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==General Information==
==General Information==


Being a flame weapons specialist, the Firebug sets multiple ZEDs on fire at time, making them suffer from the [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Gameplay_-_Damage_over_time_.28DOT.29 damage over time], stumbling and forcing them to panic which effectively decreases overall threat of the enemy crowd. Flame weapons of the Firebug provide a [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Weapons_-_Fire_.2F_flame_weapons wide variety] of ways to apply the damage.
Being a flame weapons specialist, the Firebug sets multiple ZEDs on fire at time, making them suffer from the [[Mechanics (Killing Floor 2)#Gameplay - Damage over time .28DOT.29|damage over time]], stumbling and forcing them to panic which effectively decreases overall threat of the enemy crowd. Flame weapons of the Firebug provide a [[Mechanics (Killing Floor 2)#Weapons - Fire .2F flame weapons|wide variety]] of ways to apply the damage.


Firebug skill choices let them focus on either killing ZEDs faster via improved flame damage and afterburn or on controlling the ZEDs flow through the various [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Gameplay_-_Afflictions incapacitations] methods.
Firebug skill choices let them focus on either killing ZEDs faster via improved flame damage and afterburn or on controlling the ZEDs flow through the various [[Mechanics (Killing Floor 2)#Gameplay - Afflictions|incapacitations]] methods.


