No More Room in Hell 2 — Throwables Guide

No More Room in Hell 2 treats throwables as honorary weapons: they cost no ammunition but demand timing and callouts. Get them right and they break a horde; throw them in panic and you burn a precious room-clearing tool. Here is how pipe bombs, Molotovs, frags and proximity IEDs fit into an extraction run.

What Are Throwables in NMRIH2?

Throwables — pipe bombs, proximity IEDs, Molotovs and frag grenades — are single-use explosives and incendiaries that let you clear a cluster or hold a doorway without spending rifle ammo. They are a scarce resource and occupy the same trade-off space as your melee and firearms: powerful, but only as good as the moment you choose to use them.

Because they carry no ammo economy cost, they shine exactly where firearms are expensive — clearing a room of walkers before a loud objective, or buying space when a Runner breaks your formation.

All Throwables in 1.0

• Pipe bomb — a timed fuse explosive. Best for a pre-planned horde clear on a choke point or objective line. Throw it early enough that the fuse runs out while the horde is gathered.
• Proximity IED — an emplaced explosive that arms on a trigger. Perfect for holding a doorway or spawning a trap between you and an incoming wave; place it, fall back, and let the horde spring it.
• Molotov — a thrown incendiary that spreads burning ground and lingers over time. Use it to deny an area, zone a doorway, or discourage a herd from pushing a lane, but remember the fire lingers — don't trap your own squad's escape.
• Frag grenade — a classic fragmentation explosive. The flexible option: good for a targeted cluster kill when you can place the arc, and useful as an emergency answer when a group materializes in a bad spot.

None of them are cheap, and none should be hoarded forever — a throwable still in your inventory at extraction is a tool that never got used.

When to Throw, and When to Hold

Treat every throwable as a decision point. The 1.0 weapon-guide consensus ranks them as A-tier when someone calls the throw and B-tier when someone panics in a closet — the tool is only as valuable as the moment you spend it.

• Throw when a horde is clumped on an objective line, a doorway needs holding while the squad finishes a minigame, or a Runner cluster is about to break your spacing.
• Hold when enemies are spread out, when the throw could block your own retreat, or when the noise could draw more than the target crowd.
• Pair with melee for the body of walkers and save the throwable for the moment that actually flips the fight — much like saving firearm rounds for the finale.

Team Callouts & Coordination

Throwables are a team weapon. Because one loose throw can wall off an escape or waste a room-clearing asset, coordinate before you commit:

• Call the target first — "Molotov on the door," "IED on the hallway," "pipe on the objective line" — so teammates know to hold fire and stay clear of the blast.
• Emplace before engaging — set a proximity IED on the approach to a speaker tower or extraction point before the horde arrives, then fight normally; the trap does the second wave for you.
• Never throw into a melee — a Molotov that zones a doorway also zones your own retreat; keep line of sight clear before you light it.

Used well, a single coordinated throw can save the exact ammo you need for the next objective — which is the whole point of the game's scarcity economy.