Components
Metal Blade
metalblade
A Metal Blade for making melee weapons.
Crafting one takes 30× Metal Fragments, 10× Scrap at a Workbench Lvl 2. A recycler breaks one down into Scrap, Metal Fragments.
Used to craft
6 items are crafted with this.
Crafting
 Metal Fragments | ×30 |
 Scrap | ×10 |
Workbench Lvl 2Craft time: 1s
Blueprint
30
Research (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 2
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Scrap | ×1 |
| Metal Fragments | ×12 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Scrap | ×2 |
| Metal Fragments | ×18 |
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.
Full Metal Blade recycling breakdown →Looted From
Underwater Advanced CrateGingerbreadScarecrowUnderwater Basic CrateTunnel DwellerUnderwater Lab DwellerYellow Loot Barrel Blue Loot Barrel
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