Acid Mace

A crude mace fashioned from mutated carapace. Deals bonus acid damage so long as it’s regularly dipped in radioactive sludge.

TypeBlunt Melee
Damage36
Damage TypeBlunt
Durability70
Weight5
Max Stack1
Tier6

About Acid Mace

Acid Mace is a Blunt Melee in Abiotic Factor. It deals 36 damage of the Blunt type. It is a Tier 6 item. It weighs 5 per unit. In-game it is described as: "A crude mace fashioned from mutated carapace. Deals bonus acid damage so long as it’s regularly dipped in radioactive sludge."

A blunt melee weapon — it staggers enemies and is the natural answer to armored or shielded foes.

Its 36 damage places it among the stronger of the 18 Blunt Melee entries tracked here (#4 by raw damage).

Against the enemies catalogued here, 9 are weak to Blunt damage — including Giant Power Leech, Neophyte, Snow Peccary, and 6 more — so this is worth carrying before those fights.

Practical notes: it has 70 durability before repair.

Verdict: Overall Acid Mace is "a strong Blunt Melee" pick whose Blunt damage profile should be matched to enemy weaknesses.

Choosing between weapons: match the damage type to enemy weaknesses — check the enemies database for what each creature resists. Armor matters too, see the armor database for set bonuses.

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