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[[File:SirenKF2.png|500 px|thumb|The Siren]]
[[File:SirenKF2.png|500 px|thumb|The Siren in [[Killing Floor 2|Killing Floor 2]] ]]
=== General Siren Information ===
The Siren is a slow but deadly zed capable of ranged damage and very close melee attacks. When in range, it unleashes a bone chilling screech that damages and visually disorients all players within the range of its attack. The Siren's scream ignores player armor and will destroy any grenade that has not gone off when it screams. She is considered to be of severe threat to players due to its high damage output, large area of effect attack, armor piercing, and grenade destruction. Sirens are priority targets in almost all situations and should be handled immediately. The damage of multiple Sirens '''will''' stack upon each other.


== Statistics ==
The '''Siren''' is an uncommon specimen in Killing Floor 2. It is classified as a medium enemy. Sirens appear as anorexic and skeletal females, lacking eyes and features. They also wear a metallic harness over their body, which serves as a crude bulletproof vest. Most distinctively, they have a sonic amplifier device embedded in their throats, allowing them to unleash bone-chilling screeches that damages and visually disorients players within range.
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!  
==Base Statistics==
! scope="col" | Normal
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Hard
!
! scope="col" | Suicidal
!<small>Normal</small>
! scope="col" | Hell on earth
!<small>Hard</small>
|-
!<small>Suicidal</small>
! scope="row" | Bounty
!<small>Hell on earth</small>
| £28  || £25  || £21  || £16
|-
|-
! scope="row" | XP
!<small>Kill Reward</small>
| 11 || 15 || 15 || 15
|<small>25</small>
|<small>25</small>
|<small>25</small>
|<small>25</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Base Health (Body)
!<small>XP</small>
|172||230||310||356
|<small>11</small>
|<small>15</small>
|<small>15</small>
|<small>15</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Base Health (Head)
!<small>Base Health (body)</small>
|116||155||178||193
|<small>230</small>
|<small>230</small>
|<small>230</small>
|<small>230</small>
|-
|-
!<small>Base Health (head)</small>
|<small>155</small>
|<small>155</small>
|<small>155</small>
|<small>155</small>
|}
|}
For kill reward calculations read [[Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Gameplay_-_Dosh|Dosh Mechanics]].


== Multiplayer Scaling ==
===Attacks===
- Sirens have their health value scaled accordingly to the number of players in the game. <br />
{| class="wikitable"
- The Siren's base body health is 172 on Normal, 230 on Hard, 310 on Suicidal, and 356 on Hell on Earth.<br />
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Melee (base damage)</small>
- The Siren's base head health is 116 on Normal, 155 on Hard, 178 on Suicidal, and 193 on Hell on Earth. <br />
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>13</small>
- These values are increased for every additional living player in the game, meaning the health values are determined by the number of players that are alive when they are spawned. <br />
|-
 
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Melee (damage multipliers vs. doors)</small>
 
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>3</small>
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|-
!
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Melee (damage multipliers vs. players)</small>
! scope="col" | Normal
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>1</small>
! scope="col" | Hard
|-
! scope="col" | Suicidal
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Melee (range)</small>
! scope="col" | Hell on earth
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>180</small>
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (cooldown)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>4s</small>
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (damage type)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>Sonic</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Body / Head Health (1 Player)
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (explosion damage)</small>
|172 / 116||230 / 155||310 / 178||356 / 193
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>15</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Body / Head Health (2 Players)
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (explosion falloff exponent)</small>
|189 / 121||253 / 162||341 / 187||392 / 203
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>1 (linear)</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Body / Head Health (3 Player)
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (explosion frequency)</small>
|207 / 127||276 / 170||372 / 196||427 / 213
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>0.5s</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Body / Head Health (4 Player)
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (explosion radius)</small>
|224 / 133||299 / 178||403 / 204||463 / 222
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>800</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Body / Head Health (5 Player)
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (explosion repeats for X, times)</small>
|241 / 139||322 / 186||434 / 213||499 / 232
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>4</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Body / Head Health (6 Player)
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (maximum distance from player to start)</small>
|258 / 144||345 / 193||465 / 222||534 / 242
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>900</small>
|-
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |<small>Scream (minimum distance from player to start)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |<small>130.38</small>
|}
|}
Siren will not initiate a new scream if player get closer than 130 units.<br />Scream attack can be interrupted.<br />The base damage value further modified by the difficulty-specific [[Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#ZEDs_-_Damage_multipliers|multipliers]].
===[[Perks (Killing Floor 2)|XP]] Notes===
*Killing with weapons other than your current perk grants the XP to the perk that weapons belongs to.
*Damaging with on-perk weapons and then finishing it off with an off-perk weapon divides the XP and grants it to both perks.
*Assist kills grants full XP.


