Mods

For mods in Dead Island 2, see Mods (Dead Island 2) and Perks.

Sam B standing in front of a mod table

Mods are used to upgrade and modify weapons in Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide. There are multiple blueprints throughout the game which the player can obtain to modify existing weapons to increase stats and add elemental effects. Mods require a variety of resources in order to be crafted and applied to weapons at a Workbench.

• Melee Mods
• Firearm Mods
• Developer Craft Mods

Melee Mods

Bleeding Mods

Nail'd Mod

Main article: Nail'd Mod	Edit This Mod
Thanks to a couple of nails you'll turn any kind of wooden club into a deadly mace. Just follow the instructions below and you will have a chance to put holes in many human flesh mongers.
In Dead Island, the Mod is given by John Sinamoi after completing the main quest Passport to Life. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found on a table in Paradise Survival Camp next to the bridge blown up in the main quest Back to Reality.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Nail'd Mod Mace Big Baseball Bat Baseball Bat Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Cudgel Kanabo Hanbo Home Run Blunt Speaker Bouncer's Pal Morning Star Bronze Knuckles (Riptide) Shillelagh (Riptide) Meat Mallet (Riptide) Wrench (Riptide) Staff (Riptide) Golf Club (Riptide) Nails x 2 $220 (Dead Island) $200 (Riptide) Damage + 5% (Dead Island) Damage + 4% (Riptide) Bleed Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 4% (Dead Island) Critical Chance + 2% (Riptide) Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500%

Nuts & Bolts Mod

Main article: Nuts & Bolts Mod	Edit This Mod
If you're in possession of several large, heavy bolts and a sturdy club (ideally a metal one) then you will be able to assemble a mace that will come in handy in the current circumstances. A blow with this appliance should be a painful experience for whoever is at the business end of it.
In Dead Island, the mod is given by as a reward by Anne Snider upon completing her side quest Toy Story. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located north of the Santa Maria Mission, on a small island with a caravan on it.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Nuts & Bolts Mod Metal Baseball Bat Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Heavy Morning Star (Riptide) Morning Star (Riptide) Cudgel (Riptide) Bolts x 2 $200 Damage + 100% Bleed Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 4% (Dead Island) Critical Chance + 3% (Riptide) Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500%

Barbed Wire Mod

Main article: Barbed Wire Mod	Edit This Mod
Here is a simple way to use the barbed wire as an addition to various types of clubs. Thanks to that easy procedure you'll be able to seriously mutilate anyone unlucky enough to be wounded with it.
In Dead Island, the mod is located in the cellars of the Supermarket on a table next to the workbench during the main Quest Supermarket Journey. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located in the large warehouse at the back of Marik's Marina.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Barbed Wire Mod Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Metal Baseball Bat Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Heavy Baton Metal Baton Police Baton Cudgel Flanged Mace Exotic Mace Kanabo Metal Kanabo Hanbo Home Run Blunt Speaker Claws (Riptide) Scottish Dirk (Riptide) Chinese War Sword (Riptide) Mace (Riptide) Staff (Riptide) Barbed Wire x 2 $200 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500%

Glazed Mod

Main article: Glazed Mod	Edit This Mod
The idea is straight like the piece of stick you'll wrap the rag around. Add some glue and most importantly - broken glass. A guy hit with that thing will bleed like a slaughtered piglet. Just be careful not to cut yourself with the glass shards when you are gluing them to the rag...
In Dead Island, the mod is found on the bed in Alicia Jacobs house during the side quest Uninvited Guests. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found at the end of the pier at the Pinai Ferry Station, on a table.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Glazed Mod Baseball Bat (Dead Island) Big Baseball Bat (Dead Island) Metal Baseball Bat (Dead Island} Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Heavy Baton Metal Baton Police Baton Kanabo Metal Kanabo Home Run Blunt Speaker Scottish Dirk (Riptide) Chinese War Sword (Riptide) Glue x 2 Rag x 2 $400 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 2 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 30% Critical Duration + 500%

Rending Claws Mod

Main article: Rending Claws Mod	Edit This Mod
Regular brass knuckles may not suffice to handle someone who doesn't feel a thing and the only thing they want is to eat your face. One needs something more. The inspiration for my upgraded brass knuckles was a certain superhero - after mounting a couple sizeable blades you will level the battlefield when you're confronted with one of those freaks. I can only wish you luck, friend.
In Dead Island, the mod is on a table next to the stairs down to the Lighthouse generator that needs to be activated during the main quest A Ray of Hope. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located in the main building of Jimmy's Workshop at Marik's Marina in the Flooded jungle.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Rending Claws Mod Spiked Brass Knuckles Badass Brass Knuckles Brutal Brass Knuckles Blade x 4 Bolts x 4 Metal Scrap x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Duration + 500%

Devastating Home Run Mod

Main article: Devastating Home Run Mod	Edit This Mod
A baseball bat with a hint of blades and barb wire is a simple and cost-effective way to increase the chances of survival in a battle against the living dead. Just because their bodies are rotting doesn't mean they cannot bleed, right? And when treated with a bat such as this they will BLEED. Rest assured.
In Dead Island, the mod is Found in the Laboratory on the desk beside the Workbench where Will stands. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located down an alleyway just North-West of The Fort of Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Devastating Home Run Mod Metal Baseball Bat Blade x 2 Bolts x 3 Metal Scrap x 2 Barbed Wire x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Duration + 500%

Medieval Mod

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By following my guidelines you will make your Kanabo able to not only smash bones and crack skulls but also gut the veins out, literally. I'm not kidding, you'll hit a guy with this and he will be spilling blood as if shot with a shotgun.
In Dead Island, the mod is located in Stan Dart's House in Moresby during Grasp All, Lose All. It is on a small table near the couch. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located in the Japanese Tunnels behind some boxes just after initially entering the area.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Medieval Mod Kanabo Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Large Battery x 2 Phone x 2 Electronic Scrap x 2 Barbed Wire x 2 Nails x 2 $1000 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Duration + 500%

Bloody Mary Mod

Main article: Bloody Mary Mod	Edit This Mod
Considering the circumstances we found ourselves in we have to cope with whatever we can. Thus, decided to devise the most effective weapon I could make from the parts I had handy. The result of my efforts is a metal club wrapped in to a barb wire and a couple other gadgets so thoughtfully that every poor bastard that finds himself on the business end of it is literally pissing blood.
In Dead Island, the mod is found in the Laboratory bathroom in the right-hand stall. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in a square just north of Stan's House in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Bloody Mary Mod Heavy Baton Police Baton Metal Baton Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Large Battery x 2 Phone x 2 Electronic Scrap x 2 Glue x 2 Rag x 2 $1000 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Duration + 500%

