#short-blade
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Bread Knife in Build 42 — Why 0.1–0.4 Damage and Condition 5 Do Not Add Up
Build 42 bread knife stats: 0.1–0.4 damage, weight 1, condition 5, knockback 0.01, 15% crit. Same slot cost as the meat cleaver, a fraction of the fighting.
Last updated: 10/1/2026
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Fillet Knife in Build 42 — Kitchen Knife Weight, Half the Lifespan
Build 42 fillet knife stats: 0.3–0.5 damage, weight 0.7, condition 5, knockback 0.01, 10% crit. It pays the kitchen knife's weight and gets its lowest tier back.
Last updated: 10/6/2026
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Hunting Knife in Build 42 — Top Knife Damage and a 50% Crit
Build 42 hunting knife stats: 0.6–1.2 damage, weight 1, condition 10, knockback 0.01, 50% crit. The best knife to find, and the weakest one to stagger with.
Last updated: 10/1/2026
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Ice Pick in Build 42 — Best Damage-per-Weight of Any Small Blade
Build 42 ice pick stats: 0.6–0.9 damage, weight 0.3, condition 10, knockback 0.01, 10% crit. Kitchen-knife damage in a scalpel's weight: the densest light blade.
Last updated: 10/6/2026
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Letter Opener in Build 42 — Flat 0.1 Damage, the Weakest Swing in the Game
Build 42 letter opener stats: 0.1–0.1 damage, weight 0.3, condition 5, knockback 0.01, 5% crit. A flat minimum that is also its maximum: the weakest swing.
Last updated: 10/1/2026
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Meat Cleaver in Build 42 — The Only Kitchen Blade That Pushes Back
Build 42 meat cleaver stats: 0.4–0.8 damage, weight 1, condition 10, knockback 0.3, 15% crit. A kitchen blade with real stagger — rare among the knives we list.
Last updated: 10/1/2026
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Paring Knife in Build 42 — The Lightest Blade That Is Not Garbage
Build 42 paring knife stats: 0.3–0.4 damage, weight 0.3, condition 10, knockback 0.01, 10% crit. Tiny damage, but the best weight-to-durability deal among knives.
Last updated: 10/6/2026
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Scalpel in Build 42 — 0.3 Weight and a 0.1–0.4 Swing That Is Nearly Nothing
Build 42 scalpel stats: 0.1–0.4 damage, weight 0.3, condition 5, knockback 0.01, 10% crit. The lightest weapon here hits like one: a 0.1 floor, 5 condition.
Last updated: 10/1/2026
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Screwdriver in Build 42 — A Light Dual-Purpose Blade With a 0.3–0.7 Ceiling
Build 42 screwdriver stats: 0.3–0.7 damage, weight 0.5, condition 10, knockback 0.01, 10% crit. Kitchen-knife damage at 0.5 against its 0.7 weight.
Last updated: 10/6/2026
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Steak Knife in Build 42 — Kitchen-Knife Damage at Almost Half the Weight
Build 42 steak knife stats: 0.3–0.7 damage, weight 0.5, condition 5, knockback 0.01, 25% crit. Kitchen-knife damage and crit at half the durability.
Last updated: 10/1/2026