Shock Mace

Shock Mace
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Blunt weapon
Tier	15
Skill req.	Melee Combat 6
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	49 - 59
Dam. type	Energy damage - scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against non-organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Shocked.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x2
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	80%
AP cost	4 AP
Effects
15% to apply Shocked Anti-mechanic +30% damage to mechanic targets -30% damage to organic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 931
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_Blunt_Tier4-2_ShockMace

Shock Mace is a blunt weapon in Wasteland 3.

Description

Believe it or not, these weapons were born out of a prank war that got out of hand.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Energy damage provide +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely. However, it is not recommended to waste high-tier mods on this weapon, due to low damage output.

Energy 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 +30% Energy damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +5% Energy damage from Electric Emmett creepy doll Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +143% Melee damage +35% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 186 - 219 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 241 - 284 damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 130 - 153 damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 20-27 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 12.5% Grooved Grip
    • 12.5% Heavy Weights

Locations

• The Bizarre: Sold by The Sanctified Piscitelli.
• Denver Airport: Sold by Vendomatic 2000.
• Denver Ruins: Sold by Human Outreach Mobile Gift Shop. Appears if the Commune is convinced to trust humans.
• Peterson Air Force Base: dropped by Isabelle Redd.