Saw Disc Axe Mod

Main article: Saw Disc Axe Mod	Edit This Mod
Follow my instructions carefully. I know it may sound complicated, but in the end you'll be rewarded with a vicious weapon that will allow you to slaughter the undead like helpless cattle.
In Dead Island, the mod is obtained from Paul at the Overpass Camp as a reward for completing the side quest Second Aid. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located inside the Safe House that unlocks at the Henderson Ferry Station after completing the main quest The Ferry.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Saw Disc Axe Mod Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Kanabo Hanbo Home Run Blunt Speaker Shovel (Riptide) Shillelagh (Riptide) Circular Blade x 1 Bolts x 2 Steel Rod x 1 Clamp x 2 $1000 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 6% (Dead Island) Critical Chance + 8% (Riptide) Critical Damage + 50% Critical Duration + 500%

Shredder Mod

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Below I described how to turn a regular baseball bat into a small, handy sawmill. You put together various sharp junk and tools and then combine them to maximize the destructive force of such a club. The unfortunate punk who gets hit by something like that will bleed out before he hits the ground.
In Dead Island, the mod is located on the roof of the warehouse at the Laboratory which is visited in the side quest Rotting Flesh. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is purchased from Alex in Henderson for $2,750 after completing his side quest Rescue Alex.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shredder Mod Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Circular Blade Bolts x 2 Steel Rod Clamp x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Glue x 2 Rag x 2 $1000 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 5 Critical Chance + 10% Critical Damage + 75% Critical Duration + 500%

Meat Cutter Mod

Main article: Meat Cutter Mod	Edit This Mod
Heads will roll, limbs will fall, and blood will boil.
The mod is obtained in the Infested Apartment Dead Zone in Henderson. The mod is found on a table in the final room of the dead zone.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Meat Cutter Mod Scottish Dirk Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Crowbar Flanged Mace Exotic Mace Metal Kanabo Kanabo Gabriel's Sledgehammer Pick of Destiny Belt x 3 Wire x 3 Blade x 2 Circular Blade x 2 $1300 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 5%

Ripper Mod

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Would you look at that - a baseball bat, a circular saw and a motor; all combined into a killer tool of doom! If you make it the right way you will be able to start massacring those lousy living dead.
In Dead Island, the mod is obtained either through the Special Edition game code, owning the Game of the Year Edition or having Dead Island Definitive Collection. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located on a very small island treehouse north of the Zimakani Rest, just south of the drug dealer's house visited in the side quest White Line.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Ripper Mod Baseball Bat Blunt Speaker Bouncer's Pal Home Run Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Belt Large Battery Circular Blade Metal Scrap x 2 $100 Damage + 3% Bleed Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 5% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Duration + 500%

Razor Mod

Main article: Razor Mod	Edit This Mod
Provided you can find some sharp pieces of iron and some bolts you'll be able to turn most of the clubs into a killer mace straight from the middle ages. Bountiful Bleeding guaranteed!
In Dead Island, the mod is located in the Russian's Bunker in the Jungle in Act III, next to the radio on the table in the turret. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located in the Catacombs of The Fort of Henderson, accessible during the main quest The Crash.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Razor Mod Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Blunt Speaker Hanbo Heavy Baton Home Run Kanabo Metal Baseball Bat Metal Baton Metal Kanabo Police Baton Stick Tonfa Wooden Baton Morning Star (Riptide) Scottish Dirk (Riptide) Shovel (Riptide) Golf Club (Riptide) Staff (Riptide) Bronze Knuckles (Riptide) Cudgel (Riptide) Blade x 2 Bolts x 3 Metal Scrap x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Bleed Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Duration + 500%

Slash Mod

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Blades mounted horizontally on a club will turn it into a weapon causing so much bleeding you’ll need protective goggles to keep your eyes safe from all the gore spurting out of your enemies.
The mod is located in the Metzger Sloat's Hideout Dead Zone in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Slash Mod Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Blunt Speaker Hanbo Home Run Kanabo Metal Baseball Bat Stick Tonfa Wooden Baton Bronze Knuckles Blade x 3 Bolts x 2 Gears x 2 $600 Bleed Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 7%

Diamond Edge Mod

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Diamonds are a girl's best friend... but they're also great for making a kickass weapon.
At the end of the Crossroads Bungalow Dead Zone
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Diamond Edge Mod Big Baseball Bat Crowbar Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Wooden Baton Baseball Bat Metal Baseball Bat Stick Tonfa Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Kanabo Metal Kanabo Italian Plumber Gabriel's Sledgehammer Pick of Destiny Blunt Speaker Ban M.C. Bouncer's Pal Glue x 2 Wire x 2 Large Nail x 3 Metal Scrap x 3 $1,150 Bleed Effect Rank 2 Critical Chance + 3% Critical Duration + 400%

Sharp Edge Mod

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Occam's Razor states that the simplest solution is the best.
The mod is found in the Mataka Village Bungalow Dead Zone in the Flooded jungle.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Sharp Edge Mod Metal Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Baseball Bat Wooden Baton Stick Tonfa Pickaxe Italian Plumber Pick of Destiny Blunt Speaker Bouncer's Pal Home Run M.C. Bolts x 2 Large Nail x2 Circular Blade x2 $900 Bleed Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 2%

Critical Mods

Weighted Mod

Main article: Weighted Mod	Edit This Mod
Look through the manual I prepared and you will learn how to quickly and easily make your weapon into a strong crushing tool. More crushing that it already was, that is...
In Dead Island, the mod is located on a table in the back room of Bunker 06 at the Resort, accessible after saving Jose Garcia. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located at the base of the leftmost entrance cave to the Helicopter Wreck in the Flooded jungle.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Weighted Mod Hammer Nail Hammer Heavy Hammer Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Pickaxe Crowbar Hanbo Ban M.C. Pick of Destiny Gabriel's Sledgehammer Weight Plate x 1 Clamp x 2 $200 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 25%

