Meat Cleaver
| Meat Cleaver | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.4-0.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1 |
| Crit | 15% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.MeatCleaver/additem Base.MeatCleaverForged
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Meat Cleaver is a heavy kitchen blade used for chopping meat. It is a cooking tool and a one-handed weapon. In a fight it trains the Axe skill.
The cleaver is light and swings fast. Its damage is low, and its crit chance is low too, though a crit hits hard. It slashes, which tears holes in clothing. The Meat Cleaver is a common find in kitchens, and zombie chefs often carry one. It can also be assembled from a Meat Cleaver Blade and a Small Handle. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
Each hit deals between 0.4 and 0.8 damage, so a zombie takes several blows. The reach is 1.0 tiles, which is short. The cleaver swings faster than most weapons. The crit chance starts at 15 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage by five.
The cleaver is one-handed and weighs 1, so it costs little endurance per swing. The fast swing makes up for some of the low damage. The Axe skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. It suits an early survivor who finds it in the first kitchen. Any proper axe hits much harder once one turns up.
Uses
The cleaver is a full kitchen tool. It butchers animals and kills small trapped ones. It slices bread, ham, pizza, cake, fillets and watermelon. It cuts up chicken and turkey and helps make sushi and other dishes. It carves wood into handles, stakes, spears and planks. It sharpens bones and works in the Make Fishing Rod recipe. Many recipes that call for a sharp knife accept it.
How to Craft Meat Cleaver
Each recipe that makes the Meat Cleaver is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Bladed Item
The Assemble Bladed Item recipe makes the Meat Cleaver. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Meat Cleaver Blade | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MeatCleaverBlade
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Meat Cleaver as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Bladed Item | Meat Cleaver Blade |
|
- | None | /additem Base.MeatCleaverBlade
|
Repair
The Meat Cleaver has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull edge is sharpened with a whetstone, a grindstone or, poorly, with a file. Dismantle Bladed Item takes it apart with a hammer and returns the Meat Cleaver Blade.
Variants
The game holds the Meat Cleaver under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Damage | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0.4-0.8 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.MeatCleaver
|
|
0.4-0.8 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.MeatCleaverForged
|
Locations
The Meat Cleaver is a common find. Zombies dressed as chefs carry one about half the time. Chef rooms hold one in nearly half of their boxes, counters, crates and shelves. Kitchens are the everyday spot, on counters, shelves and overhead cupboards. Diner back rooms and arena kitchens hold one at a lower rate. Restaurant kitchen counters carry a small chance.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Chef | Body | 51.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Knife store | Display case | 48.8% |
| Knife store | Other | 48.8% |
| Chef | Small box | 44.4% |
| Chinese kitchen | Counter | 22.7% |
| Butcher | Counter | 17.2% |
| Butcher | Metal shelves | 17.2% |
| Butcher | Other | 17.2% |
| Jayschicken kitchen | Counter | 16.6% |
| Spiffos kitchen | Counter | 16.5% |
| Pizza kitchen | Counter | 14.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Chef | Cardboard box | 44.4% |
| Chef | Counter | 44.4% |
| Chef | Crate | 44.4% |
| Chef | Metal shelves | 44.4% |
| Knife shipping | Other | 20% |
| Jerky factory | Metal shelves | 15.4% |
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 4.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West kitchen | Counter | 15.1% |
| Wild West kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 15.1% |
| Wild West kitchen | Shelves | 15.1% |
| Mexican kitchen | Counter | 14.9% |
| Deepfry kitchen | Counter | 13.7% |
| Western kitchen | Counter | 12% |
| Fishchips kitchen | Counter | 11.7% |
| Italian kitchen | Counter | 9.1% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 8.5% |
| Living room | Counter | 8.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Stove | 13.6% |
Notes
- The forged Meat Cleaver matches the found one in every number.
- Researching it can teach the Forge Meat Cleaver Blade and Assemble Bladed Item recipes.
- Many cooking recipes that ask for a sharp knife take the cleaver too, so one blade covers the kitchen.
- The Scrap Metal Cleaver is the crude handmade relative.
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