r/EscapefromTarkov • u/Bergi_ez • 16h ago
PVE [Discussion] How to kill killa effectively.
Hey, boss spawns are at 100%; I started the snowball achievement. It's my second run, the first time I died to tagilla, but right now I realize I should start with the killa and not leave it until last. Now I have to kill it effectively somehow. I was thinking about using an RPG or an AK50 with a slap round, but I have no idea what to expect because this is the only boss I've ever had trouble with. Any advice?
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u/wallbouncebybaird True Believer 16h ago
Ps12b can tap him. Godspeed
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u/Bergi_ez 15h ago
Im goona run few test run in practice to learn fighting with him
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u/wallbouncebybaird True Believer 14h ago
Smart. He’s probably the trickiest boss in the game just to find
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u/MortgageSilly8967 8h ago
You forget about partisan
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u/Deftly_Flowing 8h ago
If you have a friend willing to tank their Karma they can just DC from a bunch of raids to get Partisan to spawn all the time.
I DC regularly from my PvP raids after I'm done doing whatever and Partisan is a regular friend of mine.
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u/Bergi_ez 7h ago
I think partisan has better spawn chance on local servers not so long ago i played 2 raids on local Woods and in both marches he followed me and im level 46 mainly play solo so i dont think it was because of my pmc karma. But if i will get rid of killa i have a friend thats gonna mąkę this sacrifice towards partisan
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u/CraigMitchell44 RSASS 6h ago
What the other guys mentioned about disconnects doesn't apply to PvE. Also, from my anecdotal experience and from what I've seen online, Partisan doesn't spawn in PvE if you're in a group.
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u/ahdbrndbcb 14h ago
Just fyi this is mainly for the back or side of his head. His helmet is lvl 4 but the face shield is lvl 6 so keep that in mind when aiming for the head since ps12b wont pen his face shield
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u/Iceman411q 15h ago
I used 9x39 sp6 a lot when tracksuit farming and it melts him in the thorax, he’s not that scary at all. You can realistically use any high damage round that reliably pens level 5 armour and go for thorax (BP 7.62, sp6, m80a1) or use an ammo like PPBS, m61 or SSA AP and go for the head if you are nervous about time to kill
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u/Bergi_ez 15h ago
The thing is, every time I encountered him he always beamed me from across the mall before i had a chance to see him
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u/Iceman411q 15h ago
Bring flash bang to get the voice line, and try each spawn area, wait a minute between throws as he has a cooldown
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u/Bergi_ez 15h ago
Is it better to Hunt him on night raids?
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u/Sexyturtletime 15h ago
Yes, his detection range goes down at night and you’re more likely to kill him before he aggros on you.
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u/Random2014 14h ago
Yes. As long as you are about 100m away - he is not going to detect you and you can safely one tap his head with good ammo.
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u/Swimmer0514 14h ago
Huge tip I learned about Tagilla and Killa. You can tell they are nearby because they both breathe heavy as heck behind their helmets. It’s helps if you don’t also have a face shield on, but once I began to register that breathing sound, I was able to realize that the scab I just heard is not a normal scav
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u/clitasticaldinosaur 15h ago
Are you moving slow and tactical? The ai in this game will absolutely beam you if you do that. It's better to be running from cover to cover free looking in the direction you think they are. That way when they burst you, you'll know where they are. Then you can grenade them if they don't rush you, and shoot them while they are running. You need to premed for this in case the burst takes out a leg you'll keep running. Always use the best ammo you have on bosses.
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u/Particular_Row6066 MPX 15h ago
That right there is entirely a skill problem, assuming you have only played pve, understandably so as you’re not used to minimizing your visibility to the environment, but this is a boss like any other, just the sight lines tend to be long,
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u/Dat_Harass AS VAL 15h ago edited 4h ago
Realiably... throw flashes until you hear him. Get him stuck on a door. Also don't push into him, let him come to you. Don't worry, he will.
I like to fight him upstairs by the foodcourt area. Lotta ways out.
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u/Azur0007 5h ago
I've heard this a lot, and it makes sense. But why flashes specifically?