'''Notes on [[Perks (Killing Floor 2)|''XP'']]'''
==Speed==
* XP rewarded for your on-perk weapons.
* Killing with weapons other than your current perk grants the XP to the perk that weapons belongs to.
* Damaging with on-perk weapons and then finishing it off with an off-perk weapon divides the XP and grants it to both perks.
* Damaging with off-perk weapons and then finishing it off with an on-perk weapon divides the XP and grants it to both perks.
* Assist kills grants full XP.
* The Katana currently does not grant XP towards any perk.
* The bash attack (default v) does not count as Berserker damage for Berserker XP, meaning it grants the XP to your current perk.


== Speed ==
Sirens move slowly when docile, and sprint when enraged.
- Sirens never sprint, they are only able to walk. <br />
- Movement speed is randomized, but is skewed towards higher values as difficulty increases. <br />
- Movement speed is set to maximum at all times on Hell on Earth difficulty. <br />


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On higher difficulties, Sirens have a chance to enrage upon sighting the players, and have a chance to enrage when shot.
!
 
! scope="col" | Normal
Movement speed is randomized within ± 10% range and further modified by a multiplier based on difficulty.
! scope="col" | Hard
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Suicidal
|<small>Walking speed (per difficulty)</small>
! scope="col" | Hell on earth
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>(180 - 220) x (0.9 / 0.95 / 0.95 / 0.95) x (1 / 1 / 1 / 1)</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Speed (Walking)
|<small>Running speed (per difficulty)</small>
|180 - 220||180 - 220||180 - 220||180 - 220
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>(248 - 303) x (0.9 / 0.95 / 0.95 / 0.95) x (1 / 1 / 1 / 1)</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Speed (Enraged)
|<small>Hidden speed</small>
|180 - 220||180 - 220||180 - 220||180 - 220
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>600</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Chance to Rage on Sight
|<small>Sprint chance</small>
|0%||0%||0%||0%
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>Normal - 0 / Hard - 0 / Suicidal - 0 / HOE - 0</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Chance to Rage when Shot
|<small>Sprint chance (when damaged)</small>
|0%||0%||5%||10%
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>Normal - 0 / Hard - 0 / Suicidal - 0.65 / HOE - 0.85</small>
|}
For comparison, by default a healthy player character with the minimal weight walks at speed of 383 units/s, and sprints at speed of 460 units/s.
 
=== Sprint Conditions ===
Should sprint if can sprint when damaged AND damaged (i.e. if sprint chance met its value) AND if distance to player laying between 6 and 12 meters (600 units < distance < 1200 units). Should sprint when frustrated. The sprint speed is equal to the walking speed.
 
==Resistances and Weaknesses==
 
[[File:Zed StatsSheet Siren.jpg|The Siren|800x800px]]
 
===Damage Resistance===
 
Sirens have a wide range of resistances, and no weaknesses.
{| class="wikitable"
!
!<small>Piercing</small>
!<small>Slashing</small>
!<small>Bludgeon</small>
!<small>Toxic</small>
!<small>Fire</small>
!<small>Microwave</small>
!<small>Explosives</small>
!<small>Freeze</small>
![[Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Weapons_-_Ballistic-explosive_tracing|<small>Shells</small>]]
|-
|-
!<small>Damage Multipler</small>
|<small>x0.5</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x0.25</small>
|<small>x0.5</small>
|<small>x0.85</small>
|<small>x0.85</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|}
|}


* For comparison, a healthy player character with minimal weight walks at a speed of 383, and sprints at a speed of 460. <br />
===Ballistic Resistance===
* These values are increased by 1% per level for Berserkers, Gunslingers and Medics. <br />
 
