Scythe
| Scythe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Gardening |
| Weight | 2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Scythe/additem Base.ScytheForged
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| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Scythe is a long-handled farm tool with a curved blade. It mows grass and turns it into Grass Cuttings.
It suits a farmer who needs cuttings in bulk. Its main strength is speed, since one sweep clears a wide patch. It is heavy, though, and the blade dulls with use.
The Scythe is found in sheds, barns, farm storage and tool stores. It can also be put together from a Scythe Blade and a Long Stick. The Farmer is the best occupation for gardening. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Using
The Scythe mows grass tiles and tall grass. Each sweep cuts a square of four tiles at once. The Hand Scythe does the same job on a single tile. The mown grass grows back later, so a field can be cut again and again.
Mowing yields Grass Cuttings. That makes the Scythe the fastest way to gather them in large amounts.
The Scythe can be assembled by hand. The Assemble Very Long Implement recipe joins a Scythe Blade to a Long Stick. It needs a hammer and a sharp knife and Maintenance 1. Dismantle Long Implement takes it apart again.
Research Craft on the Scythe teaches three recipes. They are Forge Hand Scythe Head, Forge Scythe Head and Knap Stone Blade Scythe. That gives a path to making new blades at a forge or from stone.
Upkeep
The blade dulls with use. Sharpen Blade restores the edge by hand. A file does a poorer job, and a Grindstone also works. The blade head has its own condition apart from the tool as a whole. A spare Scythe Blade and a Long Stick make a fresh Scythe when the old one is spent.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Scythe and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Hand Scythe Head | Hand Scythe Blade | 
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/additem Base.HandScytheBlade
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| Forge Scythe Head | Scythe Blade | 
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/additem Base.ScytheBlade
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| Knap Stone Blade Scythe | Stone-Blade Scythe | 
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/additem Base.PrimitiveScythe
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How to Craft Scythe
Each recipe that makes the Scythe is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Very Long Implement
The Assemble Very Long Implement recipe makes the Scythe. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Large Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
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| Scythe Blade |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.ScytheBlade
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| Long Stick | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.LongStick
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Scythe as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Long Implement | Scythe Blade |
|
- | None | /additem Base.ScytheBlade
|
Variations
The Scythe comes in 2 versions with the same stats. Only the look changes.
| Name | Image | Look | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scythe | 
|
Standard | /additem Base.Scythe
|
| Scythe |
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Forged | /additem Base.ScytheForged
|
Locations
Outdoor supply stores and their storage rooms are the best place to look. Sheds, closet crates and farm storage shelves are almost as good. General stores and tool store storage come next. Studios, warehouses and barns turn one up now and then. Farmers' boxes and crates hold them less often. Overall the Scythe is a fairly common find in the country.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor supply store | Metal shelves | 12.3% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Metal shelves | 12.3% |
| General store | Metal shelves | 10.2% |
| Generalstore storage | Other | 10.2% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 9.8% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 6.6% |
| General store | Shelves | 6.1% |
| Barn | Metal shelves | 5.1% |
| Barn | Other | 5.1% |
| Outdoor supply store | Other | 4.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 11% |
| Closet | Other | 11% |
| Shed | Counter | 11% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 11% |
| Shed | Other | 11% |
| Shed | Shelves | 11% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 4.4% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 1.5% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 1.4% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 1.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Farm storage | Metal shelves | 11% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 6.6% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 6.6% |
| Farmer | Cardboard box | 4.7% |
| Farmer | Crate | 4.7% |
| Farmer | Metal shelves | 4.7% |
| Florist | Other | 2.6% |
| Greenhouse | Cupboard | 2.6% |
| Sun room | Other | 2.6% |
| Farm storage | Other | 2.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
Notes
- The in-game tooltip says it can be used to get Grass Cuttings.
- One sweep mows four tiles, against one for the Hand Scythe.
- Mown grass grows back, so the same field can be cut again later.
- Research Craft unlocks forging new scythe heads.
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