Club

The club is a neolithic melee weapon that does a moderate amount of blunt damage and has a moderate-long cooldown. As a blunt weapon, it doesn't cause bleeding (unless a body part gets destroyed), and generally do more damage against armor when compared to sharp weapons.

Acquisition

Clubs can also be crafted at a crafting spot, fueled smithy, or electric smithy without any research required; with 40 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony) and 1,200 ticks (20 secs) of work. They can also be purchased from any combat supplier or war merchant, or obtained from melee raiders drops.

Analysis

Clubs are generated without a quality level - in essence, all clubs are "normal." This makes them worth considering if you have no competent crafters yet. With underwhelming damage output, clubs only make sense as melee options in the early game; once you have craftsmen capable of reliably producing better than normal quality weapons, there is little reason to ever build a club again. Although uranium clubs are effective weapons for use against armored foes, maces are clearly superior (although more expensive) weapons, especially if they are high quality.

Material table

Material	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Handle (Poke)					Head (Blunt)					HP	Value [ExpandCollapse]
Material	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	HP	Value [ExpandCollapse]
Wooden Club	5.74	17.1%	8.1	2s	11.7%	4.05	25%	12.6	2s	18.9%	6.3	75%	65	51
Granite Club	4.9	19%	9	3.38s	13%	2.66	25%	14	3.38s	21%	4.14	75%	170	42
Limestone Club	4.9	19%	9	3.38s	13%	2.66	25%	14	3.38s	21%	4.14	75%	155	42
Marble Club	4.9	19%	9	3.38s	13%	2.66	25%	14	3.38s	21%	4.14	75%	120	41
Sandstone Club	4.9	19%	9	3.38s	13%	2.66	25%	14	3.38s	21%	4.14	75%	140	41
Slate Club	4.9	19%	9	3.38s	13%	2.66	25%	14	3.38s	21%	4.14	75%	130	42
Jade Club	7.36	28.5%	13.5	3.38s	19.5%	3.99	25%	21	3.38s	31.5%	6.21	75%	50	205
Bioferrite Club	5.74	17.1%	8.1	2s	11.7%	4.05	25%	12.6	2s	18.9%	6.3	75%	200	41
Golden Club	6.38	19%	9	2s	13%	4.5	25%	14	2s	21%	7	75%	60	4005
Plasteel Club	7.17	17.1%	8.1	1.28s	11.7%	6.33	25%	12.6	1.28s	18.9%	9.84	75%	280	370
Silver Club	6.38	19%	9	2s	13%	4.5	25%	14	2s	21%	7	75%	70	405
Steel Club	6.38	19%	9	2s	13%	4.5	25%	14	2s	21%	7	75%	100	80
Uranium Club	8.69	28.5%	13.5	2.42s	19.5%	5.58	25%	21	2.42s	31.5%	8.68	75%	250	250

^{Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Chance for attack to be selected, assuming only the weapon's attack verbs are considered. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder