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The cleaver is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
While typically intended for use in chopping heavy chunks of meat in a butcher's shop, like many things in the post-War wasteland, cleavers have been repurposed as weapons.
Compared to a machete, the cleaver deals less damage per strike at a slower attack rate, thus having a lower damage-per-second (DPS) value, deals less critical hit damage, costs more AP, and weighs the same. Conversely, the cleaver has higher durability, has no Melee Weapons skill requirement and a lower 2 Strength requirement to the machete's 25 and 3 respectively. It also deals bonus damage to limbs, increasing chances of crippling an enemy, and is considered an improved holdout weapon while the machete is not.
Special attack[]
The cleaver has a special Back Slash attack, which does 70% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 5 fewer action points (requires a Melee Weapons skill of 50).
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0.64 |
| Back Slash | 50 | 9.8 | 17 | 0.58 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Back Slash outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee Weapons skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.
Durability[]
The cleaver can successfully strike about 1,245 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Chopper - a unique variant found in the homestead at Wolfhorn ranch.
Comparison[]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | | - Action point cost | |
| - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
| - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
| - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage | | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaver | 7 | 17.8 | x1.5 limb  | 2.54 | x1 | 7 | 22 | 0.6 | 1245 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Chopper | 14 | 54.9 | x1.5 limb | 3.92 | x2 | 14 | 22 | 1.3 | 1245 | 2 | 800 | 400 | 0 | 2 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
- Powder Gangers will carry them.
- Various convicts and escaped convicts use them.
- Ultra-Luxe Gourmand chef Philippe carries one.
- Sometimes Fiends carry them.