Heavy Mod

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Weight is the foundations I've been always saying this. Especially in the case of the blunt weapons. By means of a simple trick (that I described below) you will make your darling crush the skulls of those damn maniacs like putrid watermelons.
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Jennifer Snider for completing her side quest Two Hearts. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located at the Pinai Ferry Station inside the warehouse that Jayden is locked inside.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Heavy Mod Hammer Nail Hammer Heavy Hammer Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Pickaxe Crowbar Hanbo Ban M.C. Pick of Destiny Gabriel's Sledgehammer Weight Plate x 1 Gears x 1 Clamp x 2 $400 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 33%

Piranha Mod

<h3=>Piranha Mod</h3=>

Main article: Piranha Mod	Edit This Mod
I designed (and was even able to test in action) a clever tool to exterminate these monsters plaguing our beautiful island. Well, it will require collecting several special elements to be combined into one deadly whole that - provided you are strong enough - will allow you to survive the darkest hour.
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Garett Grant for completing his last side quest The Third Head of Cerberus. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found inside the Geoffrey Nape’s Warehouse Dead Zone in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Piranha Mod Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Pickaxe Gabriel's Sledgehammer Pick of Destiny Weight Plate Gears Blade Clamp x 2 $600 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 41%

Shark Mod

Main article: Shark Mod	Edit This Mod
The thing I managed to compile is a dream of every homegrown designer with killer inclinations (or rather every murderer with an affinity to DIY). As God is my witness, I wished you didn't have to use that toy but it's out of my hands... Using it will turn those bastards into bloody scraps. (Dead Island description) Occam's Razor states that the simplest solution is always the best. (Dead Island: Riptide description)
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Carter at the River Village for completing his side quest Death Wish. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in the storeroom/workshop at Mataka Village on a metal shelf near the double doors, accessible during the side quest Electrifying.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shark Mod Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Gabriel's Sledgehammer Weight Plate Gears Metal Scrap x 2 Clamp x 2 Blade x 3 $1000 Critical Chance + 6% Critical Damage + 50%

Fire Mods

Torch Mod

Main article: Torch Mod	Edit This Mod
Do you know how a torch works? Below you'll find a simple way to make one. If you get a good strike in on one of these bloodthirsty madmen, he'll light up like a Roman candle. Plus, it's always an additional source of light for the darkest hour...
In Dead Island, the mod is given by James Stein upon finishing his side quest Counsel of Despair. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is given by Henry Boyle for completing the first level of his Team Quest Jury-rigging for Henry.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Torch Mod Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Metal Baseball Bat Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Cudgel Exotic Mace Kanabo Metal Kanabo Blunt Speaker Home Run Bouncer's Pal Golf Club (Riptide) Shovel (Riptide) Shillelagh (Riptide) Chinese War Sword (Riptide) Mace (Riptide) Staff (Riptide) Wrench (Riptide) Heavy Morning Star (Riptide) Rag x 2 (Dead Island) Glue x 2 Gas for Lighter x 2 Lighter x 2 (Riptide) $400 Damage + 5% Fire Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500%

Red Hot Blade

Main article: Red Hot Blade Mod	Edit This Mod
"While it is true that it's usually very warm on the island, and recently the climate is exceptionally hot, I decided to up the temperature even more. The idea to build this device came to me when I was boiling water using the heater. The effect comes in the shape of a red hot blade that will warm up even a cold, dead body. Try it out yourself."
The mod is on a table in the Bloodbath Arena Lobby.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Red Hot Blade Mod Machete Kukri Tijuana Machete Bushmaster Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Battery x 1 Belt x 1 Large Battery x 1 Metal Scrap x 1 $100 Damage + 3% Fire Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 5% Critical Damage + 50%

Phoenix Mod

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This may seem ironic but I developed a way to transform a fire axe into a weapon that sets the enemies on fire! Embed it deep into the rotting body of a walking enemy and you'll turn it into a walking column of fire. Made well, this can be a really deadly weapon.
In Dead Island, the mod if found on a table next to the boat you collect from the Smugglers' Marina after killing Afran in the main quest Soldier of Fortune. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located in an isolated building at the very south end of Henderson, directly west of The Fort of Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Phoenix Mod Big Splitting Axe (Dead Island) Big Universal Axe (Dead Island) Fire Axe (Dead Island) Viking of the South (Dead Island) Shillelagh (Riptide) Barbed Wire Wire x 2 Large Battery x 2 Steel Rod x 2 Belt Duct Tape x 3 Flares $1000 Damage + 5% Fire Effect Rank 2 Critical Chance + 6% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 20%

Hot Rod Mod

Main article: Hot Rod Mod	Edit This Mod
The instruction below will allow you to heat up the blade of a machete to a temperature so high you will be able to cut through the flesh of the walking dead like butter. I advise you to be cautious while using - it can cause serious burns.
In Dead Island, the mod is found in front of the Police Station in Moresby, on the desk beside the fence. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is given by Miya for completing her side quest Surplus.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Hot Rod Mod Machete Kukri Tijuana Machete Bushmaster Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Large Battery x 2 Belt Large Battery LP4000 Battery $1000 Damage + 5% Fire Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 10% Critical Damage + 100%

Main article: BBQ Mod	Edit This Mod
Looks like a hell of a weapon and does not disappoint.
The mod is automatically placed into the inventory once the player has purchased the Survivor Pack DLC.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats BBQ Mod Shovel Blade Duct Tape x 4 Wire x 4 Gas for Lighter x 3 Belt x 3 Large Battery x 3 Metal Scrap x 3 $800 Damage + 3% Fire Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 3% Critical Duration + 400%

Impact Mods

Impact Mod

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Have you ever prepared escalopes? Did you happen to pound the meat with an electrocution hammer? You will have the chance now, provided you manage to put together such a tool in the way I described in the instructions below. It works!
In Dead Island, the mod is received from Howard Craigson after completing the side quest, Last Chance on the Wall. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is received from the first level of Harlow Jordan's Team Quest Jury-rigging for Harlow Jordan.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Impact Mod Hammer Nail Hammer Heavy Hammer Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Metal Baseball Bat Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Wrench Heavy Wrench Pickaxe Mace Cudgel Morning Star Flanged Mace Heavy Morning Star Exotic Mace Italian Plumber Pick of Destiny Blunt Speaker Home Run Ban M.C. Shovel (Riptide) Meat Mallet (Riptide) Shillelagh (Riptide) Staff (Riptide) Bronze Knuckles (Riptide) Duct Tape x 2 (Dead Island) Wire x 2 (Dead Island) Battery x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 (Riptide) Barbed Wire x 2 (Riptide) $200 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 33% Critical Physics Damage + 90%

