Boomerang
Can be used a melee weapon or as a throwable. Once thrown (with right click) it travels in an arc before coming back to you.
Damage
- Damage
- 25
- Slash + Blunt
- DPS
- 23
- before reload
- Swings a minute
- 55
- rounds a minute
- Reach
- 1.5 m
4 hits to kill a 100 HP player, 3.27 s to kill. Chest hits, point blank, no armour.
By hit areaOne swing on a bare player
- Head
- 50 (highest)
- ×2, 2 hits
- Chest
- 25
- ×1, 4 hits
- Stomach
- 25
- ×1, 4 hits
- Arm
- 25
- ×1, 4 hits
- Leg
- 18.75
- ×0.75, 6 hits
Damage to buildings
| Wall grade | Per hit | Hits to break |
|---|---|---|
 Twig | 5 | 3 |
 Wood | 4.1 | 61 |
 Stone | 0.5 | 1,000 |
 Sheet Metal | 0.25 | 4,000 |
 Armored | 0.25 | 8,000 |
Hits to break a wall of each grade from the soft (inside) face. Guns count as rounds. The hard face takes more. All building blocks
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
| None | 10s | Known by default |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance |
|---|---|
| 1.1% | |
| 0.4% | |
| 0.4% | |
Deep Sea ScientistSame loot in: Oil Rig Scientist | 0.2% |
| 0.2% | |
| 0.2% | |
ScientistSame loot in: Bradley Scientist | 0.2% |
Tunnel DwellerSame loot in: Underwater Dweller | 0.2% |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| under 0.1 | 17 Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 16 Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 16 Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 14 Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 13 Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
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.
Crafting
| Makes | Ingredients | Time | Workbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10s | Not needed |
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| Known by default: every player can craft it from the start. | ||
Recycling
one item at full condition| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | None | |
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | None | |
 Safe zone40% | None |
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
| Bench | Max repair cost | Condition loss | Blueprint needed | Repairs until destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | No | 14 |
A half-worn item costs about half and loses half as much.
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
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Skins
Apply with the Repair Bench.
Loading skinsBoomerang: common questions
- How much damage does Boomerang do?
- Boomerang deals 25 damage per swing and swings 55 times per minute.
- Where do you find Boomerang?
- Craft it without a workbench. It drops from Underwater Crate (Advanced) (1.1%), Crate (0.4%) and Wagon Crate (0.4%), plus 3 more. The most from one full clear: Airfield (under 0.1), Launch Site (under 0.1) and Missile Silo (under 0.1).
- What does Boomerang cost to craft?
- Boomerang crafts for 300 Wood.
- What does Boomerang recycle for?
- Recycling Boomerang at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 180 Wood. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.