Gardening Trowel
| Gardening Trowel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.2-0.4 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 30% x10 |
| Condition | 6 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.HandShovel
|
| Crafting XP | 45 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Gardening Trowel is a small digging tool that also works as a one-handed stabbing weapon. It trains the Short Blade skill. Its damage is low and its reach is short. Its crit is strong, though, and it is easy to find.
The trowel is mainly a farming tool. It tills soil, digs up worms and scoops dirt. It is a common find in sheds, farmhouses, warehouses and greenhouses. A blacksmith can also forge one. 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 Gardening Trowel stabs like a knife and reaches about 0.9 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.2 and 0.4 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes many stabs. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage ten times. A crit usually kills outright.
The short reach means the survivor must stand close to the zombie. That is risky against more than one. The Short Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and attack speed as it levels. A kitchen knife or a hunting knife does the same job with more damage. The trowel is best kept as a backup blade that also earns its place as a tool.
Uses
The Gardening Trowel tills grass or dirt so seeds can be sown. Digging with it has a chance to turn up a worm. Worms serve as fishing bait, trap bait or emergency food. The trowel also scoops dirt into a container and clears ashes from the ground.
How to Craft Gardening Trowel
Each recipe that makes the Gardening Trowel is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Gardening Trowel
The Forge Gardening Trowel recipe makes the Gardening Trowel. It needs Blacksmithing level 4. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Quarter | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
|
| Metalworking Pliers | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
Repair
The Gardening Trowel has 6 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 9 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A worn trowel is easy to replace, since it is a common find. A blacksmith with Blacksmithing 4 can forge a fresh one.
Locations
The Gardening Trowel is a common find. Farmhouse dressers and wardrobes hold one most often. Sheds, closets, storage rooms and warehouses hold one at a good rate. Garage storage, construction sites, florists, greenhouses and sunrooms are other good spots. Survivor safehouses at every stage of the game keep one on metal shelves fairly often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garden store | Other | 32% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 16.4% |
| Construction site | Small box | 15.4% |
| Garden store | Counter | 13.8% |
| Tool store | Other | 12.4% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 12.4% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 12.4% |
| Outdoor supply store | Metal shelves | 12.3% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Metal shelves | 12.3% |
| Farmer | Small box | 11.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer | Dresser | 19% |
| Farmer | Wardrobe | 19% |
| Catwalk | Other | 16.4% |
| Storage room | Other | 16.4% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Construction site | Other | 15.4% |
| Florist | Other | 12.8% |
| Greenhouse | Cupboard | 12.8% |
| Sun room | Other | 12.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 16.4% |
| Shed | Other | 16.4% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 15.4% |
| Closet | Other | 15.4% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 13.7% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 13.7% |
| Shed | Shelves | 13.7% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 13.1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 12.3% |
| Attic | Crate | 12.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer | Body | 10% |
| Inside a bag or case | Farming | 9.8% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.3% |
Notes
- Forging one needs Blacksmithing 4, a quarter bar of steel stock, three pieces of charcoal, a smithing hammer, tongs or pliers and a Small Handle.
- Reading the trowel in the crafting menu can teach the Forge Gardening Trowel, Forge Spade Head and Carve Wooden Spade recipes.
- The trowel is a light way to dig worms for fishing without carrying a shovel.
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