Sirens have no ballistic weaponry resistances, but interestingly, have one special weakness to the [[Double-barreled_Boomstick|Double-Barreled Shotgun]].
{| class="wikitable"
!
!<small>Sub-machine Gun</small>
!<small>Assault Rifle</small>
!<small>Shotgun</small>
!<small>Handgun</small>
!<small>Rifle</small>
!<small>Shotgun - DBS</small>
|-
!<small>Damage Multiplier</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1.1</small>
|}


== Resistances ==
===Hitzones===
- Sirens have no reistances, but one crippling weakness to explosives. <br />
- However, Sirens compensate for this weakness with their scream. Their screams destroy explosives and grenades in a radius around her. <br />


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Sirens have 2 weak [[Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#ZEDs_-_Hitzones|spots]], which are the head and the neck. Sirens wear a metallic plating over their bodies, which reduces the damage when they are shot in the chest and hips, acting as a crude bullet-proof vest. Note that damaging them in the neck is not the same as damaging the head; Damaging the neck will subtract from the body health, not the head health.
!
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Ballistics
!
! scope="col" | Piercing
!<small>Damage Multiplier</small>
! scope="col" | Slashing
|-
! scope="col" | Bludgeon
!<small>Head</small>
! scope="col" | Toxic
|<small>x1.1</small>
! scope="col" | Fire
! scope="col" | Microwave
! scope="col" | Explosives
! scope="col" | EMP
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Damage Taken Multipler
!<small>Neck</small>
|100%||100%||100%||100%||100%||100%||100%||200%||100%
|<small>x1.1</small>
|-
|-
!<small>Chest</small>
|<small>x0.5</small>
|-
!<small>Hips</small>
|<small>x0.5</small>
|-
!<small>All other</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|}
|}


- Sirens have 2 weak spots, which are the head and the neck. <br />
===[[Mechanics_(Killing_Floor_2)#Gameplay_-_Afflictions|Incapacitation]] Resistance===
- Sirens wear a metallic plating over their bodies, which reduces the damage when they are shot in the chest and hips, acting as a crude bullet-proof vest. <br />
{| class="wikitable"
- Note that damaging them in the neck is not the same as damaging the head; Damaging the neck will subtract from the body health, not the head health. <br />
!<small>Affliction:</small>
 
