Broken Sword
| Broken Sword | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blade |
| Skill | Long Blade |
| Damage | 1.4-1.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1.23 |
| Crit | 20% x3 |
| Condition | 13 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Sword_Broken
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Broken Sword is the snapped remains of a Sword. It is a one-handed blade that trains the Long Blade skill. It keeps more of its bite than the other broken swords, but it is far weaker than the whole Sword. It works as a backup blade until a new sword is found.
It comes from a Sword that breaks in a fight. It can also be assembled from a Broken Sword Blade and a Small Handle. Dismantling it returns the blade.
Combat
The Broken Sword swings at normal speed and reaches a little over one tile. Its damage is steady, with little gap between a weak hit and a strong one. An ordinary zombie still takes a few swings to drop. The critical chance is 20 percent, and a crit triples the damage.
It is the best of the broken swords. It hits harder and has a stronger crit than the Broken Simple Sword and the Broken Scrap Metal Sword. It also lasts longer, with 13 condition and a lower chance to lose a point per hit. The intact Sword reaches further and crits far harder. Higher Long Blade skill raises attack speed, damage and critical chance. It suits single zombies and short fights in tight spaces.
Uses
Dismantle Bladed Item, with a hammer, a club hammer or a mallet, splits the Broken Sword into a Broken Sword Blade and its handle. Reading it in the crafting menu can teach several blade recipes. These include Assemble Bladed Item and the forging recipes for the Sword Blade, the Shortsword Blade, the Machete Blade, the Simple Sword Blade and the Simple Shortsword Blade.
How to Craft Broken Sword
Each recipe that makes the Broken Sword is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Bladed Item
The Assemble Bladed Item recipe makes the Broken Sword. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Broken Simple Sword Blade | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.CrudeSwordBlade_Broken
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Broken Sword as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Bladed Item | Broken Simple Sword Blade |
|
- | None | /additem Base.CrudeSwordBlade_Broken
|
Repair
The Broken Sword has 13 condition and loses a point on roughly 1 hit in 15. The Long Blade skill and the Maintenance skill both lower that chance. The edge can be sharpened with a whetstone, on a Grindstone, or poorly with a file. A new handle can be fitted to the Broken Sword Blade with a Small Handle and Maintenance 1.
Notes
- The Broken Sword is the strongest of the broken swords.
- Researching it can teach the Sword Blade forging recipe as well as the smaller blade recipes.
- Fitting the blade to a Small Handle needs a hammer, a club hammer or a mallet.
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