Pan

The Pan is one of the six Melee Weapons added in 0.5.0, "" update, and the rarest one. It takes appearance as a classic cast iron pan. Dealing 60 damage, the Pan has the highest damage per swing of any melee weapon in the game, along with the Stone Hammer. However, the real reason that the Pan is so desired is its ability to block bullets. Due to this, it is one of the three most desirable melee weapons in the game, with the Naginata for its range and ability to hit multiple things at once, and the Stone Hammer for its ability to break Hardstone Blocks and Hardstone Boulders.

Sounds
Picked Up

Swung

Bullet Hit

Strategies

 * The Pan is great for finishing off players who are about half health, and you can quickly swing them and do up to 60 damage (ambushing them might be better than outright charging them).
 * When using it as a melee weapon, make sure to land your hits frequently, as the Pan has a slower swing speed than other melee weapons.
 * The Pan is very hard to find, so don't expect to see one every game.
 * The Pan only has a rare chance to spawn from Airdrops.
 * The Pan can ricochet bullets when it is unequipped and on your back, so try and face people pan-way forwards if you're reloading, or not in range.
 * Even when in range, you can have the Pan face them while they fire and while you are reloading, then attack them with your weapon when they're reloading
 * It should be noted that they could aim for the edge of your player to damage you, but this is unlikely. Shotguns like the M870 however, fire with enough spread that them aiming at your center will result in some bullets going around the Pan, damaging you.
 * This ricocheting feature can also be used in battle while your teammate uses a sniper (like the Mosin-Nagant or SV-98) to get surprise attacks in through weird angles. For example, positioning yourself partially behind the enemy with the pan facing them, so when your teammate fires, it will rebound off you, and kill your opponent. This strategy is best used with a 4x or higher scope, and if you both have good aim and a good sense of how the reflections happen.

Trivia

 * The Pan is one of three melee weapons which have no alternate versions, along with the Hook and Fire Axe, while the four knives (Bayonet, Huntsman, Karambit, Bowie) and the Wood Axe do. The fire axe is stated as a different weapon in the changelog and has different stats than the Wood Axe.
 * The Pan is a clear reference to Players Unknown Battleground's Pan, due to how they both are able to ricochet bullets off. However, this is highly unrealistic as even the weakest bullets such as .22 Short can penetrate through a cast iron pan. The pan in-game may be made of a stronger material.
 * One of the Youtuber Duck.io's videos stated that the AWM-S could shoot through the pan. However, this is false.
 * The Pan does 48 damage to Obstacles and is the only weapon with obstacle damage multiplier lower than one.
 * In real life, a cast-iron pan is incapable of stopping and ricocheting any of the bullets in surviv.io, even relatively weak 9mm pistol rounds. (Do not try this at home.)
 * If a Player wears a Ghillie Suit or has been Knocked Out by another Player while not using the Pan, the Pan will show on his back.
 * When switched to a gun or throwables, the Pan just straps to a Player’s back instead of disappearing.

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