Easiest way to kill Lickers?

[GoobleMoWizard]

I know of one way, and it's to use the flame thrower, uh, well, I threw a flash bang, and then lit them on fire, but they literally just ignored that, and lunged at me, stunning me, and then the second licker killed me... Are we sure the Flame thrower is the best option? These sucker really don't care about anything.

[Soulkey]

Knife works well.

[GoobleMoWizard]

That's a terrible idea, lol! There's no way I'm killing 2 lickers with a knife. Death wish huh?

[Danieke]

1 to 2 acid rounds with Claire. Ignore them with Leon or use the Magnum.

[Soulkey]

If you are talking about the Lab section with the "MURF" puzzle, then just ignore. Kill the zombies before you trigger the Licker spawn and then you have plenty of room to walk around.
One on one however the knife works great as it stunlocks Lickers.

[GoobleMoWizard]

Originally posted by Soulkey:

If you are talking about the Lab section with the "MURF" puzzle, then just ignore. Kill the zombies before you trigger the Licker spawn and then you have plenty of room to walk around.
One on one however the knife works great as it stunlocks Lickers.

Okay, sounds like a better plan, cause I dunno what to do with Leon, but Claire was easy with her Flame rounds.

[GoobleMoWizard]

So, I used a flash bang and killed both Licker's with my magnum, freaking terrifying... I hate Lickers.. I was like, I swear if I get killed, lol!

[spideyfan102]

For me I would throw a flashbang and then throw a grenade. If they don't die then I would just finish them off with the shotgun

[Titan]

For Claire, flame or acid rounds completely obliterate lickers.

For Leon, knifing is a valid (but pretty dangerous) strategy, otherwise just use your magnum or shotgun.

[Martin]

For Claire I don't kill any lickers, I just use acid rounds to stun them.

For Leon, tough dangerous, dodging or using the Shotgun works well for me.

I have never actually tried knifing them so I wouldn't know if it works or not. (Considering people keep mentioning it)

[GoobleMoWizard]

Originally posted by RealValpispower:

For Claire I don't kill any lickers, I just use acid rounds to stun them.

For Leon, tough dangerous, dodging or using the Shotgun works well for me.

I have never actually tried knifing them so I wouldn't know if it works or not. (Considering people keep mentioning it)

My honest opinion, knife just seems like a one trip to your death.

[Chungie]

4-5 Shots with the shotgun as leon or as Claire 1 flame round and some pewpew with the revolver to make sure they stay down.

[Xelane]

Originally posted by Leon Scott Kennedy:

Originally posted by RealValpispower:

For Claire I don't kill any lickers, I just use acid rounds to stun them.

For Leon, tough dangerous, dodging or using the Shotgun works well for me.

I have never actually tried knifing them so I wouldn't know if it works or not. (Considering people keep mentioning it)

My honest opinion, knife just seems like a one trip to your death.

The knife can stunlock them if they aren't facing you.

[fibonacci.618]

set gameplay to easiest mode then shotgun them 3x, easy

[Nothing.]

Genuinely, the knife is the easiest way to kill them if you don't mind wasting your durability on them. If you learn how to approach them and swipe them laterally rather than head on, they are extremely weak to the knife, especially at higher FPS where the knife is broken. It stunlocks them. If you don't believe others, look at videos as proof.

Barring that, most of the time you can avoid lickers simply by walking past them. It's easy to abuse their blindness and just avoid wasting anything on some of them altogether.

[Wesst]

As a note, you should probably just walk past them if you can help it or just run quickly into another room as soon as you get in the small room with a Licker, then wait for them to de-aggro. Most can't traverse into another room with you. They'll typically stay in the one room they're in.

if you aren't confident walking through areas with two lickers, keep a Flash Grenade in case to stun them. (Claire has little use for Flash Grenades in the game overall, so use them often if you want in her run.)

As Leon:

- Use the Magnum if you have to. Would not use the Shotgun as you're better off using it to 1-shot zombies. Be sure to wait to see if they hop back after you hit them with a magnum round, then fire again. Be sure to save some magnum ammo for G-Adults and G3.

- If you get a bit more experience, use the knife. As others have said, the damage you do with the knife is intricately tied to the frames, so more frames = more strikes you do. Slash along areas where you'll hit multiple parts, usually on their sides. Lickers will actually get stun locked by the hits they take from the knife. Get close as possible with them and go at it. This also counts if you play as Claire. If they're on the walls, you can make them fall from the constant knife attacks.

If you aren't sure about this strat, here's proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_4mCkkjHU

As Claire:

- Use the Acid Rounds with the Grenade Launcher. Flame Rounds will do the same thing, but save them for G2 and the Ivy Zombies later on. Unlike Acid, you can't craft Flame Rounds. One shot and they'll flail about, giving you time to DPS them with the JMB pistol.

Hope this helps, although I'm sure others will give you additional advice not mentioned here. Sorry if I mentioned other enemies here, but believe me when I say the Lickers tend to be the least of your worries when you encounter them.

P.S. The flamethrower is actually decent on some enemies outside of the Ivys. Preserve it for bosses in Leon's run such as G2 and G3.