Hacker· Cut damage

Short-Cleaver

Best grade: Meitou (made by Cross) — 1.54 cut and 1.4 blunt, 28 kg, needs 56 strength. The Short-Cleaver is a hacker that deals mostly cut damage.

Good against robots (+20% damage) and armoured targets (+10% armour penetration). Weaker at animals (-10% damage).

Class: Hacker
Damage type: Cut
Reach: 17
Strength needed: 6 (Rusted Junk) → 56 (Meitou)
Weight: 6 → 28 kg
Value: 565 → 31,478 cats
Blueprint: Short-Cleaver, level 3, 5,000 cats

Short-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).

Short-Cleaver — Manufacturer grades
Grade	Maker	Cut	Blunt	Str	Weight	Value	Atk / Def
Rusted Junk	Unknown	0.27	0.07	6	6 kg	565	-1 / -1
Rusting Blade	Unknown	0.329	0.14	6	6 kg	620	—
Mid-Grade Salvage	Ancient	0.35	0.21	8.4	4.2 kg	1,864	—
Old Refitted Blade	Ancient	0.403	0.28	11.2	5.6 kg	2.16	—
Refitted Blade	Ancient	0.457	0.35	14	7 kg	2,582	—
Catun No.1	Catun Scrapmaster	0.567	0.504	20.2	10.1 kg	4,722	—
Catun No.2	Catun Scrapmaster	0.626	0.588	23.5	11.8 kg	5,827	—
Catun No.3	Catun Scrapmaster	0.686	0.672	26.9	13.4 kg	7,194	—
Mk I	Skeleton Smiths	0.805	0.7	28	14 kg	10,500	—
Mk II	Skeleton Smiths	0.865	0.77	30.8	15.4 kg	12,216	—
Mk III	Skeleton Smiths	0.924	0.84	33.6	16.8 kg	13,805	—
Edge Type 1	Edgewalkers	1.147	0.98	39.2	19.6 kg	18,989	—
Edge Type 2	Edgewalkers	1.213	1.05	42	21 kg	19,980	—
Edge Type 3	Edgewalkers	1.278	1.12	44.8	22.4 kg	20,711	—
Meitou	Cross	1.54	1.4	56	28 kg	31,478	—

Crafted (homemade) Short-Cleaver: 13 grades

What you can make yourself at a weapon smithing bench — every grade up to Edge Type 2.

Short-Cleaver — homemade grades
Grade	Cut	Blunt	Str	Weight	Value	Atk / Def
Rusted Junk	0.27	0.07	6	6 kg	1,885	-1 / -1
Rusting Blade	0.329	0.14	6	6 kg	2,067	—
Mid-Grade Salvage	0.389	0.21	8.4	6 kg	2,331	—
Old Refitted Blade	0.448	0.28	11.2	6 kg	2,706	—
Refitted Blade	0.507	0.35	14	7 kg	3,228	—
Catun No.1	0.567	0.42	16.8	8.4 kg	3,935	—
Catun No.2	0.626	0.49	19.6	9.8 kg	4,856	—
Catun No.3	0.686	0.56	22.4	11.2 kg	5,995	—
Mk I	0.805	0.7	28	14 kg	8,750	—
Mk II	0.865	0.77	30.8	15.4 kg	10,180	—
Mk III	0.924	0.84	33.6	16.8 kg	11,504	—
Edge Type 1	1.043	0.98	39.2	19.6 kg	13,564	—
Edge Type 2	1.103	1.05	42	21 kg	14,271	—

Short-Cleaver vs other hackers

Every one of the hackers at Meitou; a weapon that never comes in that grade shows its best one.

Short-Cleaver vs Combat Cleaver: At Meitou, the Short-Cleaver has less cut (1.54 vs 1.65) and shorter reach (17 vs 19).
Short-Cleaver vs Moon Cleaver: At Meitou, the Short-Cleaver has less blunt (1.4 vs 1.6), shorter reach (17 vs 18) and needs less strength (56 vs 64).
Short-Cleaver vs Flesh Cleaver: At Meitou, the Short-Cleaver has more cut (1.54 vs 1.32), more blunt (1.4 vs 1.2), longer reach (17 vs 16) and needs more strength (56 vs 48).

Weapon	Grade	Cut	Blunt	Reach	Atk / Def	Indoors	Str	Weight
Short-Cleaver	Meitou	1.54	1.4	17	0 / 0	0	56	28
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
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

Where to get the Short-Cleaver

Shops that stock it

Shop	Stock chance	Found in
Holy Weapon Shop	Common	Bad Teeth, Blister Hill

Blueprint

The Short-Cleaver blueprint (level 3, 5,000 cats) unlocks crafting it. Sold at: Holy Weapon Shop, Mongrel Weapon Shop, Scraphouse, The Great Library.

Crafting

The wiki page gives no material list for this weapon.

Which race learns Hackers fastest

Every playable race trains Hackers at the same rate (×1).

About the Short-Cleaver

A lightweight version of the combat cleaver that can be worn on the hip.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