Blade (Melee Weapon)

Blade (Melee Weapon)
Weapon Type	Melee Weapon (Sharp)
Speed	93
Appearance	Dying Light The Following

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

Occupying in a fast weapon position, they are effective weapons against fast enemies such as Virals, especially when aiming and swinging at vital areas quickly.

Variants

There are 4 variants of Blade in the base game:

Variants		Image
Billhook Blade	N/A
Hook Blade	Rusty Reed Knife
Guthook Blade	N/A

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Blueprints

Blades are modifiable with the following 22 blueprints:

Blueprint	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
Angel Sword	Metal Parts (2) Duct Tape (2) Aerosol (2) Batteries (2) Power Cable (2) Electronics (1)	Burning — Medium Electricity — Medium
Bad Ass	Metal Parts (2) Alcohol (1) Household Supplies (2) Chemicals (2) Aerosol (2) Electronics (1)	Impact — Small Burning — Medium
Bad Plug (The Following)	Metal Parts (1) Plastic (1) Chemicals (1) Power Cable (1)	Electricity — Medium Impact — Small
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
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
Flame Blade	Metal Parts (2) String (1) Household Supplies (1) Aerosol (2) Gauze (1)	Burning — Medium
Frost Bite (The Following)	Metal Parts (3) String (1) Fluorescent Shrooms (1)	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

Trivia

• In real life, many of the blades in-game actually serve as cutting tools.
  • Billhooks are used in agriculture and forestry for cutting shrubs and branches.
  • Woodman's Pals (known as the Hook Blade in-game) are designed for trimming, pruning, and remove unwanted growth.
• Currently, there are no new variants of Blade in The Following.
• Jade Aldemir uses a Guthook Blade during her rescue in The Museum.
• Rais uses the Rusty Reed Knife to cut off Osman's hand in Pact with Rais. After the cutscene ends, it can be found on the table where Osman sat in, and it can be used by the player.

Gallery

Rusty Reed Knife