Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes
| Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 1.2-1.9 |
| Range | 0.61-1.28 |
| Crit | 40% x5 |
| Condition | 20 |
| Weight | 2.5 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BaseballBat_RakeHead
|
| Crafting XP | 40 XP (Carpentry) |
The Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes is a crafted two-handed blunt weapon. It is a Baseball Bat with a rake head bolted on, so the tines stick out from the end. It trains the Long Blunt skill.
It shares the top damage of the bat line, and a crit deals five times the damage. Unlike the other spiked bats, it also lasts a long time. The recipe needs Carpentry 4 and a set of tools. It is also a very rare find in mid game and late game survivor safehouses. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The rake 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 only a little more than the plain bat, so the endurance cost per swing stays modest. The long reach lets it hold a small group at a distance. It suits most fights, from a lone zombie to a short stand at a doorway.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. The Baseball Bat with Garden Fork Head and the Baseball Bat with Spikes deal the same damage. Both of those wear down at four times the rate of the rake bat and hold half the condition. The Sheet Metal Reinforced bat lasts a little longer still but hits noticeably softer. The rake bat is the best all-round pick of the crafted bats.
How to Craft Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes
Each recipe that makes Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon
The Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon recipe makes Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes. It needs Carpentry level 4. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrench | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
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| Carpentry Chisel | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.CarpentryChisel
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| Hand Drill | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
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| Wooden Mallet | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WoodenMallet
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| Baseball Bat | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BaseballBat
|
| Nuts and Bolts | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
|
| Rake Head | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.RakeHead
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| Leather Strips | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
Repair
The rake bat has 20 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 20 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt 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.
Locations
The Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes 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 tools are a wrench, a carpentry chisel, a metal drill and a mallet.
- The parts are a Rake Head, one Nuts and Bolts and two Leather Strips.
- A Large Handle or a Short Bat takes the same rake head for other versions.
- Researching it can teach the Carve Bat, Carve Short Bat and garden fork head weapon recipes.
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