Necrofluid Gauntlet Wonder Weapon, All Abilities

Every Necrofluid Gauntlet ability, shown at Tier 3 Pack-a-Punch.

To earn it: Ashes of the Damned main Easter egg guide and Necrofluid Gauntlet solver.

Controls

• Fire a spike: left mouse, right trigger or R2.
• Detonate: hold right mouse, left trigger or L2.
• Recall / pull: reload (R on PC).

Spikes

• Magazine holds 8 spikes.
• Spikes stick to zombies, ground and walls and stay where they land.
• Killing does not cost a spike.
• Running too far from a spike loses it.
• Counter at zero: press reload. Spikes fly back and refill the magazine.
• Stay near your spikes for effectively unlimited ammo.

Ability 1: Regular Shots

• Shoot zombies directly.
• Every spike stays down as setup for the other abilities.

Ability 2: Detonate

• Hold alt fire to explode every placed spike.
• Kills or heavily damages zombies around them.
• Spikes return and refill the magazine, no reload needed.
• Repeat as often as you like.

Ability 3: Pull In Items

1. Shoot the item with a spike.
2. Hold reload.

Works on:

• Armor plates
• Equipment
• Power-up drops

Use it for drops you cannot safely reach.

Pulling Drops

• Get fairly close. It failed when too far away.
• Aim under the drop, not at the top of the icon.
• Shoot the spike, run toward the drop, then recall.
• Face the drop when you recall.

Overheal

• Stim Shots overheal at full health.
• Kills with the Gauntlet add overheal.
• Detonating restores health. About to go down: detonate.
• Overheal does not regenerate.

Best Strategy

Zursa and hordes:

1. Fire spikes at the Zursa.
2. Keep other zombies close to you and the spikes.
3. Detonate for shot damage plus explosion damage.
4. Magazine refills. Repeat.

Normal train: drop spikes, bring the train in close, detonate.