!<small>Stun</small>
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!<small>Knockdown</small>
!
!<small>Stumble</small>
! scope="col" | Hit Zone Damage Factor
!<small>Gun hit</small>
!<small>Melee hit</small>
!<small>Snare</small>
|-
|<small>Torso vulnerability:</small>
|<small>x0.5</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x0.9</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|-
|<small>Head vulnerability:</small>
|<small>x2</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x0.9</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|-
|<small>Legs vulnerability:</small>
|<small>x0.5</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x0.9</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x2</small>
|-
|<small>Arms vulnerability:</small>
|<small>x0.5</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x0.9</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|-
|<small>Special zone vulnerability:</small>
|<small>x2</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x0.9</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|-
|<small>- Incap cooldown</small>
|<small>5s</small>
|<small>1s</small>
|<small>1s</small>
|<small>0.2s</small>
|<small>0s</small>
|<small>5.5s</small>
|-
|<small>- Incap duration</small>
|<small>1.5s</small>
|<small>---</small>
|<small>---</small>
|<small>---</small>
|<small>---</small>
|<small>3s</small>
|-
|<small>- Dissipation rate</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|-
|<small>- Incap threshold</small>
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>100</small>
|-
|<small>Affliction:</small>
|<small>Poison</small>
|<small>Microwave</small>
|<small>Fire panic</small>
|<small>EMP</small>
|<small>Freeze</small>
|<small>Bleed</small>
|-
|<small>- Vulnerability</small>
|<small>x0.15</small>
|<small>x3</small>
|<small>x0.9</small>
|<small>x2.5</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|<small>x1</small>
|-
|<small>- Incap cooldown</small>
|<small>20.5s</small>
|<small>6.5s</small>
|<small>6s</small>
|<small>5s</small>
|<small>1.5s</small>
|<small>---</small>
|-
|<small>- Incap duration</small>
|<small>5s</small>
|<small>4s</small>
|<small>5s</small>
|<small>5s</small>
|<small>4.2s</small>
|<small>---</small>
|-
|<small>- Dissipation rate</small>
|<small>-10/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|<small>-10/s</small>
|<small>-50/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|<small>-20/s</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Head
|<small>- Incap threshold</small>
|110%
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>100 (EMP Disrupt - 25, Bleed - 65)</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Neck
|<small>Knockdown (getup duration)</small>
|110%
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>2s</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Chest
|<small>Stun (time + wakeup duration)</small>
|50%
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>1.5s + 1.33s, for PvP ZEDs - 2s + 1.33s</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Hips
|<small>Freeze (time + thaw duration)</small>
|50%
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>4.2s + 1.33s, for PvP ZEDs - 2s + 1.33s</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | All other
|<small>Stumble (duration)</small>
|100%
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>Between (0.87-1.4)s</small>
|-
|-
|<small>Parry (duration)</small>
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>Between (0.87-1)s</small>
|}
|}
==Behavior==
The Siren is a glass cannon. It is a slow-moving, area of effect damage ZED.
Upon spawning, it will walk towards the nearest player. Upon getting close to a target, they will begin to attack by screaming.
Siren screams deal massive damage which increases based on how close they are to the player.
Siren screams ignore armor.
Siren screams will stack with other Sirens and deal damage separately.
Siren screams visually distort the area around them and cause players' screens to shake violently depending on how close they are to players.
Siren screams destroy grenades and explosives (including C4 that has been placed on the ground), unless used by a [[Demolitionist_(Killing_Floor_2)|Demolitionist]] with the ''Siren Resistance'' skill.
After screaming, the Siren has a short cooldown time before it can scream again.
If a player is standing right in melee range of a Siren, it will attempt to scratch or bite instead of scream, though sometimes it will scream regardless.
On Suicidal and Hell On Earth, Sirens do not gain any additional abilities.
==Miscellaneous Information==
Teleportation:
{| class="wikitable"
|<small>Frustration delay</small>
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>Random (2.5-5)s</small>
|-
|<small>Disabled, when total AI remains</small>
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>cannot teleport</small>
|-
|<small>Cooldown</small>
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>cannot teleport</small>
|-
|<small>When hidden, can use after</small>
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>cannot teleport</small>
|-
|<small>When spawned, can use after</small>
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |<small>cannot teleport</small>
|}
Various information:
*Siren cannot teleport.
*(PvP) Rally boost: forces AI Sirens to sprint, players do x1.2 more damage.
*Damage to doors = 39.
*ZED mass = 50.
*Should sprint if can sprint when damaged AND damaged (i.e. if sprint chance met its value) AND if distance to player laying between 6 and 12 meters (600 units < distance < 1200 units). Should sprint when frustrated. The sprint speed is equal to the walking speed.
*[[EMP_Grenade|EMP]] effect (disrupt) prevents Siren's scream attack.
*Scream attack considered as an explosion with the "Sonic" damage type.
*Scream attack can be interrupted.
*Each scream attack is a group of 4 sub-attacks performed in waves.
*Each sub-attack creates an anti-projectile shield that lasts for 2.2 seconds.
*Scream cooldown timer begin with the first wave of each scream attack.
*Siren will not initiate a new scream if player get closer than 130.38 units.
*Visual effect of scream attack - 6 seconds.
*Scream attack completely ignore the [[Combat_Armor|armor]] and does damage to the actual health.
==Extermination Tactics==
The Siren is deceptively durable despite its lanky build and looks. This is largely due to the metallic harness that they wear over their bodies which absorb damage.<br />Sirens are extremely dangerous specimens and are capable of killing entire teams quickly when too many of them are left alive to scream in melee range.<br />Sirens move very slowly, and therefore should be taken care of from a distance long before they have a chance to scream.<br />The presence of Sirens also disables the use of explosives, which can prove deadly when a horde of ZEDs are traveling with Sirens in the pack, who can scream to prevent explosives from easily taking out a group of ZEDs.<br />Sirens can be easily killed by perks that use high powered ballistic weaponry from a distance. Namely, the [[Commando_(Killing_Floor_2)|Commando]] and the [[Sharpshooter_(Killing_Floor_2)|Sharpshooter]], who both excel at killing Sirens from a long distance safely.<br />[[Support_(Killing_Floor_2)|Support Specialist]] can take out Sirens relatively well at medium to close range, but they risk taking damage from screams. However, one shotgun blast to the head usually decapitates them instantly. Interestingly, the game encourages Support Specialists to get up close and personal with the Siren, especially with the Double Barreled Shotgun's increased damage multiplier, to kill them.<br />The [[Berserker_(Killing_Floor_2)|Berserker]] has no choice but to tank the scream if they are engaging Sirens. However, one well-placed strong attack to the head usually kills them instantly as well, stopping the scream immediately. Berserkers can also wait for the cooldown between Screams to attack.<br />[[Demolitionist_(Killing_Floor_2)|Demolitionist]] can exterminate Sirens the quickest with their powerful explosive weapons that do not require perfect aim. Once a Demolitionist acquires the ''Siren Resistance'' skill, they can quickly and reliably dispatch even groups of Sirens with their high powered explosive weapons. Before then, try to only shoot at Sirens in between their screams.<br />When faced with groups of Sirens, it is often wiser to clear a path and back off so you can kill the Sirens safely from a distance, rather than risk getting surrounded by Sirens in every direction. A wipe is almost guaranteed if there are multiple Sirens screaming at the same time among the team, as the damage done by multiple Sirens stack.


