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How to Beat Cyst and Weaknesses

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Cyst is a Small Zed Enemy in Killing Floor 3 (KF3). See Cyst's weaknesses and weak points, how to beat Cyst, and its drops here!

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Cyst Overview

Cyst Weakness and Weakpoints

Cyst
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Biological Biological
Strength N/A
Weakpoint • Head
Drops
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Cyst Profile

ID SI-07 Class CAMBION
Year Introduced 2019 Height 76 in
Weight 185 lb Life Expectancy 6 mo
Production Volume 4,780,528 units/yr
Description
A cost-conscious alternative to the clot, the cyst was created for developing nations that didn't possess the robust military budgets of their more industrialized counterparts. Whereas the clot has been upgraded with the latest cybernetic augmentations, the cyst remains wholly organic.

How to Beat Cyst

Cyst Tips

◆ Weakest zed.
◆ Avoid grabs and ranged spit.
◆ Executes downed players.

Cyst Drops and Materials

Cyst Item Drops

Cyst Crafting Material Drops
Killing Floor 3 Chemical Agent Chemical Agent Killing Floor 3 Bio Sample Bio Sample

Cyst can drop the above materials when killed. These materials can be used to craft and upgrade various mods to create customized loadouts for weapons.

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Clot Clot Crawler LarvaCrawler Larva Crawler Crawler
Cyst Cyst Bloat Bloat Gorefast Gorefast
Husk Husk Siren Siren Fleshpound Fleshpound
Scrake Scrake Mire Clot Mire Clot Mire Cyst Mire Cyst

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