Handguard Dagger
| Handguard Dagger | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.6-1.2 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 50% x3 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 6 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.HandguardDagger
|
| Crafting XP | 60 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Handguard Dagger is a forged steel dagger with a guard over the grip. It is a one-handed stabbing weapon that trains the Short Blade skill. It has a high crit chance and solid damage for a knife.
The guard protects the hand when stabbing zombies that wear spiked armour. The dagger also works as a sharp knife in any recipe that needs one. It is made only at an Advanced Forge, with Blacksmithing 6. 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 Handguard Dagger stabs at close range, about 0.9 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.2 damage. The crit chance starts at 50 percent, and a crit triples the damage. Half of all hits crit at the start, so an ordinary zombie falls quickly.
The Short Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and attack speed as it levels. The guard is what sets it apart. Other short blades can hurt the wielder on spiked armour, and the dagger protects the hand instead. That makes it the knife of choice against armoured zombies. It suits a blacksmith who wants a fast, reliable sidearm.
Uses
The Handguard Dagger counts as a sharp knife. It cuts leather into strips, opens cans, twists rope and crafts twine. It carves wood and bone into handles, spoons, forks, needles and fishing hooks. It is the knife in the assembly recipes for axes, hammers, maces and garden tools. It cuts plants and butchers animals. As a steel item it can be smelted at an Advanced Furnace into Steel Chunks or molten steel.
How to Craft Handguard Dagger
Each recipe that makes the Handguard Dagger is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Handguard Dagger
The Forge Handguard Dagger recipe makes the Handguard Dagger. It needs Blacksmithing level 6. It is made at an Advanced Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Steel Bar Half | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
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| Ball-peen Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.BallPeenHammer
|
| Metalworking Pliers | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
| Steel Sheet - Small | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a sharp knife or smeltablesteelmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Cut Up Large Leather, Cut Up Medium Leather and Cut Up Small Leather.
Repair
The Handguard Dagger has 5 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 5 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, a grindstone or, poorly, with a file. A worn-out dagger can be smelted back into steel for a new one.
Notes
- Forging one needs Blacksmithing 6, a Steel Bar Half, a small Steel Sheet, a Small Handle, four pieces of charcoal, a ball-peen hammer and tongs or pliers.
- Reading the dagger in the crafting menu can teach the Forge Handguard Dagger, Forge Crude Blade and Forge Small Knife recipes.
- Keep a whetstone close, since one hit in five wears the blade.
- The dagger is the safest short blade to use on zombies in spiked armour.
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