== Behavior and Extermination Tactics ==
==Gallery==
- Sirens, while slow, are capable of doing massive area of effect damage. Their scream is extremely potent and lets out a visible distortion field, which indicates the range of their scream. <br />
- Do not throw grenades at Sirens as they will just scream and destroy them. Kill Sirens from a distance before throwing any grenades. <br />
- Level 14 and below [[Demolitionist_(Killing_Floor_2)|Demolitionists]] without the "Siren Resistance" skill should be extra careful around Sirens as their screams destroy explosives. This includes [[C4]] that has been placed on the ground in advance. When using their projectile weapons, time your shots inbetween screams. <br />
- [[Gunslinger_(Killing_Floor_2)|Gunslingers]] and [[Commando_(Killing_Floor_2)|Commandos]] have high powered, long range ballistic weapons that can take out a Siren from long range with headshots before they can do any damage. Therefore, they are the most suited for exterminating Sirens and should do so on any given opportunity. <br /> Demolitionists can eliminate Sirens the quickest, but caution must be exercised when shooting at Sirens without the [[Siren Resistance]] skill.<br />
- [[Support_(Killing_Floor_2|Supports]], [[Firebug_(Killing_Floor_2)|Firebugs]] and [[Berserker_(Killing_Floor_2)|Berserkers]] are capable of killing Sirens very quickly with their high tier weapons at close range. Berserkers can kill Sirens in a single explosive shell with the [[Pulverizer]], while Supports can reliably decapitate Sirens with a well-placed shot from the [[Double-Barrel Boomstick]]. However, it is risky to do so as the damage of their scream is greatly increased the closer you are to her.<br />
- On higher difficulties, Sirens don't gain any additional abilities. Instead, the damage of their scream is increased as difficulty increases. They remain high damage threats that must be destroyed before they close the distance.


== Gallery ==
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File:Kf2_siren_gallery_1.png|Artbook concept 1|alt=Artbook
File:Kf2_siren_gallery_2.png|Artbook concept 2|alt=Artbook
File:Kf2_siren_gallery_3.png|Artbook renders|alt=Artbook
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 15:58, 20 July 2018

The Siren

The Siren is an uncommon specimen in Killing Floor 2. It is classified as a medium enemy. Sirens appear as anorexic and skeletal females, lacking eyes and features. They also wear a metallic harness over their body, which serves as a crude bulletproof vest. Most distinctively, they have a sonic amplifier device embedded in their throats, allowing them to unleash bone-chilling screeches that damages and visually disorients players within range.

Base Statistics

Normal Hard Suicidal Hell on earth
Kill Reward 25 25 25 25
XP 11 15 15 15
Base Health (body) 230 230 230 230
Base Health (head) 155 155 155 155

For kill reward calculations read Dosh Mechanics.