Lightning Mod

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What you've got here is a relatively simple way to turn a blunt tool into a percussive weapon. An electrified hammer or some club will make then rotting freaks jump back after every blow as if hit by a train.
In Dead Island, the mod can be obtained by completing Vang Chi's side quest Heroes and Villains. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is obtained from Zoey's side quest Electrifying.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Lightning Mod Hammer Nail Hammer Heavy Hammer Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Metal Baseball Bat Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Wrench Heavy Wrench Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Pickaxe Crowbar Mace Cudgel Morning Star Flanged Mace Heavy Morning Star Exotic Mace Kanabo Metal Kanabo Italian Plumber Gabriel's Sledgehammer Pick of Destiny Blunt Speaker Ban Home Run M.C. Bouncer's Pal Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Battery x 3 Metal Scrap x 2 $400 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 2 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Physics Damage + 120%

Magic Wand Mod

Main article: Magic Wand Mod	Edit This Mod
I'm a wizard! I figured out how to make a real magic (oh fine!, electric) wand that will knock those fuckers down with a single swat. Try to do everything as described in the instructions and - if you don't electrify yourself - you'll topple enemies like a freakin' sorcerer.
In Dead Island, the mod is found when returning to the Town Hall during the main quest Bitter Return. The mod is found in Todd Tanis' office. In Dead Island: Riptide, it is given by Henry Boyle for completing the second level of his Team Quest, Jury-rigging for Henry.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Magic Wand Mod Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Sledgehammer Construction Hammer Maul Pickaxe Crowbar Mace Cudgel Morning Star Flanged Mace Heavy Morning Star Exotic Mace Kanabo Metal Kanabo Gabriel's Sledgehammer Pick of Destiny Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Large Battery x 2 Phone x 2 Electronic Scrap x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Physics Damage + 140%

Juggernaut Gauntlets Mod

<h3=>Juggernaut Gauntlets Mod</h3=>

Main article: Juggernaut Gauntlets Mod	Edit This Mod
"I figured out how to upgrade the brass knuckles to make every user of the toy a KO expert. I assure you I made one of those for myself and tested in real-life environment. Let the fact that I lived to write down this manual be the proof of the weapon's efficiency."
Found in Moresby in an abandoned market, on the ground beside a desk, near the middle of the west wall. The market is at the large intersection south / south-west of the Warehouse.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Juggernaut Gauntlets Mod Exotic Brass Knuckles Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Phone x 2 Belt x 2 LP4000 Battery x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Physics Damage + 200%

Pick-and-Ohm Mod

Main article: Pick-and-ohm Mod	Edit This Mod
"In short — the description in front of you will teach you how to improve a regular pickaxe and change it into a tool of destruction. Attach batteries here, put some additional weight there — you'll find the details below. Simple, smart and deadly."
In Dead Island, the mod is found in Moresby, in Mugambe's house during the side quest In Cold Blood. It's on a desk next to the fridge in the kitchen. In Dead Island: Riptide, it is given by Harlow Jordan for completing the second level of her Team Quest, Jury-rigging for Harlow Jordan.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Pick-and-ohm Mod Pickaxe Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Battery x 3 Metal Scrap x 2 Weight Plate Gears Clamp x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Physics Damage + 140%

Shocking Sledge Mod

Main article: Shocking Sledge Mod	Edit This Mod
A large, double-handed hammer itself is quite a weapon against the plague of those salivating tramps. If you add some load to it, throw in a couple gimmicks and run an electric charge through the head your enemies will launch on impact as if from a catapult.
In Dead Island, the mod is found in the Ghost Town Bunker, in the back room on a desk. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in the Motel "Safe Haven" Dead Zone in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shocking Sledge Mod Maul Battery x 3 Clamp x 2 Duct Tape x 2 Gears Metal Scrap x 2 Weight Plate Wire x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Physics Damage + 140%

Justice Mod

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You surely have access to a hammer. It just takes some looking around and playing MacGyver to change the simplest tool into a makeshift weapon capable of crushing and knocking down the largest thugs you come across. In other words - the dream of every handyman.
In Dead Island, the mod is found on the floor at the top of the ladder in Sam's Bunker in the Jungle. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in the lifeguard shack on the beach at the Pinai Ferry Station where Kayden is found.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Justice Mod Heavy Hammer Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Battery x 3 Metal Scrap x 2 Weight Plate Gears Clamp x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Physics Damage + 140%

Tesla Mod

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"Do you happen to have a useless phone on you? If not, get one, a sledgehammer (and some other things) and assemble them all together. The weapon you'll get will literally toss your enemies into the air. If only you had enough stamina in these hands of yours to make a meaningful swing with it..."
This mod is found in the generator room, Laboratory area during Act III. In Dead Island Riptide, it is given by Harlow after you complete Jury-rigging for Harlow Jordan II
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Tesla Mod Construction Hammer (Dead Island) Maul (Dead Island) Sledgehammer (Dead Island) Shovel (Dead Island: Riptide) Staff (Dead Island: Riptide) Gabriel's Sledgehammer Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Large Battery x3 Phone x 2 Belt x 2 Engine Parts $1000 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 6% Critical Damage + 75% Critical Physics Damage + 200%

Shocking Crowbar Mod

Main article: Shocking Crowbar Mod	Edit This Mod
What will result from a combination of a sturdy crowbar, weight plates and electricity? Follow the instructions below and you will have a chance to see for yourself. There's not much effort you'll need to put into this and the effect you get will be a blast, I swear.
In Dead Island, the mod is located in the River Village in Matutero's hut on the shelf next to the Workbench. In Ryder White's Campaign, the mod is located just after starting the DLC. It's on a wooden walkway the other side of the crashed van used to reach the street after leaving the helicopter crash. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located on a wooden walkway next to the main entrance to the Quarantine Zone.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shocking Crowbar Mod Crowbar Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Large Battery x 3 Phone x 2 Belt x 2 Weight Plate x 2 Bolts x 2 $1000 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 75% Critical Physics Damage + 200%