{{KF2WeaponList
{{KF2WeaponList
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| WeaponPricing_3=650
| WeaponPricing_3=650
| WeaponWeight_3=5
| WeaponWeight_3=5
| WeaponLink_3=Incendiary Trench Gun
| WeaponLink_3=Dragonsbreath
| WeaponName_3=Incendiary Trench Gun
| WeaponName_3=Dragonsbreath
| WeaponImage_3=KF2_Weapon_IncendiaryTrenchGun_Black.png
| WeaponImage_3=KF2_Weapon_IncendiaryTrenchGun_Black.png
| PerkImage_3=KF2_Perk_Firebug_Black.png
| PerkImage_3=KF2_Perk_Firebug_Black.png
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| PerkImage_7=KF2_Perk_Firebug_Black.png
| PerkImage_7=KF2_Perk_Firebug_Black.png
| PerkLink_7=Firebug (Killing Floor 2)
| PerkLink_7=Firebug (Killing Floor 2)
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| WeaponPricing_8=2000
| WeaponWeight_8=8
| WeaponLink_8=Helios_Rifle
| WeaponName_8=Helios Rifle
| WeaponImage_8=Microwave_Assault_black.png
| PerkImage_8=KF2_Perk_Firebug_Black.png
| PerkLink_8=Firebug (Killing Floor 2)
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| PerkImage_19=KF2_Perk_Firebug_Black.png
| PerkImage_19=KF2_Perk_Firebug_Black.png
| PerkLink_19=Firebug (Killing Floor 2)
| PerkLink_19=Firebug (Killing Floor 2)
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This table represents the passive stat bonuses the Firebug receives.{{KF2PerkPassives
This table represents the passive stat bonuses the Firebug receives.{{KF2PerkPassives
| PassiveTitle_0=Perk Weapon Damage
| PassiveTitle_0=Perk Weapon Damage
| PassiveDescription_0=Perk weapon damage increased by 0.8% per level
| PassiveDescription_0=Perk weapon damage increased by 0.8% per level.
| PassiveMax_0=20%
| PassiveMax_0=20%
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|  
| PassiveTitle_1=Perk Weapon Reload
| PassiveTitle_1=Perk Weapon Reload
| PassiveDescription_1=Increase perk weapon reload speed by 1% per level
| PassiveDescription_1=Increase perk weapon reload speed by 1% per level.
| PassiveMax_1=25%
| PassiveMax_1=25%
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| PassiveTitle_2=Resist ZED Fire Damage
| PassiveTitle_2=Resist ZED Fire Damage
| PassiveDescription_2=Resistance to ZED fire starts at 30% and increases 2% per level
| PassiveDescription_2=Resistance to ZED fire starts at 30% and increases 2% per level.
| PassiveMax_2=80%
| PassiveMax_2=80%
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|  
| PassiveTitle_3=Immunity to your own Fire
| PassiveTitle_3=Immunity to your own Fire
| PassiveDescription_3=Increase resistance to your own fire 25% base plus 3% per level
| PassiveDescription_3=Increase resistance to your own fire 25% base plus 3% per level.
| PassiveMax_3=100%
| PassiveMax_3=100%
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| PassiveTitle_4=Starting Ammo
| PassiveTitle_4=Starting Ammo
| PassiveDescription_4=Increase starting ammo 10% every five levels
| PassiveDescription_4=Increase starting ammo 10% every five levels.
| PassiveMax_4=50%
| PassiveMax_4=50%
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| Level_10_Skill_Right_Name=Ground Fire
| Level_10_Skill_Right_Name=Ground Fire
| Level_10_Skill_Right_Image=UI_Talents_Firebug_HeatWave.png
| Level_10_Skill_Right_Image=UI_Talents_Firebug_HeatWave.png
| Level_10_Skill_Right_Description=Ground fires do massively increased damage and reduce ZED movement speed.
| Level_10_Skill_Right_Description=Ground fires deal twice the damage and reduce Zed movement speed 30%. This does not apply to molotovs.
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| Level_15_Skill_Right_Name=ZED Shrapnel
| Level_15_Skill_Right_Name=ZED Shrapnel
| Level_15_Skill_Right_Image=UI_Talents_Firebug_ZedShrapnel.png
| Level_15_Skill_Right_Image=UI_Talents_Firebug_ZedShrapnel.png
| Level_15_Skill_Right_Description=ZEDs you kill with fire have a 20% chance to explode, damaging and knocking down nearby ZEDs.
| Level_15_Skill_Right_Description=Zeds you kill with fire have a 30% chance to explode, damaging and stunning nearby Zeds.
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| Level_20_Category_Name=Flame
| Level_20_Category_Name=Flame
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| Level_20_Skill_Right_Name=Firestorm
| Level_20_Skill_Right_Name=Firestorm
| Level_20_Skill_Right_Image=UI_Talents_Firebug_Range.png
| Level_20_Skill_Right_Image=UI_Talents_Firebug_Range.png
| Level_20_Skill_Right_Description=Increase range of perk weapons.
| Level_20_Skill_Right_Description=Increase range of the Caulk n' Burn, Flamethrower, and Microwave Gun.
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|<small>ZED Shrapnel (chance)</small>
|<small>ZED Shrapnel (chance)</small>
|<small>20%</small>
|<small>30%</small>
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|<small>ZED Shrapnel (explosion damage)</small>
|<small>ZED Shrapnel (explosion damage)</small>
|<small>10</small>
|<small>50</small>
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|<small>ZED Shrapnel (explosion falloff exponent)</small>
|<small>ZED Shrapnel (explosion falloff exponent)</small>
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|<small>ZED Shrapnel (explosion radius)</small>
|<small>ZED Shrapnel (explosion radius)</small>
|<small>200</small>
