Spear with Metal Head
| Spear with Metal Head | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Spear |
| Skill | Spear |
| Damage | 1-1.6 |
| Range | 0.98-1.45 |
| Crit | 20% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2.4 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SpearShort
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| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Maintenance) |
The Spear with Metal Head is a two-handed spear built around a forged Metal Spearhead. It trains the Spear skill. It shares the highest durability of any spear with the Spear with Long Metal Head.
It is also one of the lightest spears. Its damage sits in the middle of the class, below the long-headed spears and the heavy knife spears. The head is fitted to the shaft with a hammer rather than lashed on. The Spear with Metal Head is never found as loot. It is assembled from a Metal Spearhead and a Long Stick or a Sapling.
Combat
The Spear with Metal Head strikes from a long reach, so a zombie can be hit before it grabs. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage five times. Both hands stay on the shaft.
Spears can stab a zombie through a fence. With its toughness, this spear can hold a fence line for a long time between repairs. Its light weight also makes it easy to carry on long trips.
The Spear skill raises attack speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. The Spear with Long Metal Head is just as tough, hits harder and reaches further, for a little more weight. The Spear with Hunting Knife also hits harder, but it is heavier and wears out sooner. The Spear with Metal Head is best as a reliable spear for a survivor who values durability over raw damage.
Uses
The spear also works as a fishing spear, for catching fish in shallow water. Taking it apart with a hammer returns the Metal Spearhead and a broken shaft, so the head can go onto a new stick.
How to Craft Spear with Metal Head
Each recipe that makes the Spear with Metal Head is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Spear
The Assemble Spear recipe makes the Spear with Metal Head. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
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| Large Knife | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
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| Long Metal Spearhead | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.SpearLongHead
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| Long Stick | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.LongStick
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Spear with Metal Head as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Long Implement | Mace Head | 
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- | None | /additem Base.MaceHead
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Repair
The Spear with Metal Head has 10 condition and loses a point on about 1 hit in 10. The Spear and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. The head can be sharpened with a whetstone, a grindstone or, poorly, with a file. The spear can be repaired with duct tape, adhesive tape, glue, zip ties, wood glue or epoxy. Zip ties need Maintenance 1, wood glue needs Carpentry 2, and epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Each repair restores less condition than the one before it.
Notes
- Assembly needs Maintenance 1, a hammer, club hammer or mallet, and a sharp knife; both tools are kept.
- The same recipe fits a Long Metal Spearhead to make the Spear with Long Metal Head.
- Researching the spear can teach the recipes for assembling spears and for forging spearheads and crude blades.
- A Long Stick or a Sapling serves as the shaft.
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All Spears
| Name | Image | Damage | Range | Crit Chance | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear with Bone Head | 
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0.9-1.5 | 1.45 | 20 | 6 | 2.4 | /additem Base.Spear_Bone
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| Spear with Glass Head | 
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1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 2 | 2.4 | /additem Base.SpearGlass
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| Spear with Long Bone Head | 
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1.1-1.6 | 1.48 | 20 | 6 | 2.7 | /additem Base.Spear_BoneLong
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| Spear with Long Metal Head | 
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1.2-1.7 | 1.48 | 20 | 10 | 2.7 | /additem Base.SpearLong
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| Spear with Long Simple Metal Head | 
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1.2-1.7 | 1.48 | 20 | 5 | 3 | /additem Base.SpearCrudeLong
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| Spear with Long Stone Head | 
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1.2-1.7 | 1.48 | 20 | 6 | 2.7 | /additem Base.SpearStoneLong
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| Spear with Metal Head | 
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1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 10 | 2.4 | /additem Base.SpearShort
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| Spear with Simple Metal Head | 
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1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 4 | 2.5 | /additem Base.SpearCrude
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| Spear with Stone Head | 
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1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 6 | 2.4 | /additem Base.SpearStone
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