Jawbone War Axe
| Jawbone War Axe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.6-1.1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 35% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.JawboneBovide_Axe
|
| Crafting XP | 30 XP (Maintenance) |
The Jawbone War Axe is a two-handed crafted axe made from a Jawbone bound to a branch with leather. It trains the Axe skill. It is light at a weight of 2, and it swings a little faster than the standard axes.
The damage is low for an axe, so it works best as an early weapon. It is easy to make from a Jawbone, a Tree Branch and two Leather Strips. A rare copy also sits in the display cases of anthropology classrooms. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
The Jawbone War Axe swings at a speed of 1.1 and reaches 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.1 damage. An ordinary zombie usually takes several hits to go down. The crit chance starts at 35 percent, and a crit deals four times the damage, so crits do most of the killing.
The weapon is two-handed. Its low weight keeps the endurance cost per swing modest. That suits a careful fight against one or two zombies at a time.
The Axe skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. The Ax-pert trait from the Lumberjack occupation speeds up every axe swing, this one included. Against a Wood Axe or a Firefighter Axe, the Jawbone War Axe hits far softer. Its value is that it can be made early with almost nothing. It is a stopgap until a better axe turns up.
How to Craft Jawbone War Axe
Each recipe that makes the Jawbone War Axe is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Jawbone Axe
The Make Jawbone Axe recipe makes the Jawbone War Axe. It needs Maintenance level 3. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
| Jawbone | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.JawboneBovide
|
| Tree Branch | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TreeBranch2
|
| Leather Strips | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
Repair
The Jawbone War Axe has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off, so it wears quickly. The Axe and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Duct tape, adhesive tape and glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip ties need Maintenance 1, and wood glue needs Carpentry 2. Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and epoxy with rags needs Maintenance 4. Each repair restores less condition than the last.
Locations
The Jawbone War Axe is a rare find. The one reliable spot is the display case in an anthropology classroom, where it turns up fairly often. Late game survivor safehouses can hold one in a box, crate, counter, shelf or wardrobe, but the odds there are tiny.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Class room anthro | Display case | 17.3% |
| 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 (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The recipe needs Maintenance 3 and a sharp knife or a meat cleaver, which is kept.
- Researching the Jawbone War Axe can teach the recipes for the Jawbone War Axe and the Jawbone Morningstar.
- It wears out fast, so a stack of tape or glue is worth carrying with it.
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