|<small>250</small>
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|<small>ZED Shrapnel (knockdown power)</small>
|<small>ZED Shrapnel (stun power)</small>
|<small>500</small>
|<small>500</small>
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*Damage modification (passive + skills): Passive damage bonus, ''Bring the Heat'' skill and ''Inferno'' skill affecting damage of all on-perk weapons (including Knife) or on-perk damage types. Damage ROUNDED.
*Damage modification (passive + skills): Passive damage bonus, ''Bring the Heat'' skill and ''Inferno'' skill affecting damage of all on-perk weapons (including Knife) or on-perk damage types. Damage ROUNDED.
*Skill (Barbecue): ''Barbecue'' increases DOT duration by x2.5 times. This skill stack with the ''Napalm'' skill for total of x5 longer DOT duration.
*Skill (Barbecue): ''Barbecue'' increases DOT duration by x2.5 times. This skill stack with the ''Napalm'' skill for total of x5 longer DOT duration.
*Skill (Firestorm): [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Caulk_n'_Burn Caulk n' Burn], [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Flamethrower_(Killing_Floor_2) Flamethrower] and [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Microwave_Gun Microwave Gun] change their flame / beam model to another model that is approximately x1.4 times extensive.
*Skill (Firestorm): [[Caulk n' Burn]], [[Flamethrower (Killing Floor 2)|Flamethrower]] and [[Microwave Gun]] change their flame / beam model to another model that is approximately x1.4 times extensive.
*Skill (Ground Fire): Skill does not work with the Residual Flames. Calculation specifics: skill mutiplies DEFAULT Ground Fire damage value by 2 and adds this value to PERK AFFECTED Ground Fire damage value. Example: Bloat (neutral to fire) vs lvl 25 + Ground Fire. Bring the Heat OFF: Damage = (10x1.2) + (10x2) = 32. Bring the Heat ON: Damage = (10x1.55) + (10x2) = 36.
*Skill (Ground Fire): Skill does not work with the Residual Flames. Calculation specifics: skill mutiplies DEFAULT Ground Fire damage value by 2 and adds this value to PERK AFFECTED Ground Fire damage value. Example: Bloat (neutral to fire) vs lvl 25 + Ground Fire. Bring the Heat OFF: Damage = (10x1.2) + (10x2) = 32. Bring the Heat ON: Damage = (10x1.55) + (10x2) = 36.
*Skill (Heat Wave): Skill forces ZEDs to stumble as long as they are not in cooldown and can do such special move. Effective radius - 3 meters.
*Skill (Heat Wave): Skill forces ZEDs to stumble as long as they are not in cooldown and can do such special move. Effective radius - 3 meters.
*Skill (Napalm): Initial damage - 7, DOT duration - 5s x3.5 (boosted by the skill itself), DOT interval - 1s, DOT damage scale, of initial damage - x0.4. When ZED is being attacked by the player with the flame-spraying weapon there happening AOE check around this ZED (check interval - 0.25s, check radius is twice as wider (x2) than ZED's collision cylinder). All the other ZEDs within this radius take napalm damage and become "napalm infected" for the duration of DOT. "Infected" status prevents them from taking / spreading napalm damage to other ZEDs. When this status gets worn off it is become possible to cause another AOE check by attacking these ZEDs. Unlike surrounding ZEDs, initial target is almost never gets marked as "infected" hence always take Napalm damage. ZEDs also spread napalm upon bumping into each other.
*Skill (Napalm): Initial damage - 7, DOT duration - 5s x3.5 (boosted by the skill itself), DOT interval - 1s, DOT damage scale, of initial damage - x0.4. When ZED is being attacked by the player with the flame-spraying weapon there happening AOE check around this ZED (check interval - 0.25s, check radius is twice as wider (x2) than ZED's collision cylinder). All the other ZEDs within this radius take napalm damage and become "napalm infected" for the duration of DOT. "Infected" status prevents them from taking / spreading napalm damage to other ZEDs. When this status gets worn off it is become possible to cause another AOE check by attacking these ZEDs. Unlike surrounding ZEDs, initial target is almost never gets marked as "infected" hence always take Napalm damage. ZEDs also spread napalm upon bumping into each other.
*Skill (Napalm and Barbecue interaction): Due to calculation specifics either of skills, when selected alone, provides total DOT duration multiplier of x2.5. However when both skills used together at the same time the final DOT duration multiplier only become x4, not x5 as would expected.
*Skill (Napalm and Barbecue interaction): Due to calculation specifics either of skills, when selected alone, provides total DOT duration multiplier of x2.5. However when both skills used together at the same time the final DOT duration multiplier only become x4, not x5 as would expected.
*Skill (ZED Shrapnel): Explosion can be activated by all on-perk weapons or on-perk damage types. Chance - 20%, damage - 10, radius - 2 meters, falloff - linear, knockdown / melee hit / stumble power - 500.
*Skill (ZED Shrapnel): Explosion can be activated by all on-perk weapons or on-perk damage types. Chance - 30%, damage - 100, radius - 2.5 meters, falloff - linear, stun / melee hit / stumble power - 500.


