Frying Pan

"Well somebody's gonna make them some zombie grits!"

- Ellis

The Frying Pan is a close combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2. It was one of the first weapons revealed to be in the sequel; in the very first promo for Left 4 Dead 2, Nick can be seen hitting Common Infected with it.

Like with every melee weapon, the frying pan takes the place of the pistol. It is reported to have significantly more hit-detection-rays than the Machete. As with all of the close combat weapons, the Frying Pan is capable of killing Tanks in 10 hits, Witches in 4 hits, Common in 1 hit, and Special Infected in 1-2 hits. However, it should not be used against Boomers or Spitters, for obvious reasons. The Frying Pan, like other melee weapons, inflicts a small amount of friendly fire damage when it hits another Survivor.

Tactics

 * A good strategy for using the frying pan against a small horde is to push them back, then deliver multiple hits with the frying pan, therefore keeping the Infected out of melee range, and you within melee range.