Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 2 | 1s | 30 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Buy
1 shop| Shop | Price |
|---|---|
Outpost: ComponentsOutpostBase price30 right after a wipe8 to 30 with demand |
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | 1-3 | |
| 40% | 1-3 | |
| 40% | 1-3 | |
| 38% | 1-2 | |
Tunnel DwellerSame loot in: Underwater Dweller | 29% | 1-2 |
| 15% | 1 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 27 Loot Barrel II25 Loot Barrel | |
| 5.6 | 20 Loot Barrel II17 Loot Barrel | |
| 4.6 | 16 Loot Barrel II15 Loot Barrel | |
| 3.3 | 12 Loot Barrel II10 Loot Barrel | |
| 3.3 | 11 Loot Barrel II11 Loot Barrel |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
| Ground | Chance per dig spot | Amount per find |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1% | 1 |
Methodology
Best places to find it. Worked out from loot tables tested in game. A crate that has not been tested yet is left out, so a monument can give more than shown.
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | None | |
 Safe zone40% | None |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Crafting
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 30 |
Used In Crafting
7 recipes
| Item | Needs | Workbench |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons 3 | ||
| 2 | Level 2 | |
| 1 | None | |
| 1 | Level 1 | |
| Tools 3 | ||
| 6 | Level 2 | |
| 5 | Level 2 | |
| 5 | Level 2 | |
| Building 1 | ||
| 2 | Level 2 | |
How many Metal Blade one craft takes, and the workbench level it needs.
Recycled from (8)
| Item | Chance |
|---|---|
| 100% | |
| 100% | |
| 100% | |
| 100% | |
| 60% | |
| 100% | |
| 100% | |
| 60% |
Chance that recycling the item gives this one.
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Details
Metal Blade: common questions
- Where do you find Metal Blade?
- Craft it at workbench level 2. Buy it at Outpost: Components (base price 15 Scrap). It drops from Underwater Crate (Advanced) (63%), Underwater Crate (Basic) (38%) and Tunnel Dweller (29%), plus 1 more. The most from one full clear: Airfield (7.8), Arctic Research Base (5.6) and Ferry Terminal (4.6). Dig it up with a metal detector: Lake, river or swamp (6.1%).
- What does Metal Blade cost to craft?
- Metal Blade crafts for 30 Metal Fragments, 10 Scrap.
- What does Metal Blade recycle for?
- Recycling Metal Blade at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 18 Metal Fragments, 2.4 Scrap. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.