Cryo Cutter

Cryo Cutter
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Bladed weapon
Tier	19
Skill req.	Melee Combat 7
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	52 - 73
Dam. type	Cold. Scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against non-organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Frozen.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x1.66
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	85%
AP cost	3 AP
Effects
15% to apply Frozen Anti-organic +30% damage to organic targets -30% damage to mechanic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 1087
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_Bladed_Tier5-2_CryoCutter

Cryo Cutter is a bladed weapon in Wasteland 3.

Description

Cuts and freezes meat at the same time! So convenient! Now how much would you pay?

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Cold 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.

Cold 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% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +143% Melee damage +30% Cold damage) leads to the following result: 189 - 255 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 245 - 331 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 132 - 178 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 29-45 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 12.5% Overmolded Grip
    • 12.5% Grand Slam Weights

Locations

• Aspen: Sold by Opie.
• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold in the armory after the second-to-last R&D update.
• Sold by world map merchant Cheebus.
• Very rare drop from selected random tier 17-19 weapon chests (such as those in Aspen) and diggable sites (such as the one inside the tunnel of Mysterious Cave).