Scrap Metal Sword
| Scrap Metal Sword | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blade |
| Skill | Long Blade |
| Damage | 1.5-2.5 |
| Range | 0.61-1.4 |
| Crit | 20% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 3 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 7 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Sword_Scrap
|
| Crafting XP | 70 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Scrap Metal Sword is a long blade made from scrap metal. It is a two-handed sword that trains the Long Blade skill.
It reaches far and hits hard for a home-made weapon. It sits below the forged Sword and the Simple Sword in damage. It weighs 3 and wears out quickly. Making one takes a very high Welding or Blacksmithing skill, and late game survivor safehouses hold one on rare occasions.
Combat
The Scrap Metal Sword swings at base speed and reaches 1.4 tiles. Each hit deals between 1.5 and 2.5 damage, enough to drop most zombies in one or two swings. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage four times.
Both hands stay on the sword while it is equipped. The long reach lets it hit before a zombie closes in. That makes it good at holding a doorway or a fence line. The Long Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Compared with the Simple Sword, it has the same reach and crit but a lower top damage and more weight. The forged Sword hits harder and weighs less. The one-handed Scrap Metal Shortsword is lighter but reaches less and hits softer. The Scrap Metal Sword suits a welder who wants a long blade before reaching a forge.
Uses
The Scrap Metal Sword is a store of iron. At a Primitive or better Furnace it smelts into four Iron Chunks. At an Advanced Furnace it smelts into four Steel Chunks. At a Simple or better Furnace it can be melted into a crucible of iron for casting.
How to Craft Scrap Metal Sword
Each recipe that makes the Scrap Metal Sword is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Scrap Metal Sword
The Forge Scrap Metal Sword recipe makes the Scrap Metal Sword. It needs Blacksmithing level 7. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
6x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Iron Bar | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBar
|
| Iron Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Tongs | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
| Whetstone | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Make Scrap Metal Sword
The Make Scrap Metal Sword recipe makes the Scrap Metal Sword. It needs Welding level 8.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bar |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBar
|
| File | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.File
|
| Iron Bar Half |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
|
| Rag |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
| Wrench | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
|
| Nuts and Bolts | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
|
| Hand Drill | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
|
| Welding Torch | 
|
10x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironlarge accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item and Smelt Large Iron Item.
Repair
The Scrap Metal Sword has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off, so it dulls quickly. The Long Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull blade can be sharpened with a whetstone, on a Grindstone, or poorly with a file. When the blade finally snaps, it leaves a Broken Scrap Metal Sword.
Locations
The Scrap Metal Sword is a very rare find. It turns up only in late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, counters, crates, metal shelves or small boxes, each with a tiny chance. Crafting one is far more reliable than looking for it.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The Make Scrap Metal Sword recipe needs Welding 8, a bar stock, a half bar stock, one Nuts and Bolts, and a Rag or strips.
- Welding it uses ten charges of a Welding Torch, with a welding mask, a file, a wrench and a metal drill kept.
- The Forge Scrap Metal Sword recipe needs Blacksmithing 7 and six pieces of charcoal at a Primitive or better Forge.
- The forge recipe must be learned first, and it keeps a hammer, tongs and a whetstone or file.
- The broken sword left behind can be smelted for iron or steel.
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