Large Knife
| Large Knife | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.6-1.1 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 30% x3 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Large Knife is a one-handed short blade made for stabbing. It trains the Short Blade skill. It weighs 1 and works as a weapon and a sharp knife for crafting.
It hits harder than a Kitchen Knife and lasts far longer. That makes it a sound choice for a survivor who fights with a blade. The Large Knife is found as loot, most often in survivor safehouses, and it can be assembled from a Large Knife Blade and a Small Handle. 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 Large Knife is a stabbing weapon with a reach of 0.9 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.1 damage. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit deals three times the damage.
The knife strikes one zombie per attack. Its short reach means each fight happens up close. It suits a one on one fight against a lone zombie, and a group calls for a longer weapon.
The weapon is light, so its endurance cost stays low through a long fight. The Short Blade skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. Against the Kitchen Knife, the Large Knife roughly doubles the damage and loses condition far less often.
Uses
The Large Knife counts as a sharp knife, so it works in a long list of recipes. It butchers and kills animals, cuts plants and opens canned food. It cuts leather into strips and carves bone and wood into tools and handles. It serves as the blade in the recipes that assemble axes, maces and long implements. It also binds onto a Long Stick or Sapling to make the Spear with Large Knife.
How to Craft Large Knife
Each recipe that makes the Large Knife is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Bladed Item
The Assemble Bladed Item recipe makes the Large Knife. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Large Knife Blade | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.LargeKnifeBlade
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Large Knife as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind Spear Head | Spear with Large Knife | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearLargeKnife
|
| Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | Spear with Large Knife |
|
- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.SpearLargeKnife
|
| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Large Knife |
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearLargeKnife
|
| Dismantle Bladed Item | Large Knife Blade |
|
- | None | /additem Base.LargeKnifeBlade
|
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 Large Knife has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 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, or poorly with a file. Dismantle Bladed Item takes the knife apart and returns the Large Knife Blade. That blade and a fresh Small Handle make a new knife.
Locations
The Large Knife is an uncommon find. Mid game and late game survivor safehouses give the best odds, in boxes, counters, crates and shelves. Catwalks, closets, sheds, storage rooms, studios and warehouses hold one at a low rate. Drug labs, construction sites and garage storage can also hold one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Butcher | Counter | 17.2% |
| Butcher | Metal shelves | 17.2% |
| Butcher | Other | 17.2% |
| Outdoor supply store | Display case | 14.4% |
| Gun store | Display case | 8.7% |
| Spiffos kitchen | Counter | 8.2% |
| Pizza kitchen | Counter | 7.3% |
| Seafood kitchen | Counter | 6.9% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Other | 4.8% |
| Jayschicken kitchen | Counter | 4.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing storage | Display case | 14.4% |
| Army surplus | Display case | 11.6% |
| Jerky factory | Metal shelves | 7.7% |
| Army surplus | Metal shelves | 2.8% |
| Army surplus | Shelves | 2.8% |
| Camping store | Shelves | 2.4% |
| Catwalk | Other | 2.1% |
| Storage room | Other | 2.1% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 4.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 4.5% |
| 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% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mexican kitchen | Counter | 3.7% |
| Deepfry kitchen | Counter | 3.4% |
| Western kitchen | Counter | 3% |
| Fishchips kitchen | Counter | 2.9% |
| Italian kitchen | Counter | 2.3% |
| Closet | Crate | 2.1% |
| Shed | Other | 2.1% |
| Any building | Military locker | 1.7% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 1.6% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 1.5% |
Notes
- The Large Knife can serve as a spear head for a survivor who prefers reach.
- A Spear with Large Knife can be taken apart again to recover the knife and a Long Stick.
- Researching it can teach the Forge Large Knife Blade, Forge Hunting Knife Blade and Forge Small Knife recipes.
- Keep it sharp, since sharpening restores the edge without a new blade.
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