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A beat up prybar. Useful for opening locked containers.
In-game description

Prybar is a tool in The Long Dark for opening some locked objects, breaking holes in the ice for fishing, and self-defense against wolves.

Overview[]

Prybar is a Tool used to open locked containers, such as lockers and Car trunks (they cannot be used to open Cargo Containers). It is additionally used to break the ice on ice-fishing holes, and as a weapon during Struggles. They cannot be repaired but can be harvested for some Scrap Metal. Prybars are fairly common and can be found in almost any condition. It's one of the most important early game gear allowing you to open locked containers which usually have better gear.

Prybar are not repairable or craftable.

Uses of a Prybar[]

When carried and selected for self-defense at the start of a Wolf Struggle, Prybar deal low damage with a low chance per-hit to cause the wolf to flee, and a high chance to inflict Blood Loss (which is lethal to the Wolf over time). Prybar are almost as effective at filling the Struggle Meter as the Hunting Knife, and slightly more effective than the Improvised Knife, especially on difficulty modes other than Interloper. Prybar take low damage from being used in a struggle. For more information on Struggles, see: Wildlife Struggles.

Locations[]

Prybar are most commonly found in industrial locations, fishing huts, mines, vehicles or near frozen corpses. They may be found within frequently tool chests or lockers.

Mountain Town

Trivia[]

  • The Prybar is always found at 100% condition in Survival Mode

Gallery[]

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