Attacks

Melee (base damage) 13
Melee (damage multipliers vs. doors) 3
Melee (damage multipliers vs. players) 1
Melee (range) 180
Scream (cooldown) 4s
Scream (damage type) Sonic
Scream (explosion damage) 15
Scream (explosion falloff exponent) 1 (linear)
Scream (explosion frequency) 0.5s
Scream (explosion radius) 800
Scream (explosion repeats for X, times) 4
Scream (maximum distance from player to start) 900
Scream (minimum distance from player to start) 130.38

Siren will not initiate a new scream if player get closer than 130 units.
Scream attack can be interrupted.
The base damage value further modified by the difficulty-specific multipliers.

XP Notes

  • Killing with weapons other than your current perk grants the XP to the perk that weapons belongs to.
  • Damaging with on-perk weapons and then finishing it off with an off-perk weapon divides the XP and grants it to both perks.
  • Assist kills grants full XP.

Speed

Sirens move slowly when docile, and sprint when enraged.

On higher difficulties, Sirens have a chance to enrage upon sighting the players, and have a chance to enrage when shot.

Movement speed is randomized within ± 10% range and further modified by a multiplier based on difficulty.

Walking speed (per difficulty) (180 - 220) x (0.9 / 0.95 / 0.95 / 0.95) x (1 / 1 / 1 / 1)
Running speed (per difficulty) (248 - 303) x (0.9 / 0.95 / 0.95 / 0.95) x (1 / 1 / 1 / 1)
Hidden speed 600
Sprint chance Normal - 0 / Hard - 0 / Suicidal - 0 / HOE - 0
Sprint chance (when damaged) Normal - 0 / Hard - 0 / Suicidal - 0.65 / HOE - 0.85

For comparison, by default a healthy player character with the minimal weight walks at speed of 383 units/s, and sprints at speed of 460 units/s.

Sprint Conditions

Should sprint if can sprint when damaged AND damaged (i.e. if sprint chance met its value) AND if distance to player laying between 6 and 12 meters (600 units < distance < 1200 units). Should sprint when frustrated. The sprint speed is equal to the walking speed.

Resistances and Weaknesses

The Siren

Damage Resistance

Sirens have a wide range of resistances, and no weaknesses.

Piercing Slashing Bludgeon Toxic Fire Microwave Explosives Freeze Shells
Damage Multipler x0.5 x1 x1 x0.25 x0.5 x0.85 x0.85 x1 x1

Ballistic Resistance

Sirens have no ballistic weaponry resistances, but interestingly, have one special weakness to the Double-Barreled Shotgun.

Sub-machine Gun Assault Rifle Shotgun Handgun Rifle Shotgun - DBS
Damage Multiplier x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1.1

Hitzones

Sirens have 2 weak spots, which are the head and the neck. Sirens wear a metallic plating over their bodies, which reduces the damage when they are shot in the chest and hips, acting as a crude bullet-proof vest. Note that damaging them in the neck is not the same as damaging the head; Damaging the neck will subtract from the body health, not the head health.

Damage Multiplier
Head x1.1
Neck x1.1
Chest x0.5
Hips x0.5
All other x1

Incapacitation Resistance

Affliction: Stun Knockdown Stumble Gun hit Melee hit Snare
Torso vulnerability: x0.5 x1 x1 x0.9 x1 x1
Head vulnerability: x2 x1 x1 x0.9 x1 x1
Legs vulnerability: x0.5 x1 x1 x0.9 x1 x2
Arms vulnerability: x0.5 x1 x1 x0.9 x1 x1
Special zone vulnerability: x2 x1 x1 x0.9 x1 x1
- Incap cooldown 5s 1s 1s 0.2s 0s 5.5s
- Incap duration 1.5s --- --- --- --- 3s
- Dissipation rate -20/s -20/s -20/s -20/s -20/s -20/s
- Incap threshold 100
Affliction: Poison Microwave Fire panic EMP Freeze Bleed
- Vulnerability x0.15 x3 x0.9 x2.5 x1 x1
- Incap cooldown 20.5s 6.5s 6s 5s 1.5s ---
- Incap duration 5s 4s 5s 5s 4.2s ---
- Dissipation rate -10/s -20/s -10/s -50/s -20/s -20/s
- Incap threshold 100 (EMP Disrupt - 25, Bleed - 65)
Knockdown (getup duration) 2s
Stun (time + wakeup duration) 1.5s + 1.33s, for PvP ZEDs - 2s + 1.33s
Freeze (time + thaw duration) 4.2s + 1.33s, for PvP ZEDs - 2s + 1.33s
Stumble (duration) Between (0.87-1.4)s
Parry (duration) Between (0.87-1)s

Behavior

The Siren is a glass cannon. It is a slow-moving, area of effect damage ZED.

