Fighting Knife
| Fighting Knife | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.6-1.2 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 50% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.FightingKnife
|
The Fighting Knife is a one-handed combat knife built for stabbing. It trains the Short Blade skill. It shares the top damage of the short blades and has a strong crit.
It hits as hard as the Hunting Knife and crits for more damage. It wears down a little faster in return. Like any sharp knife, it also handles butchering, leatherwork, carving and opening cans. The Fighting Knife is an uncommon find, kept mostly by other survivors in their safehouses and caches. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
The Fighting Knife stabs at a short reach of 0.9 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.2 damage. The crit chance starts at 50 percent, and a crit deals four times the damage, so many crits kill outright.
The knife is one-handed and light, so each stab costs little endurance. The short reach means a zombie is always close when the knife lands. It works best against one zombie at a time.
The Short Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and attack speed as it levels. The Hunting Knife has the same damage and crit chance, with a softer crit and slower wear. The Kitchen Knife hits far softer. The Fighting Knife is one of the best short blades for a survivor who levels Short Blade.
Uses
The Fighting Knife counts as a sharp knife in crafting. It kills and butchers animals. It cuts leather into strips, twists twine and rope and carves wood and bone into small tools. It opens canned food and cuts plants. Bound to a Long Stick, it becomes the head of a Spear with Fighting Knife.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Fighting Knife as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind Spear Head | Spear with Fighting Knife | 
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- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearFightingKnife
|
| Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | Spear with Fighting Knife |
|
- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.SpearFightingKnife
|
| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Fighting Knife |
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- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearFightingKnife
|
Any recipe that asks for a sharp knife accepts it as the tool, such as Cut Up Large Leather, Cut Up Medium Leather and Cut Up Small Leather.
Repair
The Fighting Knife has 10 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull blade can be sharpened with a whetstone or a grindstone. A File sharpens it too, but poorly. Taking the knife off a spear returns it along with the Long Stick.
Locations
The Fighting Knife is an uncommon find tied to other survivors. Late game survivor safehouses give the best odds, in boxes, crates, counters, metal shelves and wardrobes. Mid game and early safehouses hold one a little less often. Survivor caches keep one on their counters now and then. Attics and closet lockers carry only the faintest chance.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 2.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing storage | Display case | 0.2% |
| Army surplus | Display case | 0.1% |
| Storage unit | Other | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor supply store | Display case | 0.2% |
| Gun store | Display case | 0.1% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Attic | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Attic | Crate | <0.1% |
| Attic | Other | <0.1% |
| Closet | Locker | <0.1% |
| Closet | Other | <0.1% |
| Garage storage | Other | <0.1% |
| Hall | Other | <0.1% |
| Living room | Locker | <0.1% |
| Living room | Other | <0.1% |
| Living room | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- A crit deals four times the damage, one step above the Hunting Knife.
- The knife wears faster than the Hunting Knife, so keep a whetstone close.
- A spear made with it can be taken apart to get the knife back.
- Late game safehouses are the best place to look.
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