Block Mace
| Block Mace | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1.2 |
| Range | 0.61-1 |
| Crit | 30% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Welding: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BlockMace
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Welding) |
The Block Mace is a crafted one-handed blunt weapon made by welding a pierced metal block onto a metal rod or pipe. It trains the Short Blunt skill. It hits harder than a hammer at the top end, and it doubles as a club hammer for metalwork and stonework.
The mace is heavy for a one-handed weapon and has a short reach. Its crit chance starts at a solid 30 percent. The Block Mace comes from the Make Block Bludgeon recipe at Welding 1. It is also a very rare find in late game survivor safehouses. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for short blunt. It starts with the most Short Blunt skill. The Blacksmith and the Carpenter also start with some Short Blunt skill.
Combat
The Block Mace swings at base speed and reaches only 1 tile. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1.2 damage. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The mace is one-handed, which leaves the other hand free. Its weight makes each swing cost more endurance than a light hammer. The short reach lets a zombie get close before each blow lands. It suits a single zombie, or finishing off one that is already on the ground.
The Short Blunt skill raises damage and swing speed as it levels. Compared with the Ball-peen Hammer, the Block Mace has a higher top damage and a stronger crit chance. The hammer is lighter and works for carpentry. The Block Maul comes from the same recipe and is the two-handed choice that hits far harder.
Uses
The Block Mace counts as a club hammer. At a forge it can pierce ingots at Blacksmithing 3 and break an iron bloom into Iron Chunks. It breaks a large stone into ten Stones. With enough Masonry it chisels a Large Stone Axe Head, a Stone Maul Head or a Stone Mace Head. It is a valid tool for the Railspike Baseball Bat and the Railspike Cudgel. It smashes bones and skulls, and it can kill a caught animal.
How to Craft Block Mace
Each recipe that makes the Block Mace is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Block Bludgeon
The Make Block Bludgeon recipe makes the Block Mace. It needs Welding level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Rod | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MetalBar
|
| Welding Torch | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
| Iron Block (Pierced) | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.PiercedIronBlock
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a club hammer accepts it as the tool, such as Pierce Ingot, Extract Iron from Bloom and Break Large Stone into Stones.
Repair
The Block Mace has 10 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 20 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Once it wears out, a new one can be welded from fresh parts.
Locations
The Block Mace is a very rare find. It turns up only in late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, crates, small boxes, metal shelves or counters, each with a tiny chance. Wardrobes in those safehouses hold one even more rarely. Welding 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 (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The recipe takes a Steel Rod, Steel Rod Half, Iron Pipe or Broken Iron Pipe, a pierced iron or steel block and a Rag, Denim Strips or Leather Strips.
- It also uses two units of a Welding Torch and needs a welding mask.
- Welding 1 is the only skill the recipe asks for.
- Researching it can teach the Make Block Bludgeon recipe.
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