Scissors
| Scissors | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.1 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 5% |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Scissors
|
| Crafting XP | 50 XP (Blacksmithing) |
Scissors are a household cutting tool that can be used as a one-handed stabbing weapon. They train the Short Blade skill. As a weapon they are among the weakest in the game, but they can perform the jaw stab, which kills a zombie at once from close range.
Their real value is as a tool. Scissors are needed to rip denim and leather clothing into strips, and they are a kept tool in a long list of tailoring and crafting recipes. They also cut hair and beards. Scissors are found in aesthetics salons, post offices, makeup cases and on counters and side tables in many buildings. They can also be forged. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
Scissors are a stabbing weapon with a reach of about 0.9 tiles. Each hit deals only 0.1 damage, so ordinary stabs barely harm a zombie. The critical chance is 5 percent.
The jaw stab is the only real attack. From very close, it kills a zombie in one move. That makes Scissors a last resort against a single zombie, never a weapon for a group. The Short Blade skill raises attack speed and crit chance with each level, and it lowers wear.
Scissors weigh 0.5 and use one hand. At low skill, every hit takes a point of condition off. Fighting with them uses up a tool that tailoring needs. Any knife is the better choice for a fight.
Uses
Scissors rip denim and leather clothing into Denim Strips and Leather Strips. They cut tarp into pieces, cut up belts and leather, and shred tobacco. They are a kept tool for sewing clothing, bags, holsters, padding and hide gear. They also help make the Improvised Gas Mask and the scrap metal armour pieces. Scissors change a character's hair and beard. Bound to a Long Stick or a Sapling, they make the Spear with Scissors. A worn-out pair can be smelted into a Steel Chunk at an Advanced Furnace.
How to Craft Scissors
Each recipe that makes Scissors is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Fine Scissors
The Forge Fine Scissors recipe makes Scissors. It needs Blacksmithing level 5. It is made at an Advanced Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Steel Bar Quarter | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarQuarter
|
| Ball-peen Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.BallPeenHammer
|
| Metalworking Pliers | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
|
| Metalworking Punch | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Scissors as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind Spear Head | Spear with Scissors | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearScissors
|
| Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | Spear with Scissors |
|
- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.SpearScissors
|
| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Scissors |
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.SpearScissors
|
Any recipe that asks for a scissors or smeltablesteelsmall accepts it as the tool, such as Forge Codpiece, Forge Metal Neck Guard and Forge Fingerless Metal Gloves.
Repair
Scissors have 10 condition. At low skill, every hit takes a point off. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Dull blades can be sharpened with a whetstone, at a Grindstone, or poorly with a file.
Locations
Scissors are a common find. Aesthetics salon counters give by far the best odds. Post office counters and desks and professional makeup cases hold a pair often. Farming bags hold a pair now and then. Counters and side tables in any building, offices, police offices, classrooms, laboratories and lobbies keep a pair at a lower rate.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Aesthetic | Counter | 64.1% |
| Post office | Counter | 20.1% |
| Post office | Desk | 20.1% |
| Post office storage | Counter | 20.1% |
| Laboratory | Desk | 4.1% |
| Laboratory | Other | 4.1% |
| Medical office | Metal shelves | 3.8% |
| Office | Metal shelves | 3.8% |
| Office storage | Metal shelves | 3.8% |
| Office storage | Shelves | 3.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Makeup case professional | 17.4% |
| Inside a bag or case | Farming | 9.8% |
| Inside a bag or case | Schoolbag | 2% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tailoring store | Clothing rack | 11.5% |
| Tailoring store | Counter | 11.5% |
| Tailoring store | Metal shelves | 11.5% |
| Tailoring store | Shelves | 11.5% |
| General store | Shelves | 5.5% |
| Art store | Counter | 5.4% |
| Art store | Other | 5.4% |
| Art store | Shelves | 5.4% |
| Plazastore1 | Other | 3.2% |
| Gigamart | Shelves | 2.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Counter | 5.4% |
| Any building | Side table | 4.6% |
| Any building | Office drawers | 2.9% |
| Kitchen | Other | 2.6% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 2.6% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 2.6% |
| Any building | Other | 0.9% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.9% |
| Attic | Other | 0.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 0.5% |
Notes
- Forge Fine Scissors makes a new pair at an Advanced Forge with Blacksmithing 5.
- Taking apart a Spear with Scissors gives the Scissors back.
- Keep Scissors out of fights, since tailoring depends on them.
- Researching them can teach several forging recipes, including scissors, sheep shears and small knives.
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