Cudgel with Nails
| Cudgel with Nails | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 1.7-2.5 |
| Range | 0.7-1.35 |
| Crit | 40% x3 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 6 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Cudgel_Nails
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Carpentry) |
The Cudgel with Nails is a crafted two-handed blunt weapon. It is a heavy wooden club with five nails driven through the end. It trains the Long Blunt skill.
It is the easiest cudgel to make. The recipe needs only a hammer, five Nails and Carpentry 1, and it is known from the start. The nails give it a crit that deals three times the damage. It hits a little softer than the other cudgels and wears down faster. It is also a very rare find in mid game and late game survivor safehouses. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The nailed cudgel swings below base speed and reaches 1.35 tiles. Each hit deals between 1.7 and 2.5 damage. The crit chance starts at 40 percent, and a crit triples the damage, so a crit often kills outright.
Both hands stay on the club while it is equipped. The heavy club adds to the endurance cost of every swing. It suits short fights against one or two zombies and holds a doorway well.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. The Cudgel with Railspikes and the Cudgel with Spikes are the next steps up. Both hit harder and crit more often for the same triple damage. They also need Carpentry 6 or Blacksmithing 7. The nailed cudgel fills the gap until those skills are in reach.
Uses
The nailed cudgel can be burned as fuel once it is no longer useful.
How to Craft Cudgel with Nails
Each recipe that makes Cudgel with Nails is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Nail-Spiked Weapon
The Make Nail-Spiked Weapon recipe makes Cudgel with Nails. It needs Carpentry level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Baseball Bat | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BaseballBat
|
| Nails | 
|
5x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
Repair
The nailed cudgel has 10 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off. That is a high rate of wear. 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.
Locations
The Cudgel with Nails is a very rare find. It turns up only in mid game and late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, crates, small boxes, metal shelves, counters or wardrobes, each with a tiny chance. The recipe asks only for a hammer and five nails, so crafting 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 (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% |
Notes
- The same nail recipe works on a Baseball Bat, a Plank, a Large Handle, a Field Hockey Stick and an Antique Table Leg.
- Carpentry 1 is the only skill the recipe asks for.
- Carry tape or glue, since one hit in five wears it down.
- Reading the nailed cudgel in the crafting menu can teach the Railspike and Sawblade cudgel recipes and the forge recipe for Nails.
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