Plank
Best grade: Meitou (made by Cross) — 1.76 cut and 2.4 blunt, 48 kg, needs 96 strength. The Plank is a heavy weapon that deals mostly blunt damage.
Weaker at fighting indoors (-6 attack and defence).
- Class
- Heavy
- Damage type
- Blunt
- Reach
- 30
- Strength needed
- 10 (Rusted Junk) → 96 (Meitou)
- Weight
- 10 → 48 kg
- Value
- 1,131 → 62,956 cats
- Blueprint
- The Plank, level 2, 4,000 cats
Plank 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 | 0.12 | 10 | 10 kg | 1,131 | -1 / -1 |
| Rusting Blade | Unknown | 0.376 | 0.24 | 10 | 10 kg | 1,240 | — |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | Ancient | 0.4 | 0.36 | 14.4 | 7.2 kg | 3,729 | — |
| Old Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.461 | 0.48 | 19.2 | 9.6 kg | 4,329 | — |
| Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.522 | 0.6 | 24 | 12 kg | 5,165 | — |
| Catun No.1 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.648 | 0.864 | 34.6 | 17.3 kg | 9,445 | — |
| Catun No.2 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.716 | 1.008 | 40.3 | 20.2 kg | 11,655 | — |
| Catun No.3 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.784 | 1.152 | 46.1 | 23 kg | 14,388 | — |
| Mk I | Skeleton Smiths | 0.92 | 1.2 | 48 | 24 kg | 21,000 | — |
| Mk II | Skeleton Smiths | 0.988 | 1.32 | 52.8 | 26.4 kg | 24,434 | — |
| Mk III | Skeleton Smiths | 1.056 | 1.44 | 57.6 | 28.8 kg | 27,610 | — |
| Edge Type 1 | Edgewalkers | 1.311 | 1.68 | 67.2 | 33.6 kg | 37,979 | — |
| Edge Type 2 | Edgewalkers | 1.386 | 1.8 | 72 | 36 kg | 39,960 | — |
| Edge Type 3 | Edgewalkers | 1.461 | 1.92 | 76.8 | 38.4 kg | 41,422 | — |
| Meitou | Cross | 1.76 | 2.4 | 96 | 48 kg | 62,956 | — |
Crafted (homemade) Plank: 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 | 0.12 | 10 | 10 kg | 3,771 | -1 / -1 |
| Rusting Blade | 0.376 | 0.24 | 10 | 10 kg | 4,135 | — |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | 0.444 | 0.36 | 14.4 | 10 kg | 4,662 | — |
| Old Refitted Blade | 0.512 | 0.48 | 19.2 | 10 kg | 5,412 | — |
| Refitted Blade | 0.58 | 0.6 | 24 | 12 kg | 6,456 | — |
| Catun No.1 | 0.648 | 0.72 | 28.8 | 14.4 kg | 7,871 | — |
| Catun No.2 | 0.716 | 0.84 | 33.6 | 16.8 kg | 9,712 | — |
| Catun No.3 | 0.784 | 0.96 | 38.4 | 19.2 kg | 11,990 | — |
| Mk I | 0.92 | 1.2 | 48 | 24 kg | 17,500 | — |
| Mk II | 0.988 | 1.32 | 52.8 | 26.4 kg | 20,361 | — |
| Mk III | 1.056 | 1.44 | 57.6 | 28.8 kg | 23,009 | — |
| Edge Type 1 | 1.192 | 1.68 | 67.2 | 33.6 kg | 27,128 | — |
| Edge Type 2 | 1.26 | 1.8 | 72 | 36 kg | 28,542 | — |
Plank vs other heavy weapons
Every one of the heavy weapons at Meitou; a weapon that never comes in that grade shows its best one.
- Plank vs Fragment Axe: At Meitou, the Plank has more cut (1.76 vs 0.66), less blunt (2.4 vs 3.6), shorter reach (30 vs 32) and needs less strength (96 vs 144).
- Plank vs Falling Sun: At Meitou, the Plank has less cut (1.76 vs 2.64), more blunt (2.4 vs 2), longer reach (30 vs 25) and needs more strength (96 vs 80).
| Weapon | Grade | Cut | Blunt | Reach | Atk / Def | Indoors | Str | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plank | Meitou | 1.76 | 2.4 | 30 | 0 / 0 | -6 | 96 | 48 |
| Bull Horn Axe | Refitted Blade | 0.196 | 0.9 | 32 | 0 / 0 | -4 | 36 | 18 |
| Exile Plank | Meitou | 1.76 | 2.4 | 30 | 0 / 0 | -6 | 96 | 48 |
| Falling Sun | Meitou | 2.64 | 2 | 25 | 0 / 0 | -6 | 80 | 40 |
| Fragment Axe | Meitou | 0.66 | 3.6 | 32 | 0 / 0 | -6 | 144 | 72 |
Where to get the Plank
Shops that stock it
| Shop | Stock chance | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| Flotsam Armory | Common | Flotsam Village |
| Ronin Weapon Shop | Common | Fishing Village, World's End |
| Scraphouse | Common | Black Desert City |
| Shek Weapon Shop | Common | Admag, Squin, Last Stand |
| Catun Scrapmasters | Uncommon | Catun |
| Empire Weapon Shop | Uncommon | Heng, Stoat |
| Mongrel Weapon Shop | Uncommon | Mongrel |
| Small Empire Weapon Shop | Uncommon | Bark, Brink, Clownsteady, Sho-Battai, Stoat |
| Black Market Bar | Rare | Rebel Base, The Hub |
Blueprint
The The Plank blueprint (level 2, 4,000 cats), which needs Heavy Weapons (Tech) first, unlocks crafting it. Sold at: Black Market Bar, Ronin Weapon Shop, Shek Weapon Shop, The Great Library.
Crafting
The wiki page gives no material list for this weapon.
Which race learns Heavy Weapons fastest
About the Plank
A hefty hacking weapon, with a good reach. A nice balance for those who find fragment axes too clumsy and blunt, the plank retains some of the extra deadly traits of a regular sword, while still remaining ridiculously crude.In-game description
Heavy weapons hit hard in a wide arc but need a lot of strength; below the requirement they attack and block much more slowly. Source: Kenshi Wiki
