Butchering
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Butchering Overview
Butchering is a skill that allows Adventurers to harvest extra meat and organs from creatures. This option is only available when looting a corpse if a Butcher Knife, or similar tool, is in a character's inventory. If a corpse is butchered, it can not be skinned, or have it's skull extracted. Butchering can also be leveled by extracting skulls, using a Skull Extractor.
In-Game Description
Skill in the act of removing meat and useful body organs from a corpse. You need to be carrying a Butcher Knife in order to butcher a corpse. Corpses of sentient creatures, such as goblins and humans, can't be butchered.
Training Butchering
- Butchering is learned the first time a monster is defeated, and a Butcher Knife is used on the corpse.
- Fainor, the owner of Serbule's Chortling Beaver Inn, sells Butcher Knives.
- Toolcrafters are able to craft a variety of Butcher Knives.
- Nishika, a Rakshasa from the City of Rahu, can raise your Butchering Level Cap from 50 to 60, and from 60 to 70.
- Noita the Green in the Fae Realm can raise the cap from 70 to 80.
Connected Skills
Sub-Skills:
- None
Secondary Skills:
- Anatomy - Raising certain Anatomy Sub-Skills will improve the chance to receive extra meat while butchering, and increases the chance that an organ will be found.
Related Skills:
- Skinning - Another possibility available to those who stumble onto a corpse, Skinning will make it impossible to Butcher.
- Phrenology - Skulls extracted using a Skull Extractor are used in the art of Phrenology.
- Cooking - Butchering is the primary way that cooks obtain meat!
- Toolcrafting - Toolcrafters are able to craft many types of knives usable for Butchering.
Recipe Lists
Butchering Complete Recipe List
Click "Expand" on the box below to view a complete list of Recipes for the Butchering skill.
Lvl | Name | First-Time XP | XP | Ingredients | Results | Description | Source |
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3 | Butcher Sinewy Cat Meat | 15 | 3 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
6 | Butcher Sinewy Dog Meat | 30 | 6 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
9 | Butcher Sinewy Dinosaur Meat | 45 | 9 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
12 | Butcher Sinewy Beast Meat | 60 | 12 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
15 | Butcher Sinewy Insect Meat | 75 | 15 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
15 | Collect Filthy Animal Fat | 75 | 15 | Cheap Meat (stack of 25) x25 | ![]() |
Boil down a vat of meat to collect the low-quality fat. Requires a stove or fire pit. | Hang Out: Nishika |
17 | Butcher Chicken | 85 | 17 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
18 | Butcher Pork Shoulder | 90 | 18 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
21 | Butcher Venison | 105 | 21 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
24 | Butcher Steak | 120 | 24 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
27 | Butcher Rabbit Meat | 135 | 27 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
30 | Butcher Stringy Cat Meat | 150 | 30 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
30 | Collect Lumpy Animal Fat | 150 | 30 | Cheap Meat (stack of 60) x60 | ![]() |
Boil down a vat of meat to collect the low-quality fat. Requires a stove or fire pit. | Hang Out: Nishika |
33 | Butcher Stringy Dog Meat | 165 | 33 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
36 | Butcher Stringy Dinosaur Meat | 180 | 36 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
39 | Butcher Stringy Beast Meat | 195 | 39 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
42 | Butcher Stringy Insect Meat | 210 | 42 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
45 | Safely Prepare Paralytic Chicken | 225 | 45 | ![]() ![]() |
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Remove the toxic elements of paralytic chicken, leaving the great-tasting meat. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
48 | Butcher Great Venison | 240 | 48 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
50 | Butcher Great Steak | 250 | 50 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
52 | Butcher Great Rabbit Meat | 260 | 52 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
54 | Butcher Cat Meat | 270 | 54 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
56 | Butcher Dog Meat | 280 | 56 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
58 | Butcher Dinosaur Meat | 290 | 58 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
60 | Butcher Beast Meat | 300 | 60 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
62 | Butcher Insect Meat | 310 | 62 | ![]() ![]() |
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Pare down a higher-quality piece of meat into a lower-quality one. | Training: Nishika Training: Rugen |
Butchering Mechanics
Leveling Butchering
Failing an attempt to butcher a corpse will grant 1 XP. Successfully butchering a corpse will grant much more experience! If you loot both meat and a bone or organ, you will receive 3x the normal experience.
Collecting Organs, Bones, and Fat
Organs such as Stomachs, Hearts, and Spleens can be looted while butchering a corpse. Bones, such as Femurs can also be obtained. The chances to loot an Organ or Bone improves based on the Anatomy skill of the corpse you are looting.
If you are looting a Sickly Tiger, the bonuses would come from Feline Anatomy. Level 6 Feline Anatomy grants Butchering yields extra bones: +2%, and Level 9 Feline Anatomy grants Butchery yields rare meat or organs: +3%.
Fat drops are based on the monster's level and their anatomy type. Herbivorous animals (such as Ungulates) have the best of all of the resources: skins, meat, organs. Carnivores have the worst. And omnivores are somewhere in between.
Probability of Organ
(As of end of 2020, according to Citan's forum post):
Provided you don't botch the butchering attempt altogether, you get a 3% chance of an organ for every 9 levels (rounded down) of the relevant Anatomy skill, plus any item bonus. If you receive an organ, it is selected at random from the possible organ drops for that mob.
