Simple Sword
| Simple Sword | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blade |
| Skill | Long Blade |
| Damage | 1.5-3 |
| Range | 0.61-1.4 |
| Crit | 20% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CrudeSword
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Simple Sword is a plain forged long blade fixed to a Small Handle. It is a two-handed sword that trains the Long Blade skill.
It reaches far and hits hard, close to the finished Sword at its best. Its lowest hits are weaker, and its crit is a step below. It weighs 2, light for a two-handed weapon. It is never found as loot. It is put together from a Simple Sword Blade and a Small Handle.
Combat
The Simple Sword swings at base speed and reaches 1.4 tiles. Each hit deals between 1.5 and 3.0 damage. That drops 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. Its light weight keeps the endurance cost of each swing low for a two-handed weapon. The Long Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Compared with the Sword, it has the same reach and top damage but a weaker crit and less condition. Compared with the Scrap Metal Sword, it hits harder and weighs less. The one-handed Simple Shortsword is lighter but reaches less. The Simple Sword is a strong blade for a smith on the way to the finished Sword.
How to Craft Simple Sword
Each recipe that makes the Simple Sword is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Bladed Item
The Assemble Bladed Item recipe makes the Simple Sword. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Simple Sword Blade | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.CrudeSwordBlade
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Simple Sword as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Bladed Item | Simple Sword Blade |
|
- | None | /additem Base.CrudeSwordBlade
|
Repair
The Simple Sword has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. 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. Taking it apart returns the Simple Sword Blade, which can be fitted to a fresh handle.
Notes
- The Assemble Bladed Item recipe joins a Simple Sword Blade to a Small Handle with Maintenance 1.
- The recipe keeps a hammer, a club hammer or a mallet as the tool.
- The Dismantle Bladed Item recipe takes the blade back off with the same tools.
- A Broken Simple Sword Blade fitted to a handle gives a Broken Simple Sword instead.
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