Wrench
| Wrench | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 20% x2 |
| Condition | 9 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Wrench
|
| Crafting XP | 50 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Wrench is a steel hand tool used for vehicle repairs. It also serves as a one-handed blunt weapon that trains the Short Blunt skill.
As a weapon it is a solid early pick. It swings at base speed, weighs only 1 and can hit two zombies with one swing. Its damage is modest, and its crits only double the hit. Its main value is as a mechanic's tool and as the kept tool in many scrap metal and weapon recipes. The Wrench is a common find in tool caches, mechanic shops, fire stations and tool cabinets. 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 Wrench swings at base speed and reaches 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes a few swings to drop. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit doubles the damage. One swing can hit up to two zombies.
One hand stays free while it is equipped. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Compared with the Wooden Mallet, the Wrench hits a little harder but wears out a little sooner. It is a fair sidearm for a mechanic who carries it anyway. A dedicated club or hammer takes over once one turns up.
Uses
The Wrench is one of the most important tools for vehicle work. It is needed to remove and install the gas tank, the muffler, the brakes, the suspension, the trunk lid and the hood. It is also needed to repair or dismantle the engine. In crafting, it is the kept tool for many welded scrap metal weapons and scrap metal armour. It also fits sawblades, rake spikes, garden fork heads, brake discs and sheet metal onto clubs. Tire armour pieces need it as well. At an Advanced Furnace, an old wrench smelts down into steel.
How to Craft Wrench
Each recipe that makes the Wrench is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Wrench
The Forge Wrench recipe makes the Wrench. It needs Blacksmithing level 5. It is made at an Advanced Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Steel Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Ball-peen Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.BallPeenHammer
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
| Metalworking Chisel | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
|
| Calipers | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Calipers
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltablesteelmedium or wrench accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item, Smelt Medium Steel Item and Make Sawblade Hatchet.
Repair
The Wrench has 9 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A worn wrench can be smelted for steel at an Advanced Furnace. A new one can be forged at an Advanced Forge with Blacksmithing 5. Forging takes a Steel Bar Half and charcoal, with a ball-peen hammer, tongs, a metalworking chisel and Calipers kept as tools.
Locations
The Wrench is a common find wherever tools are kept. Tool caches give the best odds, in their tool boxes, counters and duffel bags. Mechanic shops hold one often on their metal shelves. Fire station garages and storage rooms are another good bet. Tool cabinets in any building, car supply stores and farm storage carry one fairly often. Garage lockers, sheds, railroad repair rooms, electronics store lockers, technical rooms and logging sites turn one up too. Closets hold one now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 28.6% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 28.6% |
| Gas 2 Go | Other | 24.7% |
| Gas storage | Other | 24.7% |
| Gas store | Other | 24.7% |
| Convenience store | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Corner store | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Fossoil | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Gas 2 Go | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Gas store | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tools cache1 | Tools box | 27.2% |
| Tools cache1 | Counter | 16.8% |
| Tools cache1 | Bag duffel bag tint | 13.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 22.7% |
| Fire station storage | Metal shelves | 19% |
| Fire station storage | Other | 19% |
| Drug shack | Counter | 13.3% |
| Mechanic | Other | 13% |
| Construction site | Other | 12.3% |
| Farm storage | Tool cabinet | 11.3% |
| Catwalk | Other | 10.8% |
| Railroad repair | Counter | 10.8% |
| Railroad repair | Tool cabinet | 10.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire station garage | Other | 19% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 13% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 12.3% |
| Closet | Other | 12.3% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 11% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 11% |
| Shed | Shelves | 11% |
| Closet | Crate | 10.4% |
| Shed | Other | 10.4% |
| Bathroom | Metal shelves | 10.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 2.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 1.9% |
Notes
- The Wrench is a key tool for any survivor who plans to fix or strip cars.
- It is the kept tool in many welding and scrap metal recipes, so crafters keep one close.
- Keeping a spare Wrench for fights saves the main one for vehicle work.
- The Forge Wrench recipe must be learned before a new one can be made.
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