A dedicated tool for managing tame livestock and collecting food from your herd.
Stats at a glance
Weight
0.3
Maximum stack
1
Physical
1,000
Block power
2
Deflection force
10
Max durability
200
Repairable
Yes
Published nominal values. Quality calculations use the listed per-level increase; skill, effects and target defenses can change combat results. These values have not been reproduced in a local 1.0 gameplay test.
Make butcher knife
Smelt Black Forest shore tin and use a sheltered forge.
Slaughters tamed animals without enabling friendly fire. Keep the breeding pair separate before swinging; this is not a weapon for hunting wild boars. Recipe source ↗ · Checked 2026-09-08.
Sources & version notes
Item stats were checked against GameVault’s Butcher knife reference on 2026-09-10. GameVault describes its records as generated from installed game data; an exact source build is not disclosed on this item page.
Recipe cards retain their own source dates. The site’s earlier extracted item records came from Steam build 21981559, before 1.0. No current gameplay test is implied by those records.
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