Upon spawning, it will walk towards the nearest player. Upon getting close to a target, they will begin to attack by screaming.

Siren screams deal massive damage which increases based on how close they are to the player.

Siren screams ignore armor.

Siren screams will stack with other Sirens and deal damage separately.

Siren screams visually distort the area around them and cause players' screens to shake violently depending on how close they are to players.

Siren screams destroy grenades and explosives (including C4 that has been placed on the ground), unless used by a Demolitionist with the Siren Resistance skill.

After screaming, the Siren has a short cooldown time before it can scream again.

If a player is standing right in melee range of a Siren, it will attempt to scratch or bite instead of scream, though sometimes it will scream regardless.

On Suicidal and Hell On Earth, Sirens do not gain any additional abilities.

Miscellaneous Information

Teleportation:

Frustration delay Random (2.5-5)s
Disabled, when total AI remains cannot teleport
Cooldown cannot teleport
When hidden, can use after cannot teleport
When spawned, can use after cannot teleport

Various information:

  • Siren cannot teleport.
  • (PvP) Rally boost: forces AI Sirens to sprint, players do x1.2 more damage.
  • Damage to doors = 39.
  • ZED mass = 50.
  • Should sprint if can sprint when damaged AND damaged (i.e. if sprint chance met its value) AND if distance to player laying between 6 and 12 meters (600 units < distance < 1200 units). Should sprint when frustrated. The sprint speed is equal to the walking speed.
  • EMP effect (disrupt) prevents Siren's scream attack.
  • Scream attack considered as an explosion with the "Sonic" damage type.
  • Scream attack can be interrupted.
  • Each scream attack is a group of 4 sub-attacks performed in waves.
  • Each sub-attack creates an anti-projectile shield that lasts for 2.2 seconds.
  • Scream cooldown timer begin with the first wave of each scream attack.
  • Siren will not initiate a new scream if player get closer than 130.38 units.
  • Visual effect of scream attack - 6 seconds.
  • Scream attack completely ignore the armor and does damage to the actual health.

Extermination Tactics

The Siren is deceptively durable despite its lanky build and looks. This is largely due to the metallic harness that they wear over their bodies which absorb damage.
Sirens are extremely dangerous specimens and are capable of killing entire teams quickly when too many of them are left alive to scream in melee range.
Sirens move very slowly, and therefore should be taken care of from a distance long before they have a chance to scream.
The presence of Sirens also disables the use of explosives, which can prove deadly when a horde of ZEDs are traveling with Sirens in the pack, who can scream to prevent explosives from easily taking out a group of ZEDs.
Sirens can be easily killed by perks that use high powered ballistic weaponry from a distance. Namely, the Commando and the Sharpshooter, who both excel at killing Sirens from a long distance safely.
Support Specialist can take out Sirens relatively well at medium to close range, but they risk taking damage from screams. However, one shotgun blast to the head usually decapitates them instantly. Interestingly, the game encourages Support Specialists to get up close and personal with the Siren, especially with the Double Barreled Shotgun's increased damage multiplier, to kill them.
The Berserker has no choice but to tank the scream if they are engaging Sirens. However, one well-placed strong attack to the head usually kills them instantly as well, stopping the scream immediately. Berserkers can also wait for the cooldown between Screams to attack.
Demolitionist can exterminate Sirens the quickest with their powerful explosive weapons that do not require perfect aim. Once a Demolitionist acquires the Siren Resistance skill, they can quickly and reliably dispatch even groups of Sirens with their high powered explosive weapons. Before then, try to only shoot at Sirens in between their screams.
When faced with groups of Sirens, it is often wiser to clear a path and back off so you can kill the Sirens safely from a distance, rather than risk getting surrounded by Sirens in every direction. A wipe is almost guaranteed if there are multiple Sirens screaming at the same time among the team, as the damage done by multiple Sirens stack.

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