Meat Cleaver overview
What does the Meat Cleaver do, and where do you get it?Meat Cleaver is a melee weapon in Minecraft Dungeons II. It deals 18 damage per hit. It drops in The Deep Dark, Humbler Huskland and Lullaby Hills.
A reliable kitchen cleaver repurposed for serving up justice.
18Hit damage
44Full combo
30Stagger
Hit damage
Stagger
- Category
- Melee weapon
- Base DPS
- 33.5
- Combo
- 3 swings, 3 hits
- Reach
- 3.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 700
- Combo resets
- after 1.15s
- Archetype
- Summoner + Support
- Weight
- Medium
Power scaling
- Swing 1
- Swing 2
- Swing 3
- Jump attack
Swing 1
- Damage
- 13
- Hits
- 1
- Time
- 0.27 sec
- Stagger
- 15
- Reach
- 2.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 500
Swing 2
- Damage
- 13
- Hits
- 1
- Time
- 0.28 sec
- Stagger
- 15
- Reach
- 2.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 500
Swing 3
- Damage
- 18
- Hits
- 1
- Time
- 0.77 sec
- Stagger
- 30
- Reach
- 3.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 700
Jump attack
- Damage
- 20
- Hits
- None
- Time
- None
- Stagger
- 37
- Reach
- 2.5 blocks
- Knockback
- none
Hover or tap a swing to see what it does.
Base values from the game's item tables (launch build). Item power scales the damage you deal; the ratios between hits stay the same.
Where to find Meat Cleaver
Humbler HusklandRegion drop · Humbler Huskland
Humbler Huskland · minecart stations: Ichor Ponds, Lullaby Border, The Echo Den.

Lullaby HillsRegion drop · Lullaby Hills
Lullaby Hills · minecart stations: Illager Stronghold, Lullaby Hilltop.

Is Meat Cleaver good?
Meat Cleaver has no published launch-tested verdict on DungeonsDB yet. A database entry or reported effect does not establish performance. Check the sourced stats below before treating Meat Cleaver as a best-in-slot choice.
Melee: C: 293 DPS jump-cancelling with Lightning Surge. Tradeoff: Poor jump attack.
Best enchantments for Meat Cleaver
Lightning Surge: Every weapon's best measured DPS uses Lightning Surge III.