Long Cleaver
Best grade: Meitou (made by Cross) — 1.76 cut and 1.6 blunt, 32 kg, needs 64 strength. The Long Cleaver is a hacker that deals mostly cut damage.
Good against robots (+20% damage) and armoured targets (+30% armour penetration). Weaker at animals (-10% damage), fighting indoors (-4 attack and defence) and blocking (-2 defence).
- Class
- Hacker
- Damage type
- Cut
- Reach
- 25
- Strength needed
- 13 (Rusted Junk) → 64 (Meitou)
- Weight
- 13 → 32 kg
- Value
- 791 → 44,069 cats
- Blueprint
- Long Cleavers, level 2, 5,000 cats
- Crafted at
- Weapon Smith I, Weapon Smith II, Weapon Smith III
Long 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 | 0.308 | 0.08 | 13 | 13 kg | 791 | -1 / -3 |
| Rusting Blade | Unknown | 0.376 | 0.16 | 13 | 13 kg | 868 | 0 / -2 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | Ancient | 0.4 | 0.24 | 13 | 9.1 kg | 2,610 | 0 / -2 |
| Old Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.461 | 0.32 | 13 | 9.1 kg | 3,030 | 0 / -2 |
| Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.522 | 0.4 | 16 | 9.1 kg | 3,615 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.1 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.648 | 0.576 | 23 | 15.6 kg | 6,612 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.2 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.716 | 0.672 | 26.9 | 15.6 kg | 8,158 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.3 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.784 | 0.768 | 30.7 | 15.6 kg | 10,072 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk I | Skeleton Smiths | 0.92 | 0.8 | 32 | 16 kg | 14,700 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk II | Skeleton Smiths | 0.988 | 0.88 | 35.2 | 17.6 kg | 17,104 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk III | Skeleton Smiths | 1.056 | 0.96 | 38.4 | 19.2 kg | 19,327 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 1 | Edgewalkers | 1.311 | 1.12 | 44.8 | 22.4 kg | 26,585 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 2 | Edgewalkers | 1.386 | 1.2 | 48 | 24 kg | 27,972 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 3 | Edgewalkers | 1.461 | 1.28 | 51.2 | 25.6 kg | 28,996 | 0 / -2 |
| Meitou | Cross | 1.76 | 1.6 | 64 | 32 kg | 44,069 | 0 / -2 |
Crafted (homemade) Long 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 | 0.308 | 0.08 | 13 | 13 kg | 2,639 | -1 / -3 |
| Rusting Blade | 0.376 | 0.16 | 13 | 13 kg | 2,894 | 0 / -2 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | 0.444 | 0.24 | 13 | 13 kg | 3,263 | 0 / -2 |
| Old Refitted Blade | 0.512 | 0.32 | 13 | 13 kg | 3,788 | 0 / -2 |
| Refitted Blade | 0.58 | 0.4 | 16 | 13 kg | 4,519 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.1 | 0.648 | 0.48 | 19.2 | 13 kg | 5,510 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.2 | 0.716 | 0.56 | 22.4 | 13 kg | 6,798 | 0 / -2 |
| Catun No.3 | 0.784 | 0.64 | 25.6 | 13 kg | 8,393 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk I | 0.92 | 0.8 | 32 | 16 kg | 12,250 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk II | 0.988 | 0.88 | 35.2 | 17.6 kg | 14,253 | 0 / -2 |
| Mk III | 1.056 | 0.96 | 38.4 | 19.2 kg | 16,106 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 1 | 1.192 | 1.12 | 44.8 | 22.4 kg | 18,989 | 0 / -2 |
| Edge Type 2 | 1.26 | 1.2 | 48 | 24 kg | 19,980 | 0 / -2 |
Long Cleaver vs other hackers
Every one of the hackers at Meitou; a weapon that never comes in that grade shows its best one.
- Long Cleaver vs Paladin's Cross: At Meitou, the Long Cleaver has longer reach (25 vs 23) and a larger indoor penalty (-4 vs -2).
- Long Cleaver vs Moon Cleaver: At Meitou, the Long Cleaver has more cut (1.76 vs 1.54), longer reach (25 vs 18) and a larger indoor penalty (-4 vs 0).
- Long Cleaver vs Combat Cleaver: At Meitou, the Long Cleaver has more cut (1.76 vs 1.65), more blunt (1.6 vs 1.4), longer reach (25 vs 19), needs more strength (64 vs 56) and a larger indoor penalty (-4 vs 0).
| Weapon | Grade | Cut | Blunt | Reach | Atk / Def | Indoors | Str | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Cleaver | Meitou | 1.76 | 1.6 | 25 | 0 / -2 | -4 | 64 | 32 |
| Combat Cleaver | Meitou | 1.65 | 1.4 | 19 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 |
| Flesh Cleaver | Meitou | 1.32 | 1.2 | 16 | 0 / -2 | 0 | 48 | 24 |
| 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 Long Cleaver
Shops that stock it
| Shop | Stock chance | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Weapon Shop | Common | Bad Teeth, Blister Hill |
| Scraphouse | Common | Black Desert City |
| Shek Weapon Shop | Common | Admag, Squin, Last Stand |
Blueprint
The Long Cleavers blueprint (level 2, 5,000 cats) unlocks crafting it. Sold at: Holy Weapon Shop, Shek Weapon Shop, The Great Library. Also found at: Bad Teeth, Drin, The Holy Nation, Holy Armory, Holy Military Base, Last Stand, Narko's Trap, Okran's Fist, Okran's Shield, Stack, The Great Fortress, Watchtower.
Crafting
- Weapon Smith I: 10 × Iron Plates
- Weapon Smith II: 10 × Iron Plates + 10 × Fabrics
- Weapon Smith III: 10 × Steel Bars + 10 × Fabrics
Which race learns Hackers fastest
Every playable race trains Hackers at the same rate (×1).
About the Long Cleaver
Close to being classed as a heavy weapon, it's the heaviest cleaver you will find.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
