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The pool cue is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
A two-handed blunt melee weapon consisting of a long, slim rod of polished wood decorated with colored stripes, used in cue sports. It has a long reach and does an average amount of damage.
Special attack[]
The pool cue has a special Grand Slam attack that does 200% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 11 more 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 | 30 | 27 | 1.11 |
| Grand Slam | 50 | 60 | 38 | 1.58 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Grand Slam outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.
Durability[]
The pool cue can successfully strike about 245 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Throwing spear - a makeshift projectile weapon.
Old Glory - a unique weapon used by Ulysses, found in both Ulysses' Temple and in a footlocker near the canyon wreckage after completing the Lonesome Road add-on.
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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool cue | 15 | 22.5 | 1.5 | x0 | 15 | 27 | 1.1 | 245 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Throwing spear | 50 | 30 | 0.6 | x1 | 50 | 24 | 4.2 | 4995 | 0.5 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 1 |
Old Glory  | 45 | 85.3 | 1.89 | x1.5 | 80 | 22 | 4.1 | 1245 | 8 | 2500 | 312.5 | 50 | 7 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
- Fiends and Freeside thugs use this as a common melee weapon.
- Two in the Camp McCarran concourse, on a pool table.
- One in Cliff Briscoe's bungalow.
- Five in Jacobstown lodge.
- Lucky 38 presidential suite - Six can be found in the pool room.
- Four in the mess hall & munitions storage.
- Mining office in Sloan - Two can be found on the pool table.
- Two in the NCR Embassy.
- Prospector Saloon - There is one found in the pool room.
- The Tops presidential suite - Two are found in the room by the bar.
- Vault 3 - A large number can be found throughout the Vault/on Fiends. Behind a Very Easy-locked door near some pool tables, 23 can be found stacked on a shelf.
- 14 in Vault 21.
- Four in Vault 22 common areas, two hidden by plants.
- One in Vault 34's armory.
- Zion fishing lodge - Two can be found on the pool table.
