Block Maul
| Block Maul | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 2-3 |
| Range | 0.7-1.35 |
| Crit | 40% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 4 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Welding: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BlockMaul
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Welding) |
The Block Maul is a crafted two-handed blunt weapon made by welding a pierced metal block onto a metal rod or pipe. It trains the Long Blunt skill. It is one of the hardest-hitting long blunt weapons, with damage close to the Wood Axe.
The price is weight and a slightly slow swing. Its crit chance starts at 40 percent, which is high for such a heavy weapon. The Block Maul 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 long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The Block Maul swings a little below base speed and reaches 1.35 tiles. Each hit deals between 2.0 and 3.0 damage. The crit chance starts at 40 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
Both hands stay on the maul while it is equipped. The weight makes every swing tiring, and a tired survivor swings slower and hits softer. The long reach lands blows before most zombies can close in. Its minimum range is a little longer than most weapons, so a zombie pressed right up close gets a shove instead of a swing. It suits a few zombies at a doorway or a fence line better than a long fight.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. Compared with the Barbell, the Block Maul hits a little harder, swings faster and weighs less. The Barbell lasts longer. Compared with the Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes, the maul hits much harder but weighs more and crits for less.
Uses
The Block Maul counts as a stone maul. It breaks a large stone into ten Stones for masonry and building work.
How to Craft Block Maul
Each recipe that makes the Block Maul is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Block Bludgeon
The Make Block Bludgeon recipe makes the Block Maul. 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
|
Repair
The Block Maul has 10 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. Once it wears out, a new one can be welded from fresh parts.
Locations
The Block Maul 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.
- The same Make Block Bludgeon recipe also yields the one-handed Block Mace.
- Researching it can teach the Make Block Bludgeon recipe.
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