Heavy Duty Mod

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Do you know what a Kanabo is? It's a goddamn heavy piece of metal club straight from Japan. In the hands of a strong enough person it makes for a truly destructive weapon. Now imagine such a club with blades and a strong electronic charge added to it. The effects? Total annihilation. Check it for yourself.
In Dead Island, the mod is located in Moresby, on the floor in front of the counter in the electronics shop where you collect the transformer and some cable for Carl during the side quest Radio Ga Ga. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is given by Henry Boyle for completing the final level of his Team Quest Jury-rigging for Henry.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Heavy Duty Mod Metal Kanabo Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Large Battery x 2 LP4000 Battery Electronic Scrap x 2 Blade x 2 Bolts x 3 Metal Scrap x 2 $1500 Damage + 5% Impact Effect Rank 5 Critical Chance + 10% Critical Damage + 100% Critical Physics Damage + 200%

Taser Mod

Main article: Stun Gun (Dead Island)	Edit This Mod
An electric stun weapon that shoots electrodes generating high voltage with low intensity electric current. A hit with the electrodes results in strong pain and disruption of the nervous system and in consequence a complete temporary stunning of the victim.
The mod is located in Prison during the main quest Get the Power Back On. The mod is located in a corridor where you first fight Rebels after turning on the power in the Prison Basement.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Stun Gun (Dead Island) None LP4000 Battery x 1 $200 Critical Chance + 100%

Poison Mods

Paralyzing Strike Mod

Main article: Paralyzing Strike Mod	Edit This Mod
Okay if you want a weapon that will make the fucker wounded with it puke his guts out follow the instructions in my notes. The assembly shouldn’t be too difficult provided you gather the right components. Good luck.
In Dead Island it is the reward for the side quest Picture of Bliss In Dead Island: Riptide it is found after unlocking Halai Village sitting on the Workbench.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Paralyzing Strike Mod Sickle Machete Kukri Axe Two-Handed Axe Knife Cleaver Tanto Wakizashi Katana Double Blade Homemade Double Blade Wicked Double Blade Exotic Double Blade Battle Double Blade Reaper Tijuana Machete Zed's Demise Viking of the South Master Chef Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Assassin's Greed Throwing Knife (Riptide) Oleander x 2 Bleach x 2 $200 Damage + 5% Poison Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 4% (Dead Island) Critical Chance + 3% (Riptide) Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500%

Venom Mod

Main article: Venom Mod	Edit This Mod
You will need various seaweeds and plants and detergents. Well you’ll also need a bladed weapon you can use it with. A poisoned blade is always better than an untainted one, I know a thing or two about it… Just make sure you follow the procedure carefully.
In Dead Island, the mod is found in a workbench room in the Sewers while travelling to the Town Hall. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in an open cave down a path to the waterways left of Dr. Kessler's Biosphere in the Flooded jungle.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Venom Mod Sickle Machete Kukri Axe Two-Handed Axe Knife Cleaver Tanto Wakizashi Katana Double Blade Homemade Double Blade Wicked Double Blade Exotic Double Blade Battle Double Blade Reaper Tijuana Machete Zed's Demise Viking of the South Master Chef Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Assassin's Greed Throwing Knife (Riptide) Oleander x 2 Bleach x 2 Algae x 2 (Dead Island) Flexible Hose x 2 (Dead Island) Soap x 2 (Riptide) Nails x 2 (Riptide) $400 Damage + 5% Poison Effect Rank 2 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 33% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Toxic Mod

Main article: Toxic Mod	Edit This Mod
Try and use the flesh of those exploding poor things according to the given recipe (you will need to obtain several more things, which should not cause you a big deal of trouble) and you will get a venomous weapon that will make sending all these half-dead wretches to their graves all that easier.
In Dead Island, the mod is found on Mother Helen's desk at the back of Saint Christopher's Church during the main quest Sacred Silence. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found at the Villa Henderson in Henderson on some scaffolding at the rear of the villa.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Toxic Mod Machete Kukri Katana Sickle Axe Two-Handed Axe Knife Cleaver Tanto Wakizashi Double Blade Homemade Double Blade Wicked Double Blade Exotic Double Blade Battle Double Blade Reaper Tijuana Machete Zed's Demise Viking of the South Master Chef Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Assassin's Greed Throwing Knife (Riptide) Oleander x 3 Bleach x 3 Suicider Meat x 2 Lemon Juice x 2 Flexible Hose x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Poison Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 15%

Deathstalker Mod

Main article: Deathstalker Mod	Edit This Mod
I developed a simple poison that can turn a sharp weapon into something that will make the undead spew out their own internal organs. A sight to see, believe you me. All you have to do is follow the guidelines below.
In Dead Island, the mod is received after completing the side quest Substance of Matter. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found at the same balcony that Damien is found in Henderson for his side quest Memories.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Deathstalker Mod Sickle Machete Kukri Axe Two-Handed Axe Knife Cleaver Tanto Wakizashi Katana Double Blade Homemade Double Blade Wicked Double Blade Exotic Double Blade Battle Double Blade Reaper Tijuana Machete Zed's Demise Viking of the South Master Chef Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Assassin's Greed Throwing Knife (Riptide) Oleander x 3 Bleach x 3 Floater Meat x 2 Soap x 2 Flexible Hose x 2 Stingray Tail $1000 Damage + 5% Poison Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 6% Critical Damage + 50% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 20%

Assassin's Poison Mod

Main article: Assassin's Poison Mod	Edit This Mod
Brass Knuckles, a couple blades and poison thorns - that is my answer to the urgent demand born within the couple last days. Put all of them together according to the description below and don't hesitate to use it when you come across a living dead. You have to be quick and determined - leave the rest to my super brass knuckles...
In Dead Island, the mod is found inside the southern most island bar, behind a locked door, on the counter in the Resort. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found south of the Old Town Cinema in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Assassin's Poison Mod Spiked Brass Knuckles Badass Brass Knuckles Brutal Brass Knuckles Oleander x 3 Bleach x 3 Suicider Meat x 2 Lemon Juice x 2 Flexible Hose x 2 Blade x 4 Bolts x 4 Metal Scrap x 2 $600 Damage + 5% Poison Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Duration + 500%

