Baseball Bat with Spikes
| Baseball Bat with Spikes | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 1.2-1.9 |
| Range | 0.61-1.28 |
| Crit | 40% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2.5 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 6 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BaseballBat_Spiked
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| Crafting XP | 50 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Baseball Bat with Spikes is a forged two-handed blunt weapon. It is a Baseball Bat fitted with iron bands and metal spikes at a forge. It trains the Long Blunt skill.
It shares the top damage of the bat line, and a crit deals five times the damage. The trade is a high rate of wear. The bat is made at a forge with Blacksmithing 6, so it comes later in a run than the carpentry upgrades. It comes only from that forge recipe. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The spiked 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 hits hard enough to clear a few zombies quickly at a doorway or a fence line.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. The Baseball Bat with Garden Fork Head matches it in damage, crit and wear. The Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes also deals the same damage but wears down at a quarter of the rate and holds twice the condition. The rake version needs only Carpentry 4. The forged bat makes the most sense for a smith with spare metal and no Rake Head at hand.
How to Craft Baseball Bat with Spikes
Each recipe that makes Baseball Bat with Spikes is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Spiked Baseball Bat
The Make Spiked Baseball Bat recipe makes Baseball Bat with Spikes. It needs Blacksmithing level 6. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
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8x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Iron Band - Small | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.IronBandSmall
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| Iron Piece | 
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10x | No | /additem Base.IronPiece
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| Smithing Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
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| Tongs | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
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| Metalworking Punch | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
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| Baseball Bat | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.BaseballBat
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Repair
The spiked bat has 10 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 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.
Notes
- The recipe needs a Simple Forge or better, a smithing hammer, tongs and a metalworking punch.
- The parts are eight charcoal, two Iron Band - Small and ten metal pieces.
- A Crafted Baseball Bat works as the base as well as a found one.
- Carry tape or glue, since one hit in five wears it down.
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