Broom with Barbed-Wire
| Broom with Barbed-Wire | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.3-0.75 |
| Range | 0.61-1.6 |
| Crit | 5% x2 |
| Condition | 3 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Broom_BarbedWire
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Maintenance) |
The Broom with Barbed-Wire is a household Broom wrapped in a coil of barbed wire. It is an improvised two-handed weapon that trains the Long Blunt skill. The wire adds a little damage and a real crit to the Broom. It keeps the long reach of the handle and the same fragile build.
It is made from a Broom, one Barbed Wire and a pair of pliers with Maintenance 1. A few mid game survivor safehouses hold one ready made.
Combat
The Broom with Barbed-Wire swings a little faster than most weapons. Its long reach keeps a zombie out of grabbing range. Each hit still deals low damage, so an ordinary zombie takes many swings. The critical chance is only 5 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
Against the plain Broom it hits about half again as hard. The wire also gives it a crit that doubles the damage. Both break quickly, with 3 condition and a high chance to lose a point per hit. Higher Long Blunt skill raises speed, damage and critical chance. Other long blunt weapons such as the Baseball Bat hit far harder. It suits keeping a single zombie at a distance for a few swings.
Uses
The Broom with Barbed-Wire can be broken down into a Long Stick. That stick can then be carved into a Wooden Spear or used in other recipes.
How to Craft Broom with Barbed-Wire
Each recipe that makes the Broom with Barbed-Wire is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon
The Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon recipe makes the Broom with Barbed-Wire. It needs Maintenance level 1. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pliers | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Pliers
|
| Broom | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Broom
|
| Barbed Wire | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BarbedWire
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a giveslongstick accepts it as the tool, such as Get Long Stick.
Repair
The Broom with Barbed-Wire has 3 condition and loses a point on about 1 hit in 2. The Long Blunt skill and the Maintenance skill both lower that chance. Duct tape, adhesive tape and glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip ties need Maintenance 1, wood glue needs Carpentry 2, and epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Epoxy with rags needs Maintenance 4. Each repair restores less condition than the one before.
Locations
The Broom with Barbed-Wire is a very rare find. It turns up only in mid game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in a cardboard box, a crate, a small box, a counter, a metal shelf or a wardrobe. Making one from a Broom and Barbed Wire is far easier.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Wardrobe | 0.1% |
Notes
- The same barbed wire recipe works on an Ice Hockey Stick and a Plunger.
- Pliers are kept after wrapping, so one pair serves many weapons.
- A worn-out wired broom still gives a Long Stick.
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