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The knife spear clean is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money.

Characteristics[]

Compared to the standard knife spear, the knife spear clean deals higher critical hit damage at a higher critical chance and also inflicts a higher amount of bonus damage to enemy limbs, being more likely to cripple them.

Visually, while similar in appearance to the standard knife spear, the long broom handle used to mount the knives is smoother and polished.

Special attack[]

The knife spear clean has a special attack called Mauler, which does normal damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of the normal 35 action points, but adds a chance to knock down opponents (requires a Melee skill of 50).

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Type of attack- Type of attackSkill required- Skill required
Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per action point- Damage per action pointAdditional effects- Additional effects
Type of attackSkill requiredDamage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point costDamage per action pointAdditional effects
Normal050351.43none
Mauler5050351.43Knockdown chance
Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

It is possible to execute the Mauler attack outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.

Durability[]

The knife spear clean can successfully strike about 1995 times from full condition before breaking.

Crafting[]

The weapon cannot be found in the game world and must be crafted.

Creation requirements

Materials:Requirements:Produces:
Range
Repair: 50
Dead Money add-on
Level
Knife spear clean (1)

¹ Craftable without a workbench via a dialogue option with Veronica, or with ED-E once the add-on Lonesome Road is installed.
² Note that the 3 cosmic knife cleans must themselves be crafted before using them to create this weapon.

Variants[]

Comparison[]

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondBonus effectsAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Knife spear Dead Money20
37.9x1.5 limb Damage1.89x120351.1199535518.3252
Knife spear clean Dead Money25
47.4x3 limb Damage1.89x1.225351.4199535518.3252
Throwing knife spear Dead Money42
20.2x2 limb Damage0.48x14228349950.652538.5251
Throwing spear 50
300.6x150244.249950.52550251
Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Notes[]

  • While the DPS is the same as a regular cosmic-knife clean, this weapon has a higher DAM per attack which makes it more effective against enemies with high DT.
  • The weapon recipe in the workbench is listed as "cosmic knife spear," while the weapon itself will appear in the inventory as "knife spear clean."

Bugs[]

  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Despite being referred to as a "clean" version of the knife spear, the cosmic knives mounted at the handle's end still retain the unclean residue-covered texture. This is caused by the special "clean" texture for the weapon only being applied to the handle portion and not the blade portion. [verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 The knife spear clean is marked as a "player only" weapon, meaning it cannot be given to companions for use. [verified]
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