Field Hockey Stick with Nails
| Field Hockey Stick with Nails | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1.1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.63 |
| Crit | 30% x5 |
| Condition | 7 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Nails
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Carpentry) |
The Field Hockey Stick with Nails is a crafted two-handed blunt weapon. It is a Field Hockey Stick with five nails driven through the head. It trains the Long Blunt skill.
The nails add damage and give a crit that deals five times the damage. The stick keeps its long reach and its light weight. It still wears down fast, like the plain stick. The recipe needs only a hammer, five Nails and Carpentry 1, and it is known from the start. When it breaks it leaves a Broken Field Hockey Stick with Nails, which still works as a club.
Combat
The nailed stick swings a little slower than the base speed and reaches 1.63 tiles. That reach is longer than most blunt weapons. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1.1 damage. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage by five, so a crit often kills outright.
Both hands stay on the stick while it is equipped. The light weight keeps the endurance cost of each swing low. The long reach lets it hit a zombie before the zombie can grab. It suits early fights against one or two zombies.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. Against the plain Field Hockey Stick, the nails add damage and a far harder crit at no extra weight. The Baseball Bat with Nails hits harder and lasts longer but reaches a shorter distance. The nailed stick suits a survivor who values reach over raw damage.
Uses
The nailed stick burns as fuel once it is no longer needed.
How to Craft Field Hockey Stick with Nails
Each recipe that makes Field Hockey Stick with Nails is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Nail-Spiked Weapon
The Make Nail-Spiked Weapon recipe makes Field Hockey Stick with Nails. It needs Carpentry level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Field Hockey Stick | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick
|
| Nails | 
|
5x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
Repair
The nailed stick has 7 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off. 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 Field Hockey Stick 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 Branch, a Large Handle and an Antique Table Leg.
- A broken stick leaves a Broken Field Hockey Stick with Nails, which fights on as a short blunt club.
- Carry tape or glue, since one hit in five wears it down.
- Reading the nailed stick in the crafting menu can teach the forge recipe for Nails.
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