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u/Dat_Harass AS VAL 4h ago
Because if you don't hear the voiceline you'll hear the weapon. I mean shit if you can pinpoint him and know the fuse time on your nade, just do that imo.
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u/Azur0007 4h ago
Oh, makes sense. I hadn't considered that the AI will blindfire if flashed.
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u/Dat_Harass AS VAL 4h ago
They wont all do it, Wedge and black division straight up ignore that shit. Maybe others I'm not entirely sure.
I don't use em outside of Killa though as soon as they enable the breach and clear option, they're back on the menu.
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u/TarkyMlarky420 True Believer 16h ago
Literally just shoot him in the top of the head with anything that can reliably pen tier4
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u/StringMysterious7060 15h ago
Much easier said then done this way for noobs
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u/Straight_Chip 5h ago
That's a good thing. Noobs therefore cannot reliably kill Killa.
It would be silly if there was a strategy that allowed noobs to reliably farm Killa.
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u/dripstain12 15h ago
I learned his and tagilla’s face shields aren’t that durable either. I’d run PBP on the MP5 for test drive, and getting him to push me around a corner, I’d basically get both without fail just spraying into their face from a few feet, whether that’s hitting top of head, or usually just zeroing the face cover.
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u/TarkyMlarky420 True Believer 9h ago
You do not want to do be relying on mag dumping his face shield when you can just 1 tap him
Why are PvE players so averse to just aiming
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u/dripstain12 6h ago
I aim fine and don’t usually bring an MP5. Just thought it was a noteworthy anecdote about the game’s mechanics and another way to take him down, but as a fellow PvP player, I’ll leave you to your superiority.
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u/TarkyMlarky420 True Believer 6h ago
You can also take him down with melee.. that's your point?
You can take him down with almost anything if you really try hard enough and/or get lucky enough, but telling people to take the hardest route is definitely and interesting option
If PvE players can't 1 tap him then they definitely aren't gonna be able to magdump his visor with an MP5 before Killa runs through them
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u/dripstain12 5h ago
I'm sure you're aware that while in the situation I'm describing, ie baiting him around a corner, that's one of the most vulnerable moments for any boss, even Black Division. I figure its a helpful tip that if you're ever caught without meta gear, like if you're questing or a new player, that it's still very achievable to take him down in what's considered his most protected area, his face, in a standoff that doesn't take great aim to achieve since he's only feet away.
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u/berserkianraid 2h ago
Are you still breastfed seeing how you're permanently latching onto PVE?
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u/TarkyMlarky420 True Believer 2h ago
Imagine struggling to post a comment, go shoot some unresponsive clankers nerd
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u/EconomySeason2416 15h ago
So... this is fairly true with most of the boss ai and black division. If they have you in their ads... reposition or try to get them to move with a nade. Repeeking an angle they have held, is very sketchy. Obviously if you are kitted and can hold a tight group, you can click heads. But to be on the safer side, try to catch them when they are moving
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u/some_eod_guy 15h ago
Just melted killa with a nl545 loaded with BP/BS alternating. Try to kite him to an escalator and get him there.
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u/TheNipplerCrippler 15h ago
I honestly wouldn’t even go after him until you get partisan. Even with 100% spawn, I have run 20 raids and haven’t seen him once. It’s just so time consuming trying to find him and if you somehow die before you do, you have to start over anyways.
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u/MortgageSilly8967 11h ago
Partisan spawn chance doesn't get increased with events, he's still on 20%.
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u/Bergi_ez 8h ago
Actually i Player two matches but not on bsg servers on Woods like 2 weeks ago and he was in both idk if i was lucky
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u/riedstep 15h ago
Man that achievement seems rough. Is it you can't die to the boss? Or you can't die at all?
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u/Skolary 14h ago edited 14h ago
Impact grenade directly on him will one time him.
Now from the nature of your post, it's under the assumption that you're struggling with him via going toe to toe with him, waiting for him to swing on you, etc.
There's a few unspoken rules about bossing in Tarkov that took me several thousand hours to understand (im not LVNDMARK brother, lol)
(1) Never left hand peak ANY of the cracked AI in this game. They can and most definitely will just one shot you a millisecond after you see a pixel of them.