Shock Mods

Shock Mod

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I found that a piece of blade and some electricity is enough to stun one half-dead son of a bitch. All you have to do is use insulating tape to stick a battery and some wires to a shiv and… voila! – We’ve got a fancy toy.
In Dead Island, the mod is given by John Sinamoi upon finishing the main quest Black Hawk Down. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located inside the Ocean View Bungalows Dead Zone in Halai Village.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shock Mod Sickle Katana Machete Kukri Axe Two-Handed Axe Wakizashi Tanto Katana Cane Knife Sugar Cane Knife Exotic Cane Knife Zed's Demise Tijuana Machete Viking of the South Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Meat Mallet (Riptide) Flanged Mace (Riptide) Exotic Mace (Riptide) Claws (Riptide) Golf Club (Riptide) Mace (Riptide) Police Baton (Riptide) Metal Baton (Riptide) Heavy Baton (Riptide) Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Battery x 2 $200 Damage + 5% Shock Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500%

High Voltage Mod

Main article: High Voltage Mod	Edit This Mod
As my papa used to say - the only thing better than a battery are two batteries. And two batteries fastened to a solid blade should give quite a shock to any living corpse. Tried and tested!.
In Dead Island, the mod is found in the pump station in Moresby city. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod can be obtained inside the Japanese Tunnels.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats High Voltage Mod Sickle Machete Kukri Axe Two-Handed Axe Wakizashi Katana Tanto Cane Knife Sugar Cane Knife Exotic Cane Knife Zed's Demise Tijuana Machete Viking of the South Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Claws (Riptide) Golf Club (Riptide) Police Baton (Riptide) Metal Baton (Riptide) Heavy Baton (Riptide) Mace (Riptide) Exotic Mace (Riptide) Duct Tape x 2 Wire x 2 Battery x 3 Electronic Scrap x 2 (Dead Island) Phone x 2 (Riptide) $400 Damage + 5% Shock Effect Rank 2 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 33% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Short Circuit Mod

Main article: Short-Circuit Mod	Edit This Mod
A High dose of electricity running through a well sharpened piece of metal is - as it turns out - a fucking good way to give those dumb fucks a serious reason for epileptic dance routines. Follow the instructions below and you won't regret it...
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Tim as a reward for finishing his side quest Judgement Day. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in a shop in Henderson just after going over the footbridge from the Bank of Henderson. The mod is the top shelf behind the counter in a shop to the right.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Short-Circuit Mod Axe Banisher Bushmaster Cane Knife Eviscerator Katana Kukri Machete Sickle Sugar Cane Knife Tanto Tijuana Machete Two-Handed Axe Viking of the South Wakizashi Zed's Demise Golf Club (Riptide) Police Baton (Riptide) Metal Baton (Riptide) Heavy Baton (Riptide) Cudgel (Riptide) Heavy Morning Star (Riptide) Mace (Riptide) Exotic Mace (Riptide) Duct Tape x 3 Electronic Scrap x 2 Large Battery x 2 Magnet x 2 Wire x 3 $600 Damage + 5% Shock Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 4% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 15% DeathEffect (1)

Old Smoky Mod

Main article: Old Smoky Mod	Edit This Mod
I figured out a way to administer to those rotting crazies a dose of electrocution they will not soon forget... If they're capable of remembering anything in the first place. I made a list of several required elements; all you need to do is put them together with a sound machete and you'll get really awesome spark-crackling shiv!
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Nick as a reward for completing his side quest Spy Game. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found inside the Joel Chubalba's Motel Dead Zone.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Old Smoky Mod Machete (Dead Island) Kukri (Dead Island) Tijuana Machete (Dead Island) Bushmaster (Dead Island) Axe (Riptide) Morning Star (Riptide) Flanged Mace (Riptide) Golf Club (Riptide) Cudgel (Riptide) Heavy Morning Star (Riptide) Mace (Riptide) Exotic Mace (Riptide) Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 LP4000 Battery Magnet x 2 Belt x 2 Blade x 2 $1000 Damage + 5% Shock Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 6% (Dead Island) Critical Chance + 7% (Riptide) Critical Damage + 50% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 20% DeathEffect (0)

Bodily Harm Mod

Main article: Bodily Harm Mod	Edit This Mod
Provided you manage to combine everything as shown in the instruction you will receive a homemade electric club, which makes it a better model when compared to its commercial version, as it comes equipped with additional features. First you need to find a piece of wooden rod and then follow the description below. Good luck.
In Dead Island, the mod is located in the Laboratory, in the warehouse where the fuses are found during the main quest Power Slaves. The mod is on one of the desks in the room. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located in the main building at Oil Storage in the Flooded jungle.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Bodily Harm Mod Tonfa Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Large Battery x 2 Phone x 2 Electronic Scrap x 2 Nails x 2 Clamp x 2 $1000 Damage + 5% Shock Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Damage + 41% Critical Duration + 500%

Bluntly Shocked Mod

Main article: Bluntly Shocked Mod	Edit This Mod
This is a truly epic version of the electric club. It crushes, squashes, wounds and, on top of that, causes convulsions. It’s simply a magic club like the ones you see in some fantasy movies, only real. Necessity is the mother of invention, right?
In Dead Island, the mod is unlocked upon completing the Ryder White's Campaign DLC. In the Dead Island Definitive Collection, the mod is automatically given to the player at the start of the game. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located at the top of the stairs to the left of the entrance to The Fort of Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Bluntly Shocked Mod Heavy Morning Star Barbed Wire x 2 Duct Tape x 3 Electronic Scrap x 2 Large Battery x 2 LP4000 Battery Magnet x 2 Wire x 3 $1000 Damage + 5% Shock Effect Rank 5 Critical Chance + 10% Critical Damage + 75% Critical Duration + 500%

Electrotherapy Mod

Main article: Electrotherapy Mod	Edit This Mod
Enhance your ability to incapacitate your enemies with electricity.
Received from Damien for completing his side quest Memories.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Electrotherapy Mod Axe Cane Knife Machete Kukri Tijuana Machete Katana Wakizashi Tanto Sickle Capacitor x 1 Electric Coil x 1 Spark Gap x 1 $250 Shock Effect Rank 4 Critical Chance + 5%

Area of Effect Mods

Electric Storm Mod

Main article: Electric Storm Mod	Edit This Mod
Create a powerful weapon capable of killing multiple enemies at once.
On a shelf next to the entrance to the Henderson Military Base.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Electric Storm Mod Axe Sugar Cane Knife Tijuana Machete Machete Kukri Sickle Two-Handed Axe Wakizashi Katana Tanto Cane Knife Exotic Cane Knife Zed's Demise Viking of the South Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Duct Tape x 4 Wire x 4 Battery x 4 $1300 Shock Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 8%

