Toxic grenade
| "Talk about the gift that keeps on giving! Poison delivered with every shard of shrapnel!" In-game description
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Toxic Grenades is a throwing weapon that appears in Dying Light. The blueprint is achieved upon unlocking the DIY Grenades skill
Overview
Toxic Grenades possess a passive post-explosion effect which can occasionally backfire on the player. Once thrown, a timer will begin and once it ends, the grenade will explode. However, this weapon is almost completely inferior to Toxic Trap Bombs as humans will actually run away from these when it's thrown. This can still force humans out of cover if the player has a good aim and wishes to kill their enemies quicker.
It is particularly useful against Goons and Demolishers, due to the slow speed of the former and the latter's tendency of standing still and tossing boulders. Due to their inability to transform into an elemental form, it is a risk free explosive that applies damage over time while also blowing away any surrounding hordes around these enemies.
The player may still use this weapon on hordes as the initial explosion has lessen their health, enough for the damage-over-time effect to kill them off. Against hordes, throw a Firecrackers before throwing this weapon in order to maximize its use. Just remember that Biters transform into elemental infected upon being poisoned, making them difficult to interact with in short range.
Upon being thrown, an icon may appear on screen to alert the player if they are too close to the blast radius of the grenade. It's important to take mind of this alert as this weapon is can harm players when they are standing too close to it. However at the end of the day, it's still an explosive, it can harm the player and it makes lots of noise so use it at your own risk
Blueprint
| Blueprint | Requirement | Effects/Usage |
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| Toxic Grenades |
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Poisons infected/humans that it explodes near. Explosion will draw Virals/Volatiles. |
Trivia
- Despite its description, it functions the same way Toxic Bolts and Toxic Trap Bombs do, by creating a poisonous cloud upon activation