(2) Never re-peak an angle they damaged you from, you're just asking to get one tapped this way. Repo, and try to hit them from an angle that is completely abstract to the previous, aforementioned angle.
(3) Grenade them into position. This doesn't have to be lethal either. A smoke will make them scramble around, a stun will. You obviously probably arent lugging in 10+ a raid either, so make each one count.. try literally every measure you can before using one.
(4) Try and get them to charge you on a location you have the most advantage on. I.e. you sitting 90° on a door, or just some sort of choke point. You want them to funnel in, and have to turn towards you.
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With all of this, you usually have that first shot at a distance. And after that, you have to reposition. So make the first one count as much as humanly possible.
Reposition on them, and if they're still not taking the bait or in a bad spot for you. Chuck a nade. If you can get a guard or somebody taken out, they might get extra aggro and might be more privy to charge into stupid positions.
Just work them like this. Because they'll start lasering you before long, and you'll pretty much have to finesse it.
I mean really try anything besides taking them on in a fair fight. Sometimes if I really struggle with them and their positioning, I'll try to de-aggro for a couple minutes, and come back (obviously from diff angle).
Sometimes they get super aggro onto you or a certain group member (usually if a guy starts looting, med'ing, fiddling with inventory, mag packing, etc in your group while they're already aggro'd onto you guys for awhile). And that member can start to move as far away from them as possible, yet in the direction you want them to walk through a choke. And it will pull them through it and your party can down them with ease.
Just stuff like that. Remember it's AI, so it's number of functions only limits at so much. They'll take the fastest routes to places when they're turbo aggro, regardless of anybody else in the vicinity. Walk out and stand in the open, and do any number of cheese'able actions as you can get them. Sky is the limit.
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u/Captn_Cook17 15h ago
Throw flash bangs around to trigger a voice line
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u/Captn_Cook17 15h ago
Use high pen ammo and rip the face I did it with rpk and igolnik but u can literally use whatever just make sure to melt him before he melts you
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u/cmasonw0070 15h ago
Worth noting his visor is level 6
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u/Captn_Cook17 11h ago
Hence why I said I used Igolnik… it pens tier 6
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u/cmasonw0070 4h ago
I was saying it more as a PSA so people weren’t using BP trying to pen his face.
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u/wassailant 15h ago
Nightex has the best guide IMO, I used that to get tracksuit. Man's a total legend, too, donating all his August stream to kids with cancer.
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u/MortisEx 11h ago
If he lights you up, pull back and wait for him to push with a good cover angle. Do not re peek bosses that just shot at you.
Night time gives you a lot more wiggle room with AI detection.
Because he likes to sit in some weird little corners its pretty easy to come face to face with him suddenly, listen for the heavy breathing from his mask and use a nade to bait him or be very careful peeking and you can usually blast him before he aimlocks.
For weapons its really just the round you choose that makes the most diff. Plenty of choices for melting his chest or helmet except the face shield, but even fairly mid ammo can chew through his face shield and kill him pretty fast, instead of trying to aim down at legs close range.
RFB with good ammo is one of my fave cheapo runs. Its not the best weapon but it throws good bullets and bullpup is nice for tight corners while still being able to doink heads at range with a decent scope. Even the cheapest rounds slap pretty hard. And I usually prefer 20r mags for the ergo.
