Rusty Scalpel

Rusty Scalpel is an melee weapon found in Pathologic 2 that can also be used for autopsies. Rusty Scalpels are the lowest quality surgical tool available.

Bad Grief gives one to the Haruspex on Day 1 if he agrees to perform an operation on one of his men. Another one can be found in Rubin's Flat. The damage formula is Base damage  + sqrt(Durability) * Additional damage when durability is greater then zero, and Dull damage when durability equals zero. Damage is calculated after durability reduce.

In order to repair a Rusty Scalpel, the player will need:


 * >70%: 1 Grindstone
 * >35%: 1 Grindstone & 1 Chisel
 * >0%: 1 Grindstone, 1 Chisel, & 1 Straight Razor

Rusty scalpel has 0 of Lines Vision stat and 10 of Quality stat. It has following stats of Autopsy


 * Kidney: 100% chance of success, 9% of durability damage
 * Liver: 75% chance of success, 13.5% of durability damage
 * Heart: 55% chance of success, 18% of durability damage
 * Brain: 30% chance of success, 22.5% of durability damage