floor 2. It returns from the original game and is a slightly bigger threat than before. Every ZED except the females was originally built on a Clot, and it appears on all waves, including the boss wave. It is quicker than its fragile variant, the Cyst, but still weak. It is the second of the three Clot variants.

Clot artwork with the in-game danger level readout: 01 Low.

Behavior

• It walks slowly toward players and tries to grab one when in range.
• A grab forces the victim's camera onto the Clot, and the player cannot look away or move until the Clot is pushed off or killed.
• Unlike the Cyst, it does not stumble after a missed grab and keeps chasing. Its grab is also faster, so it lands more often.
• It cannot grab a player who uses the Berserker perk.
• It can spawn from manholes, vents and windows, which makes for surprise attacks.
• On higher difficulties it may sprint, and the chance rises if it is damaged. When five ZEDs remain in the wave it always starts sprinting.
• It retaliates against other ZEDs after friendly fire, but being weak it rarely lives long.

Strategy

Treat the Clot as a bigger threat than the Cyst: it is faster and stronger, though its damage is still low. The real danger is the forced camera turn, which leaves you exposed to a crowd of small ZEDs or a large one behind you. Berserkers are immune to its grab. It dies within seconds of appearing and can be handled with weak weapons such as the pistol, knife and melee bash, but aim at the head, because head health is low. Like its variants, it resists the Microwave Gun by 50 percent.

Statistics

Difficulty	Total health	Head health
Normal	75	15
Hard and above	100	20

Attack stat	Value
Grab attack chance	0.33
Melee damage multiplier to doors	3/6
Melee damage multiplier to players	0.2/0.4/0.5/0.6/0.7/1
Melee damage	6
Melee range	172

Damage multiplier by difficulty: Normal 0.5x, Hard 1x, Suicidal 1.25x, Hell on Earth 1.75x.

Hitzone / source	Multiplier
Head	1.1
All other zones	1
Microwave damage	2x
Penetration	1x

Movement

State	Speed
Walking	random 189-231
Sprinting	random 450-550
Hidden speed	600

Speed multiplier by difficulty: Normal 0.87x, Hard 1x, Suicidal 1.1x, Hell on Earth 1.15x.

Difficulty	Sprint chance	Chance when damaged
Normal	0	0.05
Hard	0	1
Suicidal	0.15	1
Hell on Earth	0.75	1

Rewards

• Dosh: Normal 8, Hard 7, Suicidal 6, Hell on Earth 5.
• XP: Normal 8, Hard and above 11.

Miscellaneous

Stat	Value
Chance to evade a grenade	0.75
Distance to use grab	188 units
Maximum grab range	210 units
Minimum interval between grabs	5 s
Damage to doors	18/36

Doors have 4000 total health and up to 1500 welded health. When either reaches 0 the door breaks for good. Welded health can be repaired; total door health cannot.

Conclusion

The Clot is stronger than in the first game, but that is not saying much: it goes down fast and hits softly. Shoot it in the head and move on.