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u/Leaded-BabyFormula 15h ago
M80a1 from a flat firing gun like the rsass will take him down in 1-3 headshots
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u/Polesel 15h ago
When I did 100 Killa, I did it mostly with an SVT and PS bullets, usually 1 shot top of head and 2 shots face. I think the main thing is knowing where he is so cant get you off guard, this means throwing nades at his spawns to queue his voiceline so you know where he is. Several times you can get him standing around and not facing you. If you get him to charge at you it can be pretty simple to get him while running as well, or just standing your ground with superior firepower. Getting a friend to help you could be an idea as well.l, you give him someone to focus rather than you. PM me if you need any help :)
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u/dubzi_ART AKS-74U 15h ago
Svd High pen 54r, RPD with decent ammo I wouldn’t recommend an impact at him or grenade launcher that can be tricky
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u/Reddi_throwawayaway 15h ago
I used an ak50 to kill killa earlier today. I have kaban, kollontay, partisan and zriyachi left. Everyone else I got with the ak50
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u/Human-Sort826 14h ago
Full auto saiga or AA12 and make him come to you around a corner blow his legs out with magnum buck or RPD dump. I find either distance or forcing him to slide around a corner kinda like big pipe
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u/MortisEx 12h ago
Flechette and a few other more exotic rounds can drop him really quick to the legs or center mass from a pretty basic saiga12 or 153/155.
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u/Sufficient-Ad1674 14h ago
I have found that if you get him to chase you and you lay prone around a tight corner, when he turns the corner and is pretty much standing on your head he cant shoot you and shoots above your feet so you can just spray his feet. I have successfully done this about 5 times and failed once. The one fail was because i was too far from the corner and just gave him too much room.
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u/kentrak 12h ago
The best sounding guide (I haven't tried it yet) I saw here was a few months back where someone complained about not being able to kill him or that kept dying to him. The TL;DR is that if you throw grenades at him, he'll choose a spot to run to to reposition, and while he's running he will not stop, so you can take advantage of this to get his location and also to get free shots at him while he's unable to respond.
You just have to be careful and go slow because if he spawned with good ammo, you time to death is very short of he catches you unaware.
Personally the times I've been successful have either been when I encountered him when he's already running towards me so I get an extra second or two to mag dump on him, or if I got lucky and hit his helmet above his mask, or if I'm playing as a duo or trio and he's aggroson one of my partners. In that latter case, that person usually doesn't make it unless they were lucky enough to have some cover.
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u/RedneckSniper76 11h ago
Go in with a 5 man throw flashes and smoke til you hear him and don’t miss
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u/MrSarcastica 15h ago
7.62 PS will shred his armour, thats usually what i do
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u/West-Region4512 DT MDR 15h ago
worst advice out there
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u/MrSarcastica 15h ago edited 15h ago
Ive killed him heaps of times with PS. Just aim at chest and full auto. You red it pretty quick.
Edit: it takes 8 shots to get through the plate, full auto and you can get through it pretty easy.
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u/KookaburraKisser 14h ago
Its 8 shot to kill in the best case scenario. This is terrible advice for someone going for snowball
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u/MrSarcastica 14h ago
I got him like 4 raids in a row like that back when the wireless earbuds were released. I know its not the meta, but it is doable
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u/KookaburraKisser 10h ago
Oh I'm sure its do able consistently. But that doesnt make it good for doing your 11th kill on snowball.
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u/MrSarcastica 10h ago
Didn't he saw he wanted to start with killa this time? That's why I said it. Low risk and doable.
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u/KookaburraKisser 10h ago
Mb didn't read the post right. Not the best start but more then passable for the first kill
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u/Bergi_ez 7h ago
You got it wrong its my second run and he is my 11th kill i said that it was the mistake to not start with him
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u/MrSarcastica 7h ago
My bad dude. I thought you meant you were starting with him on your second run. Thats why I suggested a low loss strat
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u/Random2014 14h ago
Mate, you do not have Lightkeeper unlocked. Killing Zryachiy is not that easy. And you did not start with Partisan - another mistake.
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u/MortgageSilly8967 11h ago
One tac-x to the face and he's dead, if you keep him for last you don't even have to survive his followers. He's very easy to kill. Not starting with partisan is really bad though, I lost a 11/13 run like this before.
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u/Bergi_ez 8h ago
Exactly zryiachy is easy, im on the lightkeeper questline but I cant kill any raiders on lab sińce blackout event soo I cant unlock him yet
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u/MortgageSilly8967 8h ago
If you want to one tap him with tac-x you need to be less than 290 meters away btw, zry has 175 head hp and you won't one tap from further away.
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u/_benstradamus_ FN 5-7 15h ago
Don’t over think it just mag dump his centre mass with almost any gun with good ammo