Tire Iron
| Tire Iron | |
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| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 30% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.TireIron
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The Tire Iron is a steel lug wrench that serves as a car tool and an improvised one-handed club. It trains the Short Blunt skill. It is durable and works much like the Crowbar.
Its big advantage over the Crowbar is that it needs only one hand. In the early game that leaves room for a flashlight alongside the weapon. It also pries off barricades and fits or removes tires. The Tire Iron is a common find in mechanic shops, fire stations, sheds, warehouses and tool caches.
Combat
The Tire Iron swings a little slower than base speed and reaches about 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes a few blows. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The club is one-handed, so a light or a bag can stay in the other hand. Its moderate weight keeps the endurance cost low. It holds up well, which makes it a dependable early main weapon.
The Short Blunt skill raises attack speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. Against the Crowbar, it hits a little softer and wears out sooner, but it frees a hand. The Iron Pipe and the Steel Rod are close matches in damage, while the Tire Iron has a higher maximum condition. It is a suitable replacement for the Crowbar until a two-handed weapon makes sense.
Uses
The Tire Iron is the lug wrench for cars. It is used to install and uninstall tires on vehicles. Like the Crowbar, it also removes barricades from doors and windows, and it works as a pry bar. An Advanced Furnace can smelt it into three Steel Chunks.
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltablesteelmediumplus accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item and Smelt Medium Plus Steel Item.
Repair
The Tire Iron has 10 condition and loses a point on about 1 hit in 10. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A worn Tire Iron can still go into the furnace for steel.
Locations
The Tire Iron is a common find. Mechanic shop metal shelves hold one most often. Tool caches keep one in the tool box or on the counter. Fire station garages and storage rooms hold them on shelves, in tool cabinets and on counters. Police garages, construction sites, garage storage, closets, sheds, warehouses, studios and storage rooms hold one now and then. Survivor safehouses sometimes keep one on the metal shelves.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Car supply store | Counter | 14.7% |
| Car supply store | Metal shelves | 14.7% |
| Car supply store | Shelves | 14.7% |
| Car supply shop, sport | Shelves | 14.7% |
| Gas 2 Go | Other | 12.4% |
| Gas storage | Other | 12.4% |
| Gas store | Other | 12.4% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 8.2% |
| Construction site | Small box | 6.6% |
| Car supply store | Other | 6.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 11.3% |
| Fire station storage | Metal shelves | 9.5% |
| Fire station storage | Other | 9.5% |
| Catwalk | Other | 8.2% |
| Storage room | Other | 8.2% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Fire station storage | Tool cabinet | 7% |
| Drug shack | Counter | 6.7% |
| Construction site | Other | 6.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tools cache1 | Tools box | 10.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Tools cache1 | Counter | 6.7% |
| Tools cache1 | Bag duffel bag tint | 5.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire station garage | Other | 9.5% |
| Closet | Crate | 8.2% |
| Shed | Other | 8.2% |
| Police garage | Other | 7.6% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 7.6% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 7% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 7% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 6.6% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 6.2% |
Notes
- It lets a survivor change tires and pry off barricades without carrying a separate tool.
- Keeping a flashlight in the off hand makes it a strong choice for clearing dark houses early on.
- Researching the Tire Iron can teach the recipe for forging a Crowbar.
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