Pipe Wrench
| Pipe Wrench | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 25% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.PipeWrench
|
The Pipe Wrench is a plumbing tool that doubles as a one-handed blunt weapon. It trains the Short Blunt skill. As a weapon it sits among the weaker short blunt options, with modest damage and a short reach.
Its real value is as a tool. The Pipe Wrench is what connects a sink to a water supply, which makes it one of the key items for a long-term base. Many survivors keep one for plumbing and fight with something stronger. The Pipe Wrench is found as loot in tool caches, fire stations and the counters of many shops and kitchens. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for short blunt. It starts with the most Short Blunt skill. The Blacksmith and the Carpenter also start with some Short Blunt skill.
Combat
The Pipe Wrench swings at normal speed and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes several swings to drop. The critical chance starts at 25 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The weapon is one-handed and weighs 1.5. That leaves the other hand free for a flashlight or a bag. The light weight keeps endurance use low, so the wrench can be swung for longer than a heavy two-handed weapon.
Higher Short Blunt skill raises damage, attack speed and critical chance. It also lowers the chance of the wrench losing condition on each hit. The Pipe Wrench suits single zombies in a house or a narrow hallway. Against a crowd, a long blunt weapon or an axe does far more work per swing.
Uses
The Pipe Wrench is the tool for plumbing. It connects a sink or other water fixture to a water supply such as a rain collector barrel. A plumbed sink gives running water inside the base. Once the wrench is worn out, it can be smelted at an Advanced Furnace. The Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item recipe turns it into three Steel Chunks.
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltablesteelmediumplus accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item and Smelt Medium Plus Steel Item.
Repair
The Pipe Wrench has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 25 chance of taking one point off. The Short Blunt skill and the Maintenance skill both lower that chance. A trained survivor can swing the same wrench for far longer before it wears down.
Locations
The Pipe Wrench is a fairly common find. The best odds are in tool caches, where the tools box holds one in a fair share of cases. Fire station garages and storage rooms keep one on shelves at a similar rate. It also turns up on counters across many shops and kitchens. Bars, cafes, bakeries, cafeterias, restaurant kitchens, break rooms and a butcher shop can all hold one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tools cache1 | Tools box | 16.3% |
| Tools cache1 | Counter | 10.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Tools cache1 | Bag duffel bag tint | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 14.3% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 14.3% |
| Bakery | Counter | 9.8% |
| Bakery kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Bar | Counter | 9.8% |
| Twiggy's bar counter | Counter | 9.8% |
| Bar kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Bar storage | Counter | 9.8% |
| Burger kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Butcher | Counter | 9.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire station garage | Other | 14.2% |
| Arena kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Arenakitchen storage | Counter | 9.8% |
| Catfish kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Deepfry kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Dining | Counter | 9.8% |
| Fishchips kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Italian kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Mexican kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Theatre kitchen | Counter | 9.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire station storage | Metal shelves | 14.2% |
| Fire station storage | Other | 14.2% |
| Drug shack | Counter | 10% |
| Break room | Counter | 9.8% |
| Hotdog stand | Counter | 9.8% |
| Juice stand | Counter | 9.8% |
| Viplounge | Counter | 9.8% |
| Construction site | Other | 9.2% |
| Catwalk | Other | 8.2% |
| Storage room | Other | 8.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 2.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 1.9% |
Notes
- A spare Pipe Wrench is worth keeping at the base, so a broken one never stops the plumbing work.
- Plumbing a sink to a rain collector barrel gives running water indoors.
- A worn-out wrench still has value as steel at an Advanced Furnace.
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