This is the Fleshpound. Everyone knows who he is. The only ones who don't know are new players, and yet they seem to learn very quickly. This is due to the Fleshpound being the most dangerous specimen in the game, aside from the Patriarch. He appears on wave four in a short game, wave five in a medium game, and wave seven in a long game. He does not accompany the Patriarch , thank god. He is number one on the list of Priority Zeds, and will end your game instantly if you fail to alert your team of his presence.

Unlike most other specimens that pick a target based on proximity, the Fleshpound will target one specific player until either they are dead or they have lost their line of sight with them. It will only change its target if another player is doing more damage than its current target. The Fleshpound's primary mechanic is its rage, which is triggered by one of two events.

• The Fleshpound taking more than 360 points of damage in less than a two second period.
  
  
• The Fleshpound keeping line of sight with a player for 11-15 seconds without attacking or losing their line of sight with said player.

Its rage is identified by it letting out a furious roar, and their chest light turning from yellow to blood red. In its raged state, a Fleshpound will run much faster, and deal 75% more damage. This makes a raged Fleshpound a large threat. If you are soloing, and a Fleshpound strolls along, then there are ways to prevent him from raging to buy yourself some time to survive.

• Do not shoot a Fleshpound unless you know you have the means to kill it.
  
  
• Break your line of sight with a Fleshpound constantly to avoid it raging by the timer.
  
  
• If you are a Medic or a Berserker, you can use your speed boost to your advantage and get close enough for the Fleshpound to swing at you. Regardless of whether it hits you or not, its rage timer wiill reset.

The only way to stop a Fleshpound from raging is if it hits something. Anything will do, a player, a fellow specimen, or a welded door. This is the only way to safely stop a Fleshpound's rage, as long as you can close a door and weld it fast enough. Also, as long as the DOT (Damage Over Time) requirement is met, the Fleshpound will rage back to back, which can easily wipe out the team.

A Medic's weapons have little to no effect on a Fleshpound, so they should attempt to save their teammates by directing the Fleshpound's attention by firing on it. They should be wary of their armor level, as they will go down just as easily as any other perk if they have no armor.


A Support's best weapon against the Fleshpound is their grenades, which do extra damage. This combined with the Fleshpound's weakness to explosives can easily dispose of them. However a Fleshpound along with most other specimens on harder difficulties will become aware of grenades and will try to walk around them. So a Fleshpound will often take small damage from a grenade if it is simply thrown. Triggering a Fleshounds rage will cause it to be stationary for a short time, and a hunting shotgun's alternate fire will do this in one hit. A strategy with this is to throw a grenade at the Fleshpound, use the alternate fire on the hunting shotgun, and then throw two more grenades. This will take down a large portion of a Fleshpound's health on multiplayer games, and on solo will often kill the Fleshpound with no issues. Due to their faster welding than other perks, they can be relied on to weld a door in order to stop a Fleshpound's rage if given the chance.


The Sharpshooter is a perk that is made for Fleshpound extermination at long rage. While pistols won't do much, the Sharpshooter's rifles will take off a Fleshpounds head if enough headshots are made. The crossbow, despite the Fleshpound's resistance to it on Suicidal and Hell on Earth, is quite useful for killing a Fleshpound. The player should be at long range should they need to make multiple shots to kill a Fleshpound. The M99 is fantastic for Fleshpound removal, since it can weaken it to the point where another team member can finish it off on a six man Hell on Earth. Although it is rather expensive to mantain, so it is not recommended.


A Commando's weapons are nearly useless against a Fleshpound, so they should only chip in should the team want to eliminate it immediately. A Commando can also kill the crowd around the Fleshpound, making it easier for their demise. A Commando can also focus fire on any of the smaller Priority Zeds, such as the Husk or Siren, due to them having lower health compared to the other Priority Zeds, but causing headaches for those who are trying to use grenades against the Fleshpound.


A Berserker should only engage a Fleshpound if they have backup, such as a Medic. They should use stronger weapons such as the axe or claymore, as opposed to the katana. They can also use the Dwarfs!? Axe to knockback a raging Fleshpound.


Much like the Commando the Firebug's weapons aren't exactly cut out for Fleshpound killing. It is advised to cut the crowd around the Fleshpound so the rest of the team can kill it. The Husk Fireball Launcher however, is a decent weapon against the Fleshpound, especially on a fully charged shot. On a fully charged headshot, the Husk Gun can do up to 3000 damage.


The Demolitions excels in Fleshpound removal since the specimen has a large weakness to explosives. A single rocket or grenade can trigger the Fleshpound's rage animation. During this time, a Demolitions can use the rest of their grenade launcher rounds to kill a Fleshpound. Their grenades also do more damage, which can be used with grenade launchers for massive combos.

A Fleshpound in its raged state will do 75% more damage.





A specimen's movement speed is based off the difficulty multipliers. 95% for Beginner, 115% for Hard, 120% for Suicidal and 130% for Hell on Earth. Humans run at 200 units when at full health and jump 325 units.

The Fleshpound is a priority at all times, take him out as soon as possible, and communicate with your team about strategies to take him down. Well, that's it for this guide. Now, there only remains one. One in the pipe.

Did I miss something? Comment about it and I will post it in this section of the guide!

~Ren~
You might want to mention tanking as a medic or kiting as a weaker perk (Commando) to deal with him, I'm not sure if that would come under basics though as it's more advanced type of play.

Also it's advisable to say FP when you see him to alert the team to his presence. They might already know anyway and be expecting him but if they're not aware of him they soon will be!

Easily wreck an entire team in 10 seconds flat if unprepared, remember to give him a hug ;)

[HIV+] Red Bull
Medic can kite kill a fp too. Either using the flare revolver to do damage over time, the xbow to launch multiple bolts through his head (after decapitating it it will still charge you though), or just using the knife and kiting him in a small area in case none of your teamates have the means of dealing with him. On hard or below I generally carry around some pipes and an m79 as a commando, drop the pipe in his path, when he walks over it, throw 2 to 3 nades and blow them with the m79. Any health he has left you can finish off with your acog or scar. While they work, its generally best to leave him to other perks, its just in case you find yourself alone.