===On-perk Weapons===
===On-perk Weapons===
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!<small>Weapons</small>
!<small>Weapons</small>
!<small>Damage Types</small>
!<small>Damage Types</small>
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|<small>AssaultRifle_Microwave</small>
|<small>Ballistic_DragonsBreath</small>
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| rowspan="1" |<small>Beam_Microwave</small>
| rowspan="1" |<small>Beam_Microwave</small>
|<small>Ballistic_DragonsBreath</small>
|<small>Ballistic_MicrowaveRifle (child of Microwave)</small>
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| rowspan="1" |<small>Flame_CaulkBurn</small>
| rowspan="1" |<small>Flame_CaulkBurn</small>
|<small>Explosive_HuskCannon</small>
|<small>Explosive_HuskCannon, HuskCannonDot (child of Fire), Explosive_HuskCannonImpact (child of Ballistic_Shell)</small>
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| rowspan="1" |<small>Flame_Flamethrower</small>
| rowspan="1" |<small>Flame_Flamethrower</small>
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| rowspan="1" |<small>HuskCannon</small>
| rowspan="1" |<small>HuskCannon</small>
|<small>Fire</small>
|<small>Fire_FlareGun, Fire_FlareGun_Dual (child of Ballistic_Handgun), Fire_FlareGunDoT</small>
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| rowspan="1" |<small>Knife_Firebug</small>
| rowspan="1" |<small>Knife_Firebug</small>
|<small>Fire_FlareGun, Fire_FlareGun_Dual (child of Ballistic_Handgun)</small>
|<small>Fire_Mac10 (child of Ballistic_SMG), Fire_Mac10DoT</small>
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| rowspan="1" |<small>MolotovGrenade</small>
| rowspan="1" |<small>MolotovGrenade</small>
|<small>Fire_FlareGunDoT</small>
|<small>Fire, FireTrap</small>
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| rowspan="1" |<small>MolotovSplash</small>
| rowspan="1" |<small>MolotovSplash</small>
|<small>Fire_Mac10 (child of Ballistic_Shotgun), Fire_Mac10DoT</small>
|<small>Microwave_Beam, Microwave_Blast</small>
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|<small>Pistol_Flare, Pistol_DualFlare</small>
|<small>Pistol_Flare, Pistol_DualFlare</small>
|<small>HuskCannonDot (child of Fire)</small>
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|<small>Shotgun_DragonsBreath</small>
|<small>Shotgun_DragonsBreath</small>
|<small>Microwave_Beam, Microwave_Blast</small>
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|<small>SMG_Mac10</small>
|<small>SMG_Mac10</small>
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Due to the natural resistance to fire, Scrakes and Fleshpounds should be the lowest priority for Firebugs. Instead focus on killing small ZEDs and clearing escape routes as your team will likely fall back upon engaging the big ones.
Due to the natural resistance to fire, Scrakes and Fleshpounds should be the lowest priority for Firebugs. Instead focus on killing small ZEDs and clearing escape routes as your team will likely fall back upon engaging the big ones.


