Machete
| Machete | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blade |
| Skill | Long Blade |
| Damage | 2-3 |
| Range | 0.61-1.23 |
| Crit | 20% x5 |
| Condition | 13 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Machete/additem Base.MacheteForged
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Machete is a one-handed long blade with a broad, heavy cutting edge. It trains the Long Blade skill. It is one of the most powerful melee weapons in the game.
A single hit deals a large amount of damage, the swing is quick, and the blade lasts well. It reaches further than most one-handed weapons and leaves the other hand free. It needs Long Blade levels to reach its full strength and kill zombies outright. The Machete is a rare find in survivor safehouses and farm buildings, and it can be assembled from a Machete Blade and a Small Handle.
Combat
Each hit deals between 2.0 and 3.0 damage, more than most melee weapons. The blade swings at base speed and reaches 1.23 tiles. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage by five. With multi-hit on, one swing can strike up to two zombies.
The Machete is light on endurance for the damage it deals. A heavy hit often overkills the zombie, and the game hands back some of the endurance spent. The weapon weighs 2 in a single hand, so muscle strain can build up faster than with lighter long blades.
The Long Blade skill raises speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. At higher levels most hits drop a zombie at once. The Machete suits a survivor who fights often and wants one reliable weapon. Its quick swing, high damage and easy upkeep make it a strong main weapon.
Uses
The Machete counts as a sharp knife in crafting. It cuts plants and clears bushes. It butchers animals, cuts leather into strips and twists rope from dogbane. It opens canned food with its blade. It carves wood into stakes, handles and spoons, and bone into small tools. It can chop at trees and doors, but an axe does that work far faster. The Machete attaches to the back or the belt, which lowers its carried weight.
How to Craft Machete
Each recipe that makes the Machete is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Bladed Item
The Assemble Bladed Item recipe makes the Machete. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Machete Blade | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MacheteBlade
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Machete as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Bladed Item | Machete Blade |
|
- | None | /additem Base.MacheteBlade
|
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 Machete has 13 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 25 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull blade is sharpened with a whetstone, a grindstone or, poorly, with a file. Dismantle Bladed Item takes it apart with a hammer and returns the Machete Blade. A worn Machete Blade can be reforged into a new one as many times as needed.
Variants
The game holds the Machete under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Damage | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2-3 | 13 | 2 | /additem Base.Machete
|
|
|
2-3 | 13 | 2 | /additem Base.MacheteForged
|
Locations
The Machete is a rare piece of loot. Survivor safehouses give the best odds, on their counters, crates, shelves, boxes and wardrobes. Late game safehouses hold one more often than early ones. Farm buildings hold one at a low rate in boxes, crates and shelves. Survivor caches and tool caches can hold one too. Zombies dressed as a well-known masked horror movie killer can carry one. After the first weeks, machetes also start to turn up stuck in zombies. Foraging finds one now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Army surplus | Metal shelves | 11% |
| Army surplus | Shelves | 11% |
| Farmer | Cardboard box | 0.6% |
| Farmer | Crate | 0.6% |
| Farmer | Metal shelves | 0.6% |
| Drug shack | Other | 0.4% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 0.2% |
| Drug lab | Overhead cupboard | 0.2% |
| Drug lab | Wardrobe | 0.2% |
| Drug lab | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop office | Metal shelves | 11% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 11% |
| Pawn shop office | Locker | 2.6% |
| Pawn shop | Counter | 2.2% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 1.1% |
| Farmer | Small box | 0.6% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 0.4% |
| Barn | Crate | <0.1% |
| Barn | Metal shelves | <0.1% |
| Barn | Other | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage storage | Other | 0.2% |
| Closet | Other | 0.1% |
| Any building | Crate | <0.1% |
| Any building | Shelter | <0.1% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | <0.1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Attic | Crate | <0.1% |
| Attic | Other | <0.1% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Bedroom | Crate | <0.1% |
Notes
- The forged Machete matches the found one in every combat number.
- Researching the Machete can teach the Forge Machete Blade and Assemble Bladed Item recipes.
- A Machete Blade (No Tang) can become a Machete Blade Knife instead.
- Back and belt slots both take it, so it stays ready without filling a bag.
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