Flesh Cleaver
Best grade: Meitou (made by Cross) — 1.32 cut and 1.2 blunt, 24 kg, needs 48 strength. The Flesh Cleaver is a hacker that deals mostly cut damage.
Good against humans (+20% damage), robots (+15% damage) and armoured targets (+30% armour penetration). Weaker at animals (-10% damage) and blocking (-2 defence).
- Class
- Hacker
- Damage type
- Cut
- Reach
- 16
- Strength needed
- 6 (Rusted Junk) → 48 (Meitou)
- Weight
- 6 → 24 kg
- Value
- 339 → 18,886 cats
- Blueprint
- Cleavers, level 2, 2,000 cats
- Crafted at
- Weapon Smith I, Weapon Smith II, Weapon Smith III
Flesh Cleaver stats by grade
Cut and blunt are damage multipliers. Str is the strength the weapon asks for at that grade — below it, attacks and blocks slow down, by up to 47.5% at 20 or more points short (Kenshi Wiki: Strength).
| Grade | Maker | Cut | Blunt | Str | Weight | Value | Atk / Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusted Junk | Unknown | 0.231 | 0.06 | 6 | 6 kg | 339 | -1 / -3 |
| Rusting Blade | Unknown | 0.282 | 0.12 | 6 | 6 kg | 372 | 0 / -2 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | Ancient | 0.3 | 0.18 | 7.2 | 4.2 kg | 1,118 | 0 / -2 |
| Old Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.346 | 0.24 | 9.6 | 4.8 kg | 1,298 | 0 / -2 |
| Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.392 | 0.3 | 12 | 6 kg | 1,549 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.1 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.486 | 0.432 | 17.3 | 8.6 kg | 2,833 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.2 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.537 | 0.504 | 20.2 | 10.1 kg | 3,496 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.3 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.588 | 0.576 | 23 | 11.5 kg | 4,316 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk I | Skeleton Smiths | 0.69 | 0.6 | 24 | 12 kg | 6,300 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk II | Skeleton Smiths | 0.741 | 0.66 | 26.4 | 13.2 kg | 7,330 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk III | Skeleton Smiths | 0.792 | 0.72 | 28.8 | 14.4 kg | 8,283 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 1 | Edgewalkers | 0.983 | 0.84 | 33.6 | 16.8 kg | 11,393 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 2 | Edgewalkers | 1.04 | 0.9 | 36 | 18 kg | 11,988 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 3 | Edgewalkers | 1.096 | 0.96 | 38.4 | 19.2 kg | 12,426 | 0 / -2 |
| Meitou | Cross | 1.32 | 1.2 | 48 | 24 kg | 18,886 | 0 / -2 |
Crafted (homemade) Flesh Cleaver: 13 grades
What you can make yourself at a weapon smithing bench — every grade up to Edge Type 2.
| Grade | Cut | Blunt | Str | Weight | Value | Atk / Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusted Junk | 0.231 | 0.06 | 6 | 6 kg | 1,131 | -1 / -3 |
| Rusting Blade | 0.282 | 0.12 | 6 | 6 kg | 1,240 | 0 / -2 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | 0.333 | 0.18 | 7.2 | 6 kg | 1,398 | 0 / -2 |
| Old Refitted Blade | 0.384 | 0.24 | 9.6 | 6 kg | 1,623 | 0 / -2 |
| Refitted Blade | 0.435 | 0.3 | 12 | 6 kg | 1,936 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.1 | 0.486 | 0.36 | 14.4 | 7.2 kg | 2,361 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.2 | 0.537 | 0.42 | 16.8 | 8.4 kg | 2,913 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.3 | 0.588 | 0.48 | 19.2 | 9.6 kg | 3,597 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk I | 0.69 | 0.6 | 24 | 12 kg | 5,250 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk II | 0.741 | 0.66 | 26.4 | 13.2 kg | 6,108 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk III | 0.792 | 0.72 | 28.8 | 14.4 kg | 6,902 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 1 | 0.894 | 0.84 | 33.6 | 16.8 kg | 8,138 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 2 | 0.945 | 0.9 | 36 | 18 kg | 8,562 | 0 / -2 |
Flesh Cleaver vs other hackers
Every one of the hackers at Meitou; a weapon that never comes in that grade shows its best one.
- Flesh Cleaver vs Short-Cleaver: At Meitou, the Flesh Cleaver has less cut (1.32 vs 1.54), less blunt (1.2 vs 1.4), shorter reach (16 vs 17) and needs less strength (48 vs 56).
- Flesh Cleaver vs Combat Cleaver: At Meitou, the Flesh Cleaver has less cut (1.32 vs 1.65), less blunt (1.2 vs 1.4), shorter reach (16 vs 19) and needs less strength (48 vs 56).
- Flesh Cleaver vs Moon Cleaver: At Meitou, the Flesh Cleaver has less cut (1.32 vs 1.54), less blunt (1.2 vs 1.6), shorter reach (16 vs 18) and needs less strength (48 vs 64).
| Weapon | Grade | Cut | Blunt | Reach | Atk / Def | Indoors | Str | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flesh Cleaver | Meitou | 1.32 | 1.2 | 16 | 0 / -2 | 0 | 48 | 24 |
| Combat Cleaver | Meitou | 1.65 | 1.4 | 19 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 |
| Long Cleaver | Meitou | 1.76 | 1.6 | 25 | 0 / -2 | -4 | 64 | 32 |
| Moon Cleaver | Meitou | 1.54 | 1.6 | 18 | 0 / -2 | 0 | 64 | 32 |
| Paladin's Cross | Meitou | 1.76 | 1.6 | 23 | 0 / +2 | -2 | 64 | 32 |
| Short-Cleaver | Meitou | 1.54 | 1.4 | 17 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 |
Where to get the Flesh Cleaver
Shops that stock it
| Shop | Stock chance | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Weapon Shop | Common | Bad Teeth, Blister Hill |
| Scraphouse | Common | Black Desert City |
Blueprint
The Cleavers blueprint (level 2, 2,000 cats) unlocks crafting it. Sold at: Holy Weapon Shop, The Great Library. Also found at: Bad Teeth, Drin/The Holy Nation, Holy Armory, Holy Military Base, Narko's Trap, Okran's Fist, Okran's Shield, Stack, Watchtower.
Crafting
- Weapon Smith I: 6 × Iron Plates
- Weapon Smith II: 6 × Iron Plates + 6 × Fabrics
- Weapon Smith III: 6 × Steel Bars + 6 × Fabrics
Which race learns Hackers fastest
Every playable race trains Hackers at the same rate (×1).
About the Flesh Cleaver
A nasty weapon, designed for hacking through meat. The crude bluntness of the weapon means victims don't bleed to death so often, they just get hacked and maimed.In-game description
Hackers split damage between cut and blunt, do extra damage to robots and penetrate armour well, but lose a little against animals. Source: Kenshi Wiki