Conserve your ammo by using [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Weapons_-_Flame_tracing_.2F_post-firing tap-firing] tactics.
Conserve your ammo by using [[Mechanics (Killing Floor 2)#Weapons - Flame tracing .2F post-firing|tap-firing]] tactics.


[https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Weapons_-_Fire_.2F_flame_weapons Learn your weapons] - despite the plain notion of how flame weapons should be utilized, they actually offering a wide choice of ways to deal the damage including afterburn, ground fire and splash damage.
[[Mechanics (Killing Floor 2)#Weapons - Fire .2F flame weapons|Learn your weapons]] - despite the plain notion of how flame weapons should be utilized, they actually offering a wide choice of ways to deal the damage including afterburn, ground fire and splash damage.


If your teammate is in trouble save them a second of two by utilizing your special ability to stumble ZEDs via ''Heat Wave'' skill - it can even stumble an enraged Fleshpound!
If your teammate is in trouble save them a second of two by utilizing your special ability to stumble ZEDs via ''Heat Wave'' skill - it can even stumble an enraged Fleshpound!


Even if your weapons are not as much effective against [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Husk_(Killing_Floor_2) Husks] as many others, you still might want to focus on killing that ZED. Your fire resistance ability and [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Dragonsbreath Dragonsbreath] will aid you in this mission.
Even if your weapons are not as much effective against [[Husk (Killing Floor 2)|Husks]] as many others, you still might want to focus on killing that ZED. Your fire resistance ability and [[Dragonsbreath]] will aid you in this mission.


Your [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Molotov_Cocktail Molotovs] not only set ZEDs on fire but also spawn a light emitting flare that lasts for roughly 30 seconds. Very helpful if you play on dark maps like [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Catacombs Catacombs].
Your [[Molotov Cocktail|Molotovs]] not only set ZEDs on fire but also spawn a light emitting flare that lasts for roughly 30 seconds. Very helpful if you play on dark maps like [[Catacombs]].
===Perk Utilization===
===Perk Utilization===
The Firebug does well to understand how important their role really is. Although being the most efficient and effective killer of "trash" ZEDs in the game isn't the most glorious of roles, it is arguably the most important. As such, Firebugs that forgo the short-term glory of attacking [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Scrake_(Killing_Floor_2) Scrakes], will dramatically increase their team's chances of survival by dealing with the more numerous and dangerous-in-numbers weaker enemies. Firebugs that possess a degree of lateral thinking and forethought will consistently be able to keep trash ZEDs away from the team's position, simply by circumventing Scrakes and [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Fleshpound_(Killing_Floor_2) Fleshpounds], and concentrating on the other, weaker, enemies.
The Firebug does well to understand how important their role really is. Although being the most efficient and effective killer of "trash" ZEDs in the game isn't the most glorious of roles, it is arguably the most important. As such, Firebugs that forgo the short-term glory of attacking [[Scrake (Killing Floor 2)|Scrakes]], will dramatically increase their team's chances of survival by dealing with the more numerous and dangerous-in-numbers weaker enemies. Firebugs that possess a degree of lateral thinking and forethought will consistently be able to keep trash ZEDs away from the team's position, simply by circumventing Scrakes and [[Fleshpound (Killing Floor 2)|Fleshpounds]], and concentrating on the other, weaker, enemies.


By contrast, if the team has decided that they will kill Scrakes and Fleshpounds by decapitation, then Firebugs do well to observe this team idea by avoiding big ZEDs entirely. Because flame weapons cause body HP damage almost exclusively, most attacks upon Scrakes / Fleshpounds with flame weapons will not assist in achieving a decapitation due to the difference in head and body HP pools. In actuality, using flame weapons to attack big ZEDs that result in "Fire Panic" and "Stumble" [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Gameplay_-_Afflictions afflcitions], will negatively impact a team's ability to smoothly decapite them. As such, it is important for the team to discuss their intentions and make their roles clear so that the chances of survival for all players on the team is maximised.
By contrast, if the team has decided that they will kill Scrakes and Fleshpounds by decapitation, then Firebugs do well to observe this team idea by avoiding big ZEDs entirely. Because flame weapons cause body HP damage almost exclusively, most attacks upon Scrakes / Fleshpounds with flame weapons will not assist in achieving a decapitation due to the difference in head and body HP pools. In actuality, using flame weapons to attack big ZEDs that result in "Fire Panic" and "Stumble" [[Mechanics (Killing Floor 2)#Gameplay - Afflictions|afflcitions]], will negatively impact a team's ability to smoothly decapite them. As such, it is important for the team to discuss their intentions and make their roles clear so that the chances of survival for all players on the team is maximised.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==


