Hatchet

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

As a standard weapon for fighting in the early game, Hatchets preform adequate damage at a fast speed. They are best used against weaker enemies such as Biters, and aim for the head to deal maximum damage while throwing the targets around to avoid their counter-attacks.

Variants[]

There are 9 variants of Hatchet in the base game:

Variants		Image
Handyman's Hatchet	Exceptional Handyman's Hatchet
Highlander Hatchet	N/A
Iron Hatchet	Superior Iron Hatchet
Nail Hatchet	N/A
Simple Hatchet	Dragon Hatchet Rainbow Hatchet

The Following adds 12 new Hatchets:

Variants
Highlander Hatchet	Extravagant Highlander Hatchet Fabulous Highlander Hatchet
Iron Hatchet	Bargain Hatchet Boondocks Hatchet Extravagant Iron Hatchet Fabulous Iron Hatchet (×2) Green Belt Hatchet Legendary Iron Hatchet Outback Hatchet Rural Hatchet Woop Woop Hatchet Wild Hatchet

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Blueprints[]

Hatchets are modifiable with the following 22 blueprints:

Blueprint	Requirement	Effects
All-Purpose Toxic Striker	Metal Parts (1) Herb (4) Toxic Lichen (4)	Toxic — Small
Bad Hangover	Metal Parts (1) String (1) Nails (1) Batteries (2) Aerosol (2) Electronics (1)	Bleeding — Small Toxic — 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
Electrocutioner	Metal Parts (1) String (2) Plastic (1) Batteries (2) Power Cable (1)	Electricity — 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
Fire Launcher	Metal Parts (2) Duct Tape (1) Household Supplies (2) Chemicals (2) Aerosol (2) Electronics (1)	Impact — Small Burning — Medium
Get Medieval	Metal Parts (1) String (2) Duct Tape (1) Blade (2) Gauze (1)	Bleeding — Medium
God Hammer	Metal Parts (2) String (2) Aerosol (2) Batteries (2) Power Cable (2) Electronics (1)	Burning — Medium Electricity — Medium
Haemorrhage (The Following)	Metal Parts (1) String (2) Duct tape (1) Blade (2) Gauze (1)	Bleeding — Strong
Home Run	Metal Parts (1) Duct Tape (1) Nails (1) Chemicals (2) Power Cable (1)	Impact — Medium
Hot Swing (The Following)	Metal Parts (1) String (1) Household Supplies (1) Aersol (2) Gauze (2)	Burning — Strong
Ice Berg (The Following)	Metal Parts (2) String (1) Fluorescent Shrooms (3)	Freezing — Small
Industrial-Grade Leech	Metal Parts (1) Nails (1) Blade (1)	Bleeding — Small
Puke'N'Nuke	Metal Parts (1) Alcohol (1) Household Supplies (1) Aerosol (2) Toxic Lichen (4) Electronics (1)	Toxic — Medium Burning — Small
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 — Small
Surprise MFs!!!	Metal Parts (2) String (2) Alcohol (1) Toxic Lichen (4) Batteries (2) Electronics (1)	Electricity — Small Toxic — Small
Welder	Metal Parts (1) Duct Tape (1) Nails (1) Aerosol (2) Gauze (1)	Burning — Medium

Trivia[]

In real life, Hatchets are a type of single-handed axe used to cut and split wood.
Similarly, there are Throwing Axes available in the game.
In-game, two of the Hatchet's names are incorrectly named. Below are the proper titles in order.
- Green Belt Hatchet (known as Rural Hatchet in-game)
- Rural Hatchet (known as Green Belt Hatchet in-game)