Jacknife

Jacknife is a bladed weapon in Wasteland 3.

Description[]

The heavy grip provides excellent leverage, allowing you to open up armor like a can. Also, people's bodies. Also, cans.

Characteristics[]

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. However, it is not recommended to waste high-tier mods on this weapon, due to low damage output. Especially not recommended to use rare and expensive damage type conversion mods.

Physical damage maximization example

+8 Damage from Grand Slam Weights
+33% Melee damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
+35% Melee damage from Strength attribute at level 10
+50% Melee damage from Exoskeleton armor set
+25% Melee damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor

Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +143% Melee damage) leads to the following result:

123 - 162 damage in weapon stats.
The damage dealt to targets will depend on the armor they are wearing and the armor penetration rate on your character.

Field stripping results[]

12-19 Scrap
With Expert Disassembler:
- +30% Scrap
- Chance to get one mod:
  - 12.5% Grooved Grip
  - 12.5% Heavy Weights

Locations[]

Peterson Air Force Base: Sold by Joey Bagodonuts (if sided with Bryan Fargo in Big Trouble in Little Vegas).

Gallery[]

Without unique glow