*According to the [https://wiki.killingfloor2.com/Characters_(Killing_Floor_2) character]'s favourite weapon lines, Ana Larive is the Firebug of the team. Although many other characters are enjoying the flame weapons as well.
*According to the [[Characters (Killing Floor 2)|character]]'s favourite weapon lines, Ana Larive is the Firebug of the team. Although many other characters are enjoying the flame weapons as well.


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Revision as of 18:10, 8 December 2019

Killing Floor 2 perk
Firebug
General Information
XP Objectives
• Dealing Firebug weapon damage.
• Killing Crawlers and Bloats with Firebug weapons.
Starting Loadout
Caulk n' Burn 9mm Pistol
Fireman's Knife Molotov Cocktail
Perk Information
Role
• Close Range
• Front Rank Position
• Control Zeds Through Lighting Them On Fire
• {{{Role_3}}}
• {{{Role_4}}}
Strength
• Area of Effect Weapons
• Can Panic Zeds with Fire
• {{{Strength_2}}}
• Effective Against Bloats
• {{{Strength_4}}}
Weakness
• Hard to Kill Zeds Alone
• Ineffective Against Husks
• {{{Weakness_2}}}
• {{{Weakness_3}}}
• {{{Weakness_4}}}
Target Priority
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
SURVIVALIST EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST ZEDS IS DETERMINED BY THEIR SKILL AND WEAPON CHOICES
Technical Information
Related Achievements
Console Achievements / Trophies

The Firebug is the flame-spewing maniac that keeps the Zed horde from overrunning your squad. Armed with a variety of fire-producing weapons, the Firebug can put large groups of Zeds in a panic by keeping them burning until they are little more than cinders. While Firebugs often score fewer Zed kills than other perks, they instead usually lead in assists as they hose down large numbers of Zeds with their gouts of problem-solving fire.

General Information

Being a flame weapons specialist, the Firebug sets multiple ZEDs on fire at time, making them suffer from the damage over time, stumbling and forcing them to panic which effectively decreases overall threat of the enemy crowd. Flame weapons of the Firebug provide a wide variety of ways to apply the damage.

Firebug skill choices let them focus on either killing ZEDs faster via improved flame damage and afterburn or on controlling the ZEDs flow through the various incapacitations methods.

200
5
Caulk n' Burn
325
2
Spitfire
650
4
Dual Spitfires
650
5
Dragonsbreath
1100
4
Mac 10
1200
7
Flamethrower
1500
9
Microwave Gun
1500
8
Husk Cannon
2000
8
Helios Rifle
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Fireman's Knife
40
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Molotov Cocktail
{{{WeaponPricing_20}}}
{{{WeaponWeight_20}}}
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{{{WeaponWeight_21}}}
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Bonus Experience

Firebug receive bonus XP for killing Crawlers and Bloats with on-perk weapons.

Perk Bonuses

This table represents the passive stat bonuses the Firebug receives.

Perk Weapon Damage
max. 20%
( Perk weapon damage increased by 0.8% per level. )
Perk Weapon Reload
max. 25%
( Increase perk weapon reload speed by 1% per level. )
Resist ZED Fire Damage
max. 80%
( Resistance to ZED fire starts at 30% and increases 2% per level. )
Immunity to your own Fire
max. 100%
( Increase resistance to your own fire 25% base plus 3% per level. )
Starting Ammo
max. 50%
( Increase starting ammo 10% every five levels. )


Perk Skills

This table represents the active abilities the Firebug has access to. You have the option of choosing one per tier.

