The “Butcher Boots” are a foot-slot armor piece themed, as the name suggests, around harvesting and butchering. On their own they function as ordinary boots that protect your feet, but they truly shine when you equip the matching Butcher gear pieces together.
Intended Direction
Armor in 7 Days to Die is designed so that assembling a full matching series grants a set bonus. The Butcher line can be thought of as a series geared toward hunting and butchering efficiency—such as an increased yield of meat, fat, and materials from animals and enemies. It’s a great fit for securing food in the early to mid game, or when you want a steady supply of crafting materials like fat and bone.
How to Obtain or Craft
For this kind of armor, the basic routes are crafting (making it at a workbench) or obtaining it from containers and loot while exploring. Crafting often requires the corresponding schematic, materials, and an equipment workbench, so until you’ve gathered the materials it’s a good idea to also hunt for it through exploration.
When to Use It
- Wearing it during base work that revolves around hunting and animal husbandry lets the materials you gain from each butchering job pile up.
- Since it isn’t combat-focused, it’s best to switch to a more defensively capable set when heading into dangerous areas.
- Even just the foot slot on its own makes a solid starting point for assembling the Butcher line one piece at a time.
It’s a dependable support-type piece of gear that comes into its own whenever you want to “bring back even a little more” meat and materials.
*The specific set-bonus values and unlock conditions vary by version, so check the tooltip on the actual equipment screen for the latest effects.