Short Bat with Rake Spikes
| Short Bat with Rake Spikes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.7-1.4 |
| Range | 0.61-1.23 |
| Crit | 20% x5 |
| Condition | 15 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ShortBat_RakeHead
|
| Crafting XP | 40 XP (Carpentry) |
The Short Bat with Rake Spikes is a Short Bat fitted with the tines of a Rake Head. It is a one-handed blunt weapon that trains the Short Blunt skill.
It is one of the strongest short bat upgrades. It hits harder than the plain bat, crits five times over, and lasts a long time. It weighs the same as the plain bat. Making it takes Carpentry 4 and a full set of tools. Only survivor safehouses hold one, and only on very rare occasions. 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 Short Bat with Rake Spikes swings slightly faster than base speed and reaches about 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.7 and 1.4 damage. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage five times. Many fights end on the first crit.
One hand stays free while it is equipped. Its low weight keeps each swing cheap in endurance. That makes it good for long fights against single zombies. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Compared with the Short Bat with Nails, it hits a little harder and lasts much longer. Compared with the Short Bat with Spikes, it trades some crit chance for a far bigger crit. The Short Bat with Railspike has the same damage but trains the Axe skill. It is a strong everyday weapon for a Short Blunt fighter.
How to Craft Short Bat with Rake Spikes
Each recipe that makes Short Bat with Rake Spikes is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon
The Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon recipe makes Short Bat with Rake Spikes. It needs Carpentry level 4. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrench | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
|
| Carpentry Chisel | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.CarpentryChisel
|
| Hand Drill | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
|
| Wooden Mallet | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.WoodenMallet
|
| Short Bat | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.ShortBat
|
| Nuts and Bolts | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
|
| Rake Head | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RakeHead
|
| Leather Strips | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
Repair
The Short Bat with Rake Spikes has 15 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 20 chance of taking a point off, so it wears slowly. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance further. 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 Short Bat with Rake Spikes is a very rare find. It turns up only in mid and late game survivor safehouses. There it can sit in cardboard boxes, counters, crates, metal shelves, small boxes or wardrobes, 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 (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.1% |
Notes
- The Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon recipe needs Carpentry 4 and must be learned first.
- It takes a Short Bat, a Rake Head, one Nuts and Bolts and two Leather Strips.
- The kept tools are a wrench, a carpentry chisel, a metal drill and a mallet.
- The same recipe fits a rake head to a Baseball Bat or a Large Handle instead.
Template:ProjectZomboidWeaponTiles
All Short Blunt