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Machete
Weapons

Machete

machete

A heavy blade that deals strong melee damage and gathers animal resources quickly.

Crafting one takes 100× Wood, 40× Metal Fragments, straight from your inventory — no workbench needed. A recycler breaks one down into Wood, Metal Fragments.

Damage & Attachments

35
Damage

Crafting

Hand craftCraft time: 30s

Blueprint

Default blueprint — known from the start, no research required.

Recycling

recyclingSafezone Recycler

Wood×40
Metal Fragments×16

warningRadtown Recycler

Wood×60
Metal Fragments×24

Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.

Repair

buildRepair Bench
Wood×20
Metal Fragments×8
Condition lost per repair: 20%Blueprint required: No

Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.

All guns comparedDamage chart

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