How to use Truncheon

[JWylder93]

I'm not sure if it's just me or this weapon REALLY sucks.
I hit, trying to knock out people, but ...

1) Hitbox sucks ... I have trouble hitting enemies that are 1cm in front of me ... WTF
2) Deals little to no stun (I don't know the name of blue bar)
3) It gets interrupted like nothing
4) Enemies deal TONS of damage that have you killed 10 times before you manage to knock out a T1 Thrall.

But the main problem is the hit box ... this weapons simply does not connect !

[Paprika]

1- hitboxes suck, yes, will suck for a longer time.
2- keep eye on white bar, but truncheon tier and mods important too. try to use highest tier with blunt weapon mod. if you mean stagger, they added some stagger immunity after few hits. but it resets, just after seconds or something.
3- try to bring a thrall with you, give him truncheon also.
4- try to bring a thrall with you, tank npc with shield as your thrall beats him. when he gets aggro you do same, keep beating.

also try to clear around before you knock him out. also use mixed combo, full heavy combo is a bit slower. you give opportunity to hit you.

[Agent Chieftain]

You need to use level appropriate truncheons. The standard one is only really good for level 1 and maybe level 2 thralls. You can still use it to knock out level 3 and unique thralls, but it will take a really long time.

Overall best truncheon in the game is a Steel Truncheon, crafted at a Torturer's bench with a Driver thrall on it, and the extra blunt damage mod. Second highest stun damage, but super cheap to repair.

Use a shield in the other hand to make it easier. And don't fight groups with your truncheon; even the best one. Pick your intended target out and kill everyone else before you attempt the fight.

[russmiller4445]

You can pick up a truncheon called Lovetap in the legionary chest. Spawns in randomly. If your to weak to take out a boss gator, go to east coast just north of Buc. Bay. Depending on mods, there should be a Luft nearby. If so, introduce them, Luft always wins. Skin the gator to get your legionary chest key. Good way to pick up good weapons in early game. I believe the Lovetap is better than a steel truncheon. P.S. If you have no thralls to help you to pound someone into the dust, get 100 gold, go buy a thrall in buc. bay. upper level on the cliff wall. You'll need to learn how to sneak in from the water & climb, or descend from the hill top. Buc. bay has over a dozen treasure chest underwater to get you your gold.

[Zeel Ara]

Best way to use a truncheon is to give it to your thrall along with a shield.

If you want to use it yourself then make sure you use the best available, and give it the mod for added concussion damage. Kill all enemies except the one you want to capture, maneuver around until you got him backed into a corner, and then spam light attack until you're almost out of stamina. Back off, regen stam, and then repeat until he's down.

Your problem with hits not connecting is a result of a smaller hitbox than the animation suggests. You have to be very close, and don't waste strikes if the enemy is moving sideways relative to your position. Back them into a corner, or at least up against a wall.

[GooeyMess]

I always block the first hit from the intended target as well since most times they then stagger back, then i get in 3 nice hits from the truncheon in and repeat. Oh dont forget the extra concussive damage from the tinkerer table, add that for some more oomf on the sleepy stick.

[BigBombz]

Firstly, do not tame low level thralls, they are useless. Go for a named ones or at least lvl IIIs. Get yourself a steel truncheon and a blunt weapon fitting for dealing good stun damage. Use a shield to block npc attack and then do a light attack combo. Keep pressure on a thrall when doing your attack by keeping "W" down, otherwise you can't land your hits.

If you are lvl 35 or over craft some blunted arrows and a crappy bow with a blunt fitting on it and shoot at your dream thrall from the safety of some elevated platform.

[Agent Chieftain]

Originally posted by BigBombz:

Firstly, do not tame low level thralls, they are useless.

I mostly agree with this, but there is 1 exception. Take a low level, early Taskmaster if you can for your wheel of pain.

Assuming you don't mess with the default settings, a T4 named thrall will take more than 25 hours to complete on the wheel of pain. A tier 1 Taskmaster drops that down to about 17 hours, and a tier 2 Taskmaster drops it to about 12 hours.

So it's worth investing in a T1 or T2 Taskmaster.

[TinkerBobV8]

In my experience, bring a shield, and use the target lock, that should hep with hit boxes and dmg mitigation as long as you are in range and block frequently. depending on what NPCs you are trying to KO, the biomes are "leveled" so some are more resistant than others to bludgeoning dmg.

also, having the first perk in strength helps A LOT.

use a thrall with the same setup if possible, a fighter is preferred.

[Jinzo]

Good to know. Health on a NPC you want to know out will regenerate when he break away from combat and resets.... but his stun "health" does not. So if you need to run away and heal up, no worries, you wont lose head bonking progress.

[Mike Hawthorne]

Get the steel truncheon, and most important once you have a thrall, train them up to at least level 10 and let them do most of the work. Make sure they aren't carrying a weapon or shield, just a truncheon or they will kill the target.

Once you have a level 20 thrall they can do the whole job by themselves. Just keep and eye on their health, but I've never had one even get close to being killed.

Place a few foundations in the area with stairs up one end. it you are in trouble run up the stairs. when he comes up after you, jump off the end, he can't! So it's easy to stay away from him.

Start by getting the named thralls along the southern river, who are always fighting turtles.
Kill the turtles first, but be careful not to hit him.

I can't do it anymore I'm full up, and have 10 level 20s and a bunch more on the way up now. I never go anyplace without my thrall for protection I haven't died in many months.

He's 10 times as tough as my character is.