Cleaver

Cleavers are a type of sharp melee weapon featured in Dying Light.

In the early game, they possess decent damage and fast speed against lesser enemies such as Biters, but are not recommended against tougher enemies such as Demolishers and Volatiles.

These can be upgraded ultimately, to become one of the best weapons in the game. Don't use it too much though, the durability on all cleavers are not ideal, but do work with the time you currently have.

Variants[]

There are 6 variants of Cleaver in the base game:

Variants		Image
Beef Cleaver	N/A
Oriental Cleaver	N/A
Slaughterhouse Cleaver	Premium Slaughterhouse Cleaver
Tipped Cleaver	N/A
Vegetable Cleaver	N/A

The Following adds two new Cleavers:

Variants
Oriental Cleaver	Fabulous Oriental Cleaver (×2) Legendary Oriental Cleaver (×2)

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Blueprints[]

Cleavers are modifiable with the following 22 blueprints:

Blueprints	Requirements	Effects
All-In-One	Metal Parts (2) Duct Tape (2) Alcohol (1) Toxic Lichen (4) Batteries (2) Electronics (2)	Electricity — Medium Toxic — Medium
All-Purpose Toxic Striker	Metal Parts (1) Herb (4) Toxic Lichen (4)	Toxic — Small
Bad Ass	Metal Parts (2) Alcohol (1) Household Supplies (2) Chemicals (2) Aerosol (2) Electronics (1)	Impact — Small Burning — Medium
Barbershop	Metal Parts (1) Herb (4) Alcohol (1) Blade (2) Gauze (1)	Bleeding — Medium
Ben Franklin's Key	Metal Parts (1) Plastic (1) Batteries (1)	Electricity — Small
Bolter Poison	Herbs (4) Underwater Algae (4) Bolter Tissue (1)	Toxic — Strong
Countryside Bane (The Following)	Metal Parts (1) Nails (2) Herb (4) Toxic Lichen (4) Gauze (2)	Toxic — Strong
Cut'N'Go	Metal Parts (1) Alcohol (1) Blade (1) Chemicals (2) Power Cable (1)	Impact — Medium
Electro Tool (The Following)	Metal Parts (1) Plastic (1) Chemicals (2) Power Cable (1)	Electricity — Medium Impact — Small
Exorcist	Metal Parts (2) Duct Tape (2) Nails (1) Blade (2) Batteries (2) Electronics (1)	Bleeding — Small Electricity — Small
Fastball Special	Metal Parts (1) Household Supplies (1) Chemicals (1)	Impact — Small
Grill'Em and Kill'Em	Metal Parts (2) Alcohol (1) Aerosol (2) Batteries (2) Power Cable (1) Electronics (1)	Electricity — Small Burning — Medium
Ice Cream (The Following)	Metal Parts (1) Duct Tape (1) Fluorescent Shrooms (3)	Freezing — Small
Industrial-Grade Leech	Metal Parts (1) Nails (1) Blade (1)	Bleeding — Small
Phlebotomizer (The Following)	Metal Parts (2) Alcohol (1) Duct Tape (1) Blade (2) Gauze (1)	Bleeding — Strong
Puke'N'Nuke	Metal Parts (1) Alcohol (1) Household Supplies (1) Aerosol (2) Toxic Lichen (4) Electronics (1)	Toxic — Medium Burning — Small
Scorching Summer (The Following)	Metal Parts (1) String (1) Household Supplies (1) Aerosol (2) Gauze (2)	Burning — Strong
Short Circuit	Metal Parts (1) Duct Tape (2) Plastic (1) Batteries (2) Power Cable (1)	Electricity — Medium
Standard Issue Hellfire	Metal Parts (1) Gauze (1) Aerosol (1)	Burning — Small
Stinky Edge	Metal Parts (1) Herb (4) Underwater Algae (4) Toxic Lichen (4) Gauze (1)	Toxic — Medium
Toxic Reaper	Metal Parts (2) Duct Tape (1) Nails (1) Blade (2) Aerosol (2) Electronics (1)	Bleeding — Medium Toxic — Medium
Welder	Metal Parts (1) Duct Tape (1) Nails (1) Aerosol (2) Gauze (1)	Burning — Medium