Plunger
| Plunger | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.3-0.5 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 5% x2 |
| Condition | 3 |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Plunger
|
The Plunger is a household cleaning tool that can be swung as an improvised one-handed club. It trains the Short Blunt skill. It is one of the weakest weapons in the game, with light damage and a tiny pool of condition.
The Plunger is quick and weighs only 0.5, but it breaks after a few hits. Its better use is as a crafting part. It makes a spear head, a stake or a wooden trowel, and barbed wire turns it into the Plunger with Barbed Wire. Plungers are found in bathrooms, janitor rooms and storage rooms, and they come back when a Spear with Plunger is taken apart.
Combat
The Plunger swings faster than normal and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.3 and 0.5 damage, so a single zombie takes many swings. The critical chance is only 5 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The light weight keeps the endurance cost very low. The other hand stays free for a flashlight or a bag. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, attack speed and crit chance with each level.
The Plunger has only 3 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point off. It rarely survives more than a handful of hits. It suits a moment of need, when nothing else is in reach. Almost any other blunt weapon is a step up, including the Plunger with Barbed Wire made from it.
Uses
The Plunger is a crafting part as much as a weapon. Bound to a Long Stick or a Sapling, it becomes the Spear with Plunger. A sharp knife carves it into a Stake or a Wooden Trowel. With pliers and a Barbed Wire, it becomes the Plunger with Barbed Wire at Maintenance 1. When worn out, it still burns as fuel.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Plunger as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon | Plunger with Barbed Wire | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Plunger_BarbedWire
|
| Bind Spear Head | Spear with Plunger | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Spear_Plunger
|
| Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | Spear with Plunger |
|
- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.Spear_Plunger
|
| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Plunger |
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Spear_Plunger
|
| Carve Stake | Stake | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.Stake
|
| Carve Trowel | Wooden Trowel | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel_Wood
|
Repair
The Plunger has 3 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape and Glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2 and Epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it.
Locations
The Plunger is a fairly common find in the right rooms. Bathroom metal shelves, janitor rooms, school storage, gas station storage and Zippee storage give the best odds. Survivor safehouses and survivor caches hold one at a fair rate. Janitor lockers, garage storage, closets, kitchens, attics, halls, living rooms and storage units hold one only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bathroom | Metal shelves | 12.8% |
| Garage storage | Other | 4.5% |
| Closet | Other | 2.3% |
| Kitchen | Other | 2.3% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Attic | Crate | 1.1% |
| Attic | Other | 1.1% |
| Hall | Other | 1.1% |
| Living room | Other | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gas storage | Counter | 12.8% |
| Zippee storage | Counter | 12.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Janitor's room | Counter | 12.8% |
| Janitor's room | Metal shelves | 12.8% |
| School storage | Counter | 12.8% |
| Janitor's room | Locker | 5.1% |
| Storage unit | Other | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 3.6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Wardrobe | 2.4% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 1.2% |
Notes
- Taking apart a Spear with Plunger gives the Plunger and a Long Stick back.
- Researching the Plunger can teach the Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon recipe.
- Hitting zombies with it gives no Maintenance experience.
- A Plunger is often worth more as a spear head than as a club.
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