Resources are extremely scarce in Dead Space, and you need to make the best use of everything you got. That is why you need to know the weaknesses and the best way to engage every Necromorph in Dead Space Remake, so you can take them down effectively without wasting your resources.
If you are struggling to fight these necromoph enemies aboard the Ishimura, we have compiled the weaknesses of every type of Necromorph in Dead Space. We will be highlighting which weapons are useful against which type of necromorph as their weaknesses as well as information on which body parts are weak and where you should shoot.
There are three general types of Necromorphs in Dead Space. The basic Necromorphs are the commonest. The Special Necromorphs appear in unique encounters and are more potent than the Basic Necromorphs. Lastly, we have the Boss Necromorphs. You only fight them at the end of chapters, but we will still list them and their weaknesses.
How to kill basic Necromorphs
The most common type you face, basic Necromorphs, is weak to almost everything. As a rule of thumb, shoot their appendages and anything weird growing out of their body.
The only time you will have issues facing Basic Necromorphs is when there are in a large group.
Divider
- Weak Spot: None
- Weakness: Stasis, Explosions
Shoot the Divider’s limbs and head to immobilize it. As it starts to divide again to attack you, use Stasis and shoot the new dividing parts.
Exploder
- Weak Spot: Sac on Left Arm
- Weakness: Explosion
The Sac on the Exploder’s left arm is its weakness. Shoot it to explode it, killing the Exploder and nearby Necromorphs.
Guardian
- Weak Spot: Tentacles
- Weakness: Explosions
Guardian will rapidly spawn Pods for help. Use Stasis to slow it from spawning pods. Once restricted, you must shoot and dismember all of the Guardian’s tentacles to kill it.
Infector
- Weak Spot: None
- Weakness: Stasis
There is no shortcut to kill the infector. Just use Stasis to slow this Necromorph and then shoot or attack it until it dies.
Lurker
- Weak Spot: Tentacles
- Weakness: None
Shoot and destroy the tentacles growing from the Necromorph’s back to kill it.
Leaper
- Weak Spot: Limbs
- Weakness: Stasis
Use stasis to keep the Leaper from leaping around. Once slowed down, you can shoot at the Leaper’s limbs and tail to kill it.
Pods
- Weak Spot: Tentacles
- Weakness: Explosion
Pods have a single tentacle on their back, shoot it to kill them. They are spawned mainly by Guardian Necromorphs, so kill the Guardian Necromorph to stop Pods from spawning.
Pregnants
- Weak Spot: Limbs
- Weakness: Stasis
Pregnant Necromorphs carry spawns in their stomach, so you want to make sure NOT to shoot their stomach. Use Stasis to slow the monster so you can focus on shooting its limbs to kill it.
Slasher
- Weak Spot: Limbs
- Weakness: None
Shoot and dismember all the limbs to kill the Slasher.
Super Lurker
- Weak Spot: Tentacles
- Weakness: None
Shoot and destroy the tentacles growing from the Necromorph’s back to kill it.
Super Slasher
- Weak Spot: Limbs
- Weakness: None
Shoot and dismember all the limbs to kill the Super Slasher.
Swarmers
- Weak Spot: None
- Weakness: Stasis, Explosions, Fire
Use Stasis to slow Swarmers, then either use an explosive or flame thrower to kill them. You will often face Swarmers in groups.
Twitchers
- Weak Spot: Limbs
- Weakness: Stasis
Dismember all the limbs to kill Twitchers.
Poison Pods
- Weak Spot: None
- Weakness: None
These Necromorphs are passive. Anything that causes damage will kill them quickly, but they can poison you, so hit them from afar.
Super Leapers
- Weak Spot: Limbs
- Weakness: Stasis
Use stasis to keep the Leaper from leaping around. Once slowed down, you can shoot at the Leaper’s limbs and tail to kill it.
How to kill special Necromorphs
Special Necromorphs are unique enemies. They appear in multiple instances, but often alone and in specific areas. Special Necromorphs are much stronger than Basic Necromorphs. You can consider special necromorphs as mini-bosses of Dead Space and as such you need to be familiar with their weaknesses.
Brute
- Weak Spot: Sacs, Backside
- Weakness: Stasis, Explosions
The front side of the Brute is armored. Your attacks won’t damage it. You need to either get around the Brute and shoot its back t damage it. Otherwise, you can spot small Yellow Sacs on the Brute’s joints. Shoot them, and they will dismember its limbs.
Hunter
- Weak Spot: None
- Weakness: Stasis
Killing Hunter will waste too many resources in Dead Space. You just need to get away from the monster. To do so, slow down Hunters, then shoot all its limbs off. Once immobilized, run away.
Tenacles
- Weak Spot: Yellow Sacs
- Weakness: Explosion, Fire
Tentacles, as the name suggests, are just a blob of flesh with many tentacles protruding from it. All of these tentacles have yellow sacs at their base. Shoot them to keep on dismembering the tentacles. The creature dies once all the tentacles are gone.
Super Brute
- Weak Spot: Sacs, Backside
- Weakness: Stasis, Explosions
The front side of the Super Brute is armored. Your attacks won’t damage it. You need to either get around the Brute and shoot its back t damage it. Otherwise, you can spot small Yellow Sacs on the Brute’s joints. Shoot them, and they will dismember its limbs.
How to kill boss Necromorphs
Three Necromorphs appear as bosses in Dead Space. Expect everything you expect from bosses: a large health pool and powerful attacks with few weaknesses. It goes without saying that you will need Med Packs to heal against them.
Leviathan
- Encounter: Chapter 6
- Weak Spot: Tentacles, Mouth
- Weakness: Stasis, Kinesis, Explosions
The leviathan boss fight has two phases. In the first phase, shoot the sacs at the base of Leviathan’s tentacles to dismember them, damaging the boss. In the second phase, you need to shoot its mouth. If you get the chance, you can also toss a bomb into Leviathan’s mouth to damage it.
The Slug
- Encounter: Chapter 8
- Weak Spot: Yellow Sacs
- Weakness: None
The Slug’s only weakness is the sacs on its tentacles. You need to shoot them. This will damage the boss and also dismember the tentacles.
Hive Mind
- Encounter: Chapter 12
- Weak Spot: Yellow Sacs
- Weakness: None
Hive Mind’s only weakness is the sacs on its tentacles. You need to shoot them. This will damage the boss and also dismember the tentacles. In the second phase, Hive Mind will pick up explosive canisters that you need to shoot damage and kill it.
How to kill phantom Necromorphs
You will encounter Phantom Necromorphs in New Game Plus. They have high health status which makes it difficult for you to defeat them even when you are using fully upgraded weapons against these monsters.
There are three types of phantom Necromorphs:
- Phantom Slasher
- Phantom Leaper
- Phantom Lurker
All of these have three times as much health as their standard versions that you face in Dead Space. This makes it hard for you to kill them so you will need to improve your gameplay to match this difficulty.