Example: If you have a level 45-53 anatomy skill and Amutasa's +7% organ knife, you would have a 5*3+7 = 22% chance for an organ. Say you are butchering a barghest. Barghests have five different organs (stomach, brain, heart, spleen, tier-4 animal fat) so if you get an organ from one, you have a 1-in-5, or 20%, chance of getting a fat. That amounts to a 22%/5 = 4.4% chance to get fat from a Barghest.
Butchering tools
Tool | Description | From |
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A large knife for cutting meat and organs out of corpses (Keep it in your inventory and you'll have the option to butcher the corpses of some enemies.) | Sold by Fainor. | |
A large knife for cutting meat and organs out of corpses (+5% chance for an organ). (Keep it in your inventory and you'll have the option to butcher the corpses of some enemies.) | Toolcrafting | |
Yogzi created this convenient butcher knife that can also extract skulls. (+3 to your effective skill when Butchering or Extracting Skulls). (Keep it in your inventory and you'll be given the option to butcher and/or extract the skull of some enemies.) | End of Year gift from Yogzi | |
A large knife for cutting meat and organs out of corpses (+5 to your effective skill when Butchering). (Keep it in your inventory and you'll be given the option to butcher the corpses some enemies.) | Toolcrafting | |
A large knife for cutting meat and organs out of corpses (+7% chance for an organ). (Keep it in your inventory and you'll have the option to butcher the corpses of some enemies.) | Complete a favor for Amutasa. | |
An odd serrated utility knife that can be used to extract a skull from a corpse. (Your Butchering skill is used to determine success) | Given by Glajur at Comfortable Favor. | |
A versatile knife for skinning, butchering, oyster-opening, or skull extraction. (Keep it in your inventory and you'll be given the option to skin, butcher, shuck, and/or extract the skull of some enemies.) | Toolcrafting |
Butchering Level Up Rewards
Level | Reward |
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10 | +1 to Skinning |
20 | +1 to Cooking |
30 | +1 to Skinning |
34 | +1 to Lycanthropy |
40 | +1 to Cooking |
50 | +1 to Skinning |
Butchering Experience Table
Click Expand to view the Experience Table for Butchering
Level | Experience | Total Experience |
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1 | 5 | 5 |
2 | 15 | 20 |
3 | 25 | 45 |
4 | 30 | 75 |
5 | 70 | 145 |
6 | 80 | 225 |
7 | 90 | 315 |
8 | 100 | 415 |
9 | 120 | 535 |
10 | 210 | 745 |
11 | 240 | 985 |
12 | 270 | 1255 |
13 | 300 | 1555 |
14 | 330 | 1885 |
15 | 480 | 2365 |
16 | 520 | 2885 |
17 | 560 | 3445 |
18 | 600 | 4045 |
19 | 640 | 4685 |
20 | 850 | 5535 |
21 | 900 | 6435 |
22 | 950 | 7385 |
23 | 1000 | 8385 |
24 | 1050 | 9435 |
25 | 1320 | 10755 |
26 | 1380 | 12135 |
27 | 1440 | 13575 |
28 | 1500 | 15075 |
29 | 1560 | 16635 |
30 | 1890 | 18525 |
31 | 1960 | 20485 |
32 | 2030 | 22515 |
33 | 2100 | 24615 |
34 | 2170 | 26785 |
35 | 2560 | 29345 |
36 | 2640 | 31985 |
37 | 2720 | 34705 |
38 | 2800 | 37505 |
39 | 2880 | 40385 |
40 | 3330 | 43715 |
41 | 3420 | 47135 |
42 | 3510 | 50645 |
43 | 3600 | 54245 |
44 | 3690 | 57935 |
45 | 4200 | 62135 |
46 | 4300 | 66435 |
47 | 4400 | 70835 |
48 | 4500 | 75335 |
49 | 4600 | 79935 |
50 | 5170 | 85105 |
51 | 5225 | 90330 |
52 | 5280 | 95610 |
53 | 5335 | 100945 |
54 | 5390 | 106335 |
55 | 5940 | 112275 |
56 | 6000 | 118275 |
57 | 6060 | 124335 |
58 | 6120 | 130455 |
59 | 6180 | 136635 |
60 | 6760 | 143395 |
61 | 6825 | 150220 |
62 | 6890 | 157110 |
63 | 6955 | 164065 |
64 | 7020 | 171085 |
65 | 7630 | 178715 |
66 | 7700 | 186415 |
67 | 7770 | 194185 |
68 | 7840 | 202025 |
69 | 7910 | 209935 |
70 | 8550 | 218485 |
71 | 8625 | 227110 |
72 | 8700 | 235810 |
73 | 8775 | 244585 |
74 | 8850 | 253435 |
75 | 9520 | 262955 |
76 | 9600 | 272555 |
77 | 9680 | 282235 |
78 | 9760 | 291995 |
79 | 9840 | 301835 |
80 | 10540 | 312375 |
81 | 10625 | 323000 |
82 | 10710 | 333710 |
83 | 10795 | 344505 |
84 | 10880 | 355385 |
85 | 11610 | 366995 |
86 | 11700 | 378695 |
87 | 11790 | 390485 |
88 | 11880 | 402365 |
89 | 11970 | 414335 |
90 | 12730 | 427065 |
91 | 12825 | 439890 |
92 | 12920 | 452810 |
93 | 13015 | 465825 |
94 | 13110 | 478935 |
95 | 13900 | 492835 |
96 | 14000 | 506835 |
97 | 14100 | 520935 |
98 | 14200 | 535135 |
99 | 14300 | 549435 |
100 | 15120 | 564555 |
Trivia
Butchering can be used to loot Stomachs, a valuable item used by Cheesemaking.