Liquid Fire Mod

Main article: Liquid Fire Mod	Edit This Mod
Turn your enemies into porridge!
During the main quest Where the Dead Live, it is found inside the Dead Zone where the player must retrieve the toolbox. It is resting on a metal shelf next to one of the Secret Files.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Liquid Fire Mod Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Metal Baseball Bat Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Cudgel Exotic Mace Kanabo Metal Kanabo Blunt Speaker Home Run Bouncer's Pal Shovel Shillelagh Chinese War Sword Golf Club Mace Staff Wrench Morning Star Heavy Morning Star Lighter x 2 Steel Rod x 2 Clamp x 1 Belt x 1 Large Battery x 1 Metal Scrap x 1 $900 Fire Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 3%

Inferno Mod

Main article: Inferno Mod	Edit This Mod
Become a lord of hellfire and send your enemies to perdition.
The mod is sold by Alex in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Inferno Mod Police Baton Metal Baton Heavy Baton Baseball Bat Big Baseball Bat Metal Baseball Bat Stick Wooden Baton Tonfa Cudgel Exotic Mace Kanabo Metal Kanabo Blunt Speaker Home Run Bouncer's Pal Shovel Shillelagh Chinese War Sword Golf Club Staff Wrench Morning Star Heavy Morning Star Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Soap x 3 Belt x 3 Large Battery x 3 Metal Scrap x 3 $1300 Damage + 6% Fire Effect Rank 3 Critical Chance + 8% Critical Duration + 400% Critical Damage + 1% Propagate Prob + 10%

Lightning Storm Mod

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This modification creates a powerful electric field around your weapon. Each blow can cause damage to multiple enemies.
The mod is found inside the Chief Smuggler's room near the end of the Japanese Tunnels.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Lightning Storm Mod Axe Sugar Cane Knife Tijuana Machete Sickle Machete Kukri Two-Handed Axe Wakizashi Katana Tanto Cane Knife Exotic Cane Knife Zed's Demise Viking of the South Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Bronze Knuckles Lighter x 2 Steel Rod x 2 Clamp x 1 Belt x 1 Large Battery x 1 Metal Scrap x1 Unknown Shock Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 5%

Shockwave Mod

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Want to kill more than one enemy with one hit? Then try this recipe.
The mod is found in a warehouse opposite the ferry terminal at the Pinai Ferry Station.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shockwave Mod Axe Sugar Cane Knife Tijuana Machete Sickle Machete Kukri Two-Handed Axe Wakizashi Katana Tanto Cane Knife Exotic Cane Knife Zed's Demise Viking of the South Bushmaster Banisher Eviscerator Battery x 3 Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 $1,150 Shock Effect Rank 2 Critical Chance + 10%

Solar Flare Mod

Main article: Solar Flare Mod	Edit This Mod
Don't look directly into the sun!
At the end of the alleyway just south of the Motel "Safe Haven" Dead Zone in the south west of Henderson
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Solar Flare Mod Shillelagh Duct Tape x 3 Wire x 3 Deodorant x 1 Belt x 2 Large Battery x 2 Metal Scrap x2 $1,150 Fire effect rank 2 Critical chance + 7%

Firearm Mods

Explosive Mods

Pride Gun Mod

Main article: Pride Gun Mod	Edit This Mod
Follow my method and you can turn your gun into something even more explosive. Just try not to make any mistakes while putting it together, as it may be the last mistake you ever make.
In Dead Island, the mod is given as a quest reward by Tim for completing his side quest Matter of Justice. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is sold by Alex after rescuing him in his side quest Rescue Alex.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Pride Gun Mod Pistol Heavy Pistol McCall's 9mm Deodorant x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Wire x 2 Gas for Lighter x 2 $1200 Damage + 1% Impact Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 2% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Physics Damage + 100%

Pride Rifle Mod

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"If you carefully follow the instructions provided below you will be able to turn your rifle into an ass kicking tool!"
In Dead Island, the mod is found in the Mingende Jungle, in a small Jungle Mugger hideout at one end of the gully under the bridge where Otha Cantu is found for her side quest Bridge Too Far. There is a collection of tents and the mod is found next to one of them, where the campfire is found. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in The Fort of Henderson in Henderson during the main quest The Crash, On a box opposite the Workbench inside of the keep.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Pride Rifle Mod Single Shot Rifle Burst Rifle Auto Rifle Defender of the Motherland Deodorant x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Wire x 2 Gas for Lighter x 2 $2400 Damage + 1% Impact Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Physics Damage + 100%

Pride Shotgun Mod

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"If you want to make your shotgun even more effective, carefully read the instructions I prepared below."
In Dead Island, the mod is found at the Town Hall in Moresby upon returning to it during the main quest Bitter Return, after visiting the Supermarket. The mod is found in the courtyard of the Town Hall on a knocked over podium. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in the Japanese Tunnels on the lower levels, next to some toxic chemical barrels and a Wrestler corpse.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Pride Shotgun Mod Shotgun Short Shotgun Crowd Pleaser Deodorant x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Wire x 2 Gas for Lighter x 2 $2400 Damage + 1% Impact Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Physics Damage + 100%

Fire Mods

Striker Gun Mod

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"The instruction below turns a handgun into a small flame-thrower... or something of the like. In any case, if you put enough effort into creating it you'll be able to set fire to the marauder you meet. Good luck!"
In Dead Island, the mod is found in the Supermarket in the warehouse at the back of the shop, where you must fight Wolf and Zipper. In the far left corner of the room is a stack of wooden boxes and the mod is located on them. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found inside the Dead Zone George Serero’s Apartment in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Striker Gun Mod Pistol Heavy Pistol McCall's 9mm Nail Gun (Riptide) Gas for Lighter x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Glue x 2 Bleach x 2 $600 Damage + 3% Fire Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 2% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Striker Rifle Mod

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"If you want to experience truly blazing fun with your rifle, take advantage of my idea. Step by step you'll turn your gun into a portable dragon."
In Dead Island, the mod can be found in the Prison in Cell Block A during the side quest Locked Armory. The mod is found inside Block Zero - Armory on a table. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in a shop in Henderson south of the Villa Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Striker Rifle Mod Single Shot Rifle Burst Rifle Auto Rifle Defender of the Motherland Nail Gun (Riptide) Gas for Lighter x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Glue x 2 Bleach x 2 $1200 Damage + 2% Fire Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Striker Shotgun Mod

