Baseball Bat with Railspike
| Baseball Bat with Railspike | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 1.2-1.9 |
| Range | 0.61-1.28 |
| Crit | 40% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2.5 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BaseballBat_RailSpike
|
| Crafting XP | 40 XP (Carpentry) |
The Baseball Bat with Railspike is a crafted two-handed weapon made by driving two railroad spikes through a Baseball Bat. Unlike most bats, it counts as an axe and trains the Axe skill. It shares the top damage of the bat line, and a crit deals five times the damage.
The trade is wear. It wears down fast, so the bat needs frequent repairs. The recipe needs Carpentry 4, a club hammer or sledgehammer, and a drill. The weapon is a very rare find in mid game and late game survivor safehouses. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
The railspike bat swings at base speed and reaches about 1.28 tiles. Each hit deals between 1.2 and 1.9 damage. The crit chance starts at 40 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage by five, so a crit usually kills outright.
Both hands stay on the bat while it is equipped. It weighs a little more than the plain bat, so each swing costs a little more endurance. It hits hard enough to clear a few zombies quickly at a doorway or a fence line.
The Axe skill raises attack speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. A high Axe skill also raises the chance of pushing off a zombie that grabs from the front. That makes the railspike bat a good pick for a character built around axes, such as a Lumberjack. The Baseball Bat with Sawblade is the other axe bat. The railspike bat crits more often, while the sawblade bat lasts longer and can cut wood. For a Long Blunt build, the Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes gives the same damage with far less wear.
How to Craft Baseball Bat with Railspike
Each recipe that makes the Baseball Bat with Railspike is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Railspike Baseball Bat
The Make Railspike Baseball Bat recipe makes the Baseball Bat with Railspike. It needs Carpentry level 4. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.ClubHammer
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| Hand Drill | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
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| Railroad Spike | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.RailroadSpike
|
| Leather Strips | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
| Baseball Bat | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BaseballBat
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironsmall accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item and Smelt Small Iron Item.
Repair
The railspike bat has 10 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape and Glue repair it with no skill. Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and Epoxy with Rags needs Maintenance 4. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it. A spent bat can be smelted at a furnace for a small amount of iron or steel.
Locations
The Baseball Bat with Railspike is a very rare find. It turns up only in mid game and late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, crates, small boxes, metal shelves, counters or wardrobes, each with a tiny chance. Crafting one is far more reliable than looking for it.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.1% |
Notes
- The parts are two Railroad Spikes and one Leather Strips on a Baseball Bat or Crafted Baseball Bat.
- The drill can be a wood drill or a metal drill.
- Hits with it train Axe, not Long Blunt.
- Researching it can teach the Carve Bat, Carve Short Bat and Bone Spike Weapon recipes.
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