Melee Weapons

Each loadout has one dedicated melee slot. Melee weapons exist for emergencies — when your primary runs dry, when you want to conserve ammo on zombies, or when a silent kill is worth more than a loud one. Range is short and animation recovery is slow, so they are rarely a primary playstyle.

Damage is shown per swing as Head / Chest / Limb — headshots roughly double chest damage on most melee.

Melee List

Weapon	Damage (H / C / L)	Weight	Sell Price
Pipe	56 / 38 / 20	2.5 kg	20 $
Golf Club	60 / 40 / 20	3 kg	20 $
Bat	75 / 50 / 25	2 kg	30 $
Hunting Knife	80 / 53 / 27	1 kg	20 $
Shovel	85 / 57 / 29	5 kg	35 $
Plank	90 / 60 / 30	3 kg	35 $
Crowbar	93 / 62 / 31	3 kg	40 $
Bat (Nailed)	96 / 64 / 32	2.5 kg	40 $
Axe	100 / 66 / 34	4 kg	50 $
Kukri	100 / 66 / 34	2.5 kg	45 $
Machete	100 / 66 / 34	2 kg	50 $
Katana	100 / 66 / 34	2.5 kg	50 $

Picking a Melee

• Hunting Knife — lightest option at 1 kg. Best for weight-conscious loadouts.
• Machete / Katana / Kukri — all tie for top damage at moderate weight. Machete is the lightest of the three.
• Axe — same top damage as the blades but 4 kg, so only take it if you're already hauling heavy gear.
• Bat (Nailed) — the best blunt weapon by damage-to-weight.
• Crowbar — decent damage, moderate weight; sometimes doubles as quest loot.
• Pipe / Golf Club / Bat — budget picks if you pick them up from loot. Don't buy them.
• Shovel — the heaviest melee at 5 kg for middling damage. Skip unless it's a quest item.

Tips

• Zombies take headshots normally, so aim for the head with high-damage melee to one-shot Walkers.
• Melee is silent — clearing zombies in a room with knives won't draw human patrols like gunfire does.
• Weapon reach varies by type; stabbing weapons (Hunting Knife, Kukri, Machete) feel shorter but swing faster than two-handed blunt.
• Keep a cheap melee in your Trash Can starter kit in case you lose everything on a raid.