Supplies
Bring the Heat
5
High Capacity Fuel Tank
Increase damage with fire weapons 35%. Increase fuel tank capacity and magazines for all perk weapons 100%.
Spicy
Barbecue
10
Ground Fire
Perk weapons’ burn effect lasts 150% longer, increasing damage over time. Ground fires deal twice the damage and reduce Zed movement speed 30%. This does not apply to molotovs.
Burn
Napalm
15
ZED Shrapnel
Burning ZEDs that make contact with other ZEDs will light them on fire and the burn effect lasts 150% longer. Zeds you kill with fire have a 30% chance to explode, damaging and stunning nearby Zeds.
Flame
Heat Wave
20
Firestorm
ZED struck at point blank range with fire will stumble back. Increase range of the Caulk n' Burn, Flamethrower, and Microwave Gun.
Advanced Training
ZED TIME - Pyromaniac
25
ZED TIME - Inferno
During ZED Time, you attack with perk weapons in close to real time and never run out of ammo. During ZED Time, any ZEDs hit with fire are slowed 30% and take 50% more burning damage.

Actual Stats

Barbecue (DOT duration multiplier) x2.5
Bring the Heat (extra damage) 35%
Firestorm (extensive flame / beam model) yes
Ground Fire (damage multiplier) x2
Ground Fire (snare power, add, per hit / DOT tick) 100
Heat Wave (effective radius) 3m
Heat Wave (stumble power multiplier) x1001
Heat Wave (works with all on-perk damage types) yes
High Capacity Fuel Tank (extra mag ammo) 100%
Inferno (extra damage) 50%
Inferno (snare power, add, per hit / DOT tick) 100
Napalm (burning ZEDs spread fire) yes
Napalm (DOT duration multiplier) x2.5
Napalm (DOT duration) 5s x2.5
Napalm (DOT interval) 1s
Napalm (DOT scale) x0.4
Napalm (initial damage) 7
Pyromaniac (resistance to slow-mo, on firing) 90%
Pyromaniac (weapon does not consume ammo) yes
ZED Shrapnel (chance) 30%
ZED Shrapnel (explosion damage) 50
ZED Shrapnel (explosion falloff exponent) 1 (linear)
ZED Shrapnel (explosion radius) 250
ZED Shrapnel (stun power) 500
ZED Shrapnel (melee hit power) 500
ZED Shrapnel (stumble power) 500

Perk Notes

  • Damage modification (passive + skills): Passive damage bonus, Bring the Heat skill and Inferno skill affecting damage of all on-perk weapons (including Knife) or on-perk damage types. Damage ROUNDED.
  • Skill (Barbecue): Barbecue increases DOT duration by x2.5 times. This skill stack with the Napalm skill for total of x5 longer DOT duration.
  • Skill (Firestorm): Caulk n' Burn, Flamethrower and Microwave Gun change their flame / beam model to another model that is approximately x1.4 times extensive.
  • Skill (Ground Fire): Skill does not work with the Residual Flames. Calculation specifics: skill mutiplies DEFAULT Ground Fire damage value by 2 and adds this value to PERK AFFECTED Ground Fire damage value. Example: Bloat (neutral to fire) vs lvl 25 + Ground Fire. Bring the Heat OFF: Damage = (10x1.2) + (10x2) = 32. Bring the Heat ON: Damage = (10x1.55) + (10x2) = 36.
  • Skill (Heat Wave): Skill forces ZEDs to stumble as long as they are not in cooldown and can do such special move. Effective radius - 3 meters.
  • Skill (Napalm): Initial damage - 7, DOT duration - 5s x3.5 (boosted by the skill itself), DOT interval - 1s, DOT damage scale, of initial damage - x0.4. When ZED is being attacked by the player with the flame-spraying weapon there happening AOE check around this ZED (check interval - 0.25s, check radius is twice as wider (x2) than ZED's collision cylinder). All the other ZEDs within this radius take napalm damage and become "napalm infected" for the duration of DOT. "Infected" status prevents them from taking / spreading napalm damage to other ZEDs. When this status gets worn off it is become possible to cause another AOE check by attacking these ZEDs. Unlike surrounding ZEDs, initial target is almost never gets marked as "infected" hence always take Napalm damage. ZEDs also spread napalm upon bumping into each other.
  • Skill (Napalm and Barbecue interaction): Due to calculation specifics either of skills, when selected alone, provides total DOT duration multiplier of x2.5. However when both skills used together at the same time the final DOT duration multiplier only become x4, not x5 as would expected.
  • Skill (ZED Shrapnel): Explosion can be activated by all on-perk weapons or on-perk damage types. Chance - 30%, damage - 100, radius - 2.5 meters, falloff - linear, stun / melee hit / stumble power - 500.

