Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon
| Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.8-2 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 30% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 4 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Welding: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ScrapWeaponSpade
|
| Crafting XP | 50 XP (Welding) |
The Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon is a welded two-handed axe. It is a Spade Head welded onto a Steel Rod or an Iron Pipe. It trains the Axe skill.
It hits hard for a home-made weapon, and its crit is strong. The cost is weight, since it weighs 4 and tires the survivor quickly. It also chops trees and cuts plants. Making one needs Welding 5 and a welding setup. It is a very rare find in late game survivor safehouses, so crafting is the usual way to get one. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
The Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon swings at base speed and reaches about 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.8 and 2.0 damage. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage four times. A crit often drops a zombie in one blow.
Both hands stay on the weapon while it is equipped. Its weight adds to the endurance cost of each swing, so long fights tire the survivor quickly. Short fights against one or two zombies suit it best.
The Axe skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. It fights exactly like the Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon. Compared with the Axe, it hits the same but weighs more. Its crits come more often, but each one is weaker. It suits a welder who has a spare Spade Head and no proper axe.
Uses
The Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon chops trees and cuts plants. It splits a log into six pieces of Firewood. It splits a large branch into four pieces of Firewood. It also works as the axe for building a Log Bench, Log Stool, Log Table and Log Stairs. It can kill animals as well.
How to Craft Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon
Each recipe that makes the Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Scrap Metal Weapon
The Make Scrap Metal Weapon recipe makes the Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon. It needs Welding level 5.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
|
6x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
| Steel Rod | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MetalBar
|
| Nuts and Bolts | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
|
| Spade Head | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SpadeHead_Forged
|
| Wrench | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
|
| Hand Drill | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a tree-felling axe accepts it as the tool, such as Bone Spike Weapon, Chop Log Into Firewood and Chop Large Branch Into Firewood.
Repair
The Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Epoxy repairs it. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it. The blade can also be sharpened with a whetstone, a Grindstone or, poorly, with a file.
Locations
The Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon 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 Weapon recipe makes this axe when a Spade Head is used as the head.
- The parts are a Spade Head, a Steel Rod or an Iron Pipe, one Nuts and Bolts, and a Rag, Denim Strips or Leather Strips.
- The recipe needs six uses of a Welding Torch, a welding mask, a wrench and a metal drill.
- Keep a whetstone close, since sharpening keeps the edge working between repairs.
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