Hunting Knife in 7 Days to Die
“Great for slashing zombies and gutting animals for meat.”
Regular attacks cause 1 Bleeding Wound and power attacks at least 2.
Repair with a Repair Kit.
Scrap to Iron.
- Damage per hit12vs 25 best in family
- Unlocks at
Blades 11Knife Guy - Craft itBackpack4 ingredients at quality 1
- Loot it42 containersalso sold by traders
Blades by damage
Machete25 per hit
Hunting Knife12 per hit
Candy Cane Knife12 per hit
Bone Knife5 per hit
- Type
- Blades · melee
- Damage per hit
- 12
- Attacks per minute
- 120
- Range
- 2
- Stamina per hit
- 10.5
- Damage at quality 6
- +50%
- Mod slots, Q1 → Q6
- 2 → 4
- Durability, Q1 → Q6
- 500 → 1000
Bars: against the highest in the blades.
Item ID meleeWpnBladeT1HuntingKnife — for the giveself console command. All item IDs
Recipe
Crafted at the Backpack. Ingredients grow with the quality you craft.
- 8
Forged Iron - 4
Wood - 2
Leather - 2
Duct Tape
Legendary PartsWhere to get it
You get the Hunting Knife by crafting it at the Backpack, looting 42 kinds of container and buying it from traders. The recipe unlocks at Blades level 11, raised by reading Knife Guy; crafted quality goes up at levels 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35.
Containers that can hold the Hunting Knife
Ammo Display Case
Ammo Pile, Large
Ammo Pile, Small
Army Munitions Box
Army Truck
Buried Food Stash- Buried Supplies
Cabinet
Charcoal Grill
Dishwasher
Equipment Rack
Gas Grill
Gun Rack
Gun Safe
Gun Store Box- Infested Cache
Lockers
Military Chest
Military Footlocker
Military Goods
Military Shelves
Police Car- Savage Country Box
School Bus
Sink Cabinet
Toilet- Treasure Cache
Wall Safe
Weapons Bag
Weathered Backpack
White Box Truck
White Minivan
White Pickup Truck
White SUV
White Sedan
White Semi Truck
White Service Truck
Plus the 5 containers every one of the blades can drop from — listed on the weapons page.
Perks that boost the Hunting Knife
The game file tags it with Whirlwind (Agility), Deep Cuts (Agility) and The Huntsman (Fortitude). Each rank is on its attribute page.
Mods that fit the Hunting Knife
12 mods, by the tags in the game files. 2 mod slots at quality 1, 4 at quality 6. What each mod does.
The HunterDo more damage to all animals.
Rad RemoverTemporarily disables the regeneration ability of Radiated, Charged, and Infernal zombies.
Tempered BladeThis blade modification increases block damage and lowers degradation.
Serrated BladeHas a chance to cause a Bleeding Wound on a regular attack.
Structural BraceThis modification lowers degradation for melee weapons, tools, and bows.
Ergonomic GripDecreases melee stamina usage and increases weapon handling of bows.
Fortifying GripWhen below 50% health, regenerate health over time.
Grave DiggerDoes more damage against dirt.
Bunker BusterDoes more damage against stone.
Iron BreakerDoes more damage against iron.
Wood SplitterDoes more damage against wood.
Diamond Blade TipAny hand tool or bladed weapon degrades slower with this modification.
Hunting Knife crafting tree
Everything one Hunting Knife takes at quality 1, down to materials you loot, harvest or buy. Counts multiply through whole crafts.
- 8 × Forged Iron · 8 crafts at the Forge
- 4 × Wood
- 2 × Leather
- 2 × Duct Tape · 2 crafts at the backpack
- 2 ×
Glue · 2 crafts at the Campfire with a Cooking Pot- 14 ×
Bone - 2 ×
Water
- 14 ×
- 14 ×
Cloth Fragment · 14 crafts at the backpack- 14 ×
Cotton
- 14 ×
- 2 ×
Iron
Clay SoilForge steps use the backpack-materials version of the recipe; with the other “Smelter Type” setting you smelt the same metals into the forge first.
Hunting Knife — FAQ
How much damage does the Hunting Knife do in 7 Days to Die?
How do you get the Hunting Knife?
Other blades
Read from the 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files (items, recipes, progression, loot, traders). PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with The Fun Pimps.