On-perk Weapons

Following weapons and damage types are associated with the Firebug. They are getting damage bonuses and buffs to their attributes from the respective skills:

Weapons Damage Types
AssaultRifle_Microwave Ballistic_DragonsBreath
Beam_Microwave Ballistic_MicrowaveRifle (child of Microwave)
Flame_CaulkBurn Explosive_HuskCannon, HuskCannonDot (child of Fire), Explosive_HuskCannonImpact (child of Ballistic_Shell)
Flame_Flamethrower Explosive_Shrapnel
HuskCannon Fire_FlareGun, Fire_FlareGun_Dual (child of Ballistic_Handgun), Fire_FlareGunDoT
Knife_Firebug Fire_Mac10 (child of Ballistic_SMG), Fire_Mac10DoT
MolotovGrenade Fire, FireTrap
MolotovSplash Microwave_Beam, Microwave_Blast
Pistol_Flare, Pistol_DualFlare
Shotgun_DragonsBreath
SMG_Mac10

Strategy

Due to the natural resistance to fire, Scrakes and Fleshpounds should be the lowest priority for Firebugs. Instead focus on killing small ZEDs and clearing escape routes as your team will likely fall back upon engaging the big ones.

Conserve your ammo by using tap-firing tactics.

Learn your weapons - despite the plain notion of how flame weapons should be utilized, they actually offering a wide choice of ways to deal the damage including afterburn, ground fire and splash damage.

If your teammate is in trouble save them a second of two by utilizing your special ability to stumble ZEDs via Heat Wave skill - it can even stumble an enraged Fleshpound!

Even if your weapons are not as much effective against Husks as many others, you still might want to focus on killing that ZED. Your fire resistance ability and Dragonsbreath will aid you in this mission.

Your Molotovs not only set ZEDs on fire but also spawn a light emitting flare that lasts for roughly 30 seconds. Very helpful if you play on dark maps like Catacombs.

Perk Utilization

The Firebug does well to understand how important their role really is. Although being the most efficient and effective killer of "trash" ZEDs in the game isn't the most glorious of roles, it is arguably the most important. As such, Firebugs that forgo the short-term glory of attacking Scrakes, will dramatically increase their team's chances of survival by dealing with the more numerous and dangerous-in-numbers weaker enemies. Firebugs that possess a degree of lateral thinking and forethought will consistently be able to keep trash ZEDs away from the team's position, simply by circumventing Scrakes and Fleshpounds, and concentrating on the other, weaker, enemies.

By contrast, if the team has decided that they will kill Scrakes and Fleshpounds by decapitation, then Firebugs do well to observe this team idea by avoiding big ZEDs entirely. Because flame weapons cause body HP damage almost exclusively, most attacks upon Scrakes / Fleshpounds with flame weapons will not assist in achieving a decapitation due to the difference in head and body HP pools. In actuality, using flame weapons to attack big ZEDs that result in "Fire Panic" and "Stumble" afflcitions, will negatively impact a team's ability to smoothly decapite them. As such, it is important for the team to discuss their intentions and make their roles clear so that the chances of survival for all players on the team is maximised.

Trivia

  • According to the character's favourite weapon lines, Ana Larive is the Firebug of the team. Although many other characters are enjoying the flame weapons as well.