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"The method I developed can make a specifically-tweaked shotgun simply spit fire! Follow the instructions and check out the invention in actionyourself."
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Sam at Sam's Bunker in the Mingende Jungle for completing his side quest A Wounded Crank. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found inside the Catacombs of The Fort of Henderson during the main quest The Crash. The mod is in the first room entered in the catacombs.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Striker Shotgun Mod Shotgun Short Shotgun Crowd Pleaser Gas for Lighter x2 Metal Scrap x2 Glue x2 Bleach x2 $1200 Damage + 2% Fire Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Poison Mods

Detox Gun Mod

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"A gun that can poison the enemy? I worked out a way to achieve that and tested its effectiveness. You'll find the detailed recipe below. If you get it to work, you will gain a truly useful weapon."
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Lachance at the Laboratory as a reward for completing his side quest Insect Repellent. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is located in Henderson in an upper balcony accessible by a ladder just south of the Villa Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Detox Gun Mod Pistol Heavy Pistol McCall's 9mm Oleander x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Bleach x 2 Flexible Hose $600 Damage + 3% Poison Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 2% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Detox Rifle Mod

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"A highly poisonous plant and a couple of ingredients will turn your rifle in the modern equivalent of a bow that fires poisonous arrows. Follow my instructions for a very effective weapon."
In Dead Island, the mod is given by Amanda in the Overpass Camp for completing her side Quest Show Must Go On. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is sold by Alex in Henderson after completing his rescue quest Rescue Alex.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Detox Rifle Mod Single Shot Rifle Burst Rifle Auto Rifle Defender of the Motherland Oleander x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Bleach x 2 Flexible Hose $1200 Damage + 2% Poison Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Detox Shotgun Mod

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"Below you'll find the instructions to my new invention: a shotgun that will poison every son of a bitch who catches one bit of buckshot. While they're puking their guts out, you can reload."
In Dead Island, the mod is found inside of Dr. Nguyen's bungalow at the Laboratory during his side quest Where is my Pineapple?, on an overturned armchair. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is sold by Alex in Henderson after completing his rescue quest Rescue Alex.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Detox Shotgun Mod Shotgun Short Shotgun Crowd Pleaser Oleander x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Bleach x 2 Flexible Hose $1200 Damage + 2% Poison Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Shock Mods

Shock Gun Mod

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This gun will stupefy every undead out there when you test its improved effect on them. It will literally strike them with electricity. The recipe below is, in all, pretty simple, - check it out yourself and give it a try.
In Dead Island, the mod found on a shelf near a workbench in the Sewers, right before the entrance to Town Hall. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in a medical tent at the Henderson Military Base in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shock Gun Mod Pistol McCall's 9mm Heavy Pistol Harpoon (Riptide) Nail Gun (Riptide) Battery x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Magnet x 2 $600 Damage + 3% Shock Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 2% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Shock Rifle Mod

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I made something up that I don't have a name for yet... maybe an electric rifle? I don't know about that... But getting to the point - a weapon modified this way is capable of electrocuting in addition to dealing the usual damage. I strongly advise to make use of it if you want to deal with the zombie plague more effectively.
In Dead Island, the mod is given out by Will at the Laboratory for completing the side quest Power Slaves. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod is found in Henderson Military Base in Henderson, on a raised wooden platform.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shock Rifle Mod Single Shot Rifle Burst Rifle Auto Rifle Defender of the Motherland Harpoon (Riptide) Battery x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 Magnet x 2 $1200 Damage + 2% Shock Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Shock Shotgun Mod

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Read the below instructions carefully, they will teach you how to make your gun not only spread clouds of pellets but also electrocute those who stand in your way. There's no need to thank me...
In Dead Island, the mod can be found on a shelf just after entering the gun shop for the side quest A Tough Nut to Crack. In Dead Island: Riptide, the mod can be found inside the café at the Villa Henderson in Henderson.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Shock Shotgun Mod Shotgun Short Shotgun Crowd Pleaser Battery x 2 Metal Scrap x 2 (Dead Island) Electronic Scrap x 2 (Riptide) Magnet x 2 $1200 Damage + 2% Shock Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% (Dead Island) Critical Chance + 3% (Riptide) Critical Damage + 25% Critical Duration + 500% Propagate Prob + 10%

Developer Craft Mods

Developer's No. 1 Craft

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"Electro body."
The Orange Skull unlocks the Developer's Craft Mod #1. It is found under a flight of stairs in the supermarket where you have to kill Punks. After that, a pile of skulls is in the sewer right after that quest. When you come to a part where the water is green and radioactive, there is a ladder on the right. Upstairs in the room is its drop point.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Developer's No. 1 Craft None Diamonds x 5 Battery $10,000 Shock Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 1% Critical Duration + 1000% Critical Damage + 500%

Developer's No. 2 Craft

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"This is Cr33zz revange for endless crunch!".
The Green Skull unlocks the Developer's Craft Mod #2. It is located in the south eastern portion of the Resort map, in a rocky area surrounded by water that seemingly cuts a road in half, this is just before the drop off location for the blue skull. Scaling up one of the sides reveals the Green Skull in an open briefcase. Dropping off this skull in the supermarket near a bunch of teddy bears reveals the 2nd Developer Craft Mod. The shelves with the bears are adjacent to the green and white striped tent in the main room of the supermarket.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Developer's No. 2 Craft None Battery Diamonds x 5 $10,000 Damage + 1% Impact Effect Rank 5 Critical Chance + 25% Critical Damage + 10% Critical Duration + 500% Critical Physics Damage + 350%

Developer's No. 3 Craft

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"Plaguebearer!"
The Blue Skull unlocks the Developer's Craft Mod #3.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Developer's No. 3 Craft None Oleander Diamonds x 5 $10,000 Poison Effect Rank 1 Critical Chance + 100% Critical Damage + 10% Critical Duration + 1000%

Developer's No. 4 Craft

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"Just mindblowing craft by Simon!"
The Purple Skull unlocks the Developer's No. 4 Craft.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Developer's No. 4 Craft None Battery Diamonds x 5 $10,000 Brainblast Effect Rank 6 Critical Chance + 75%

Developer's 666 Craft

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"beware the power of glova"
The Brown Skull unlocks the Developer's Craft Mod #666.
Blueprint Base Item Needed Required Material Cost Stats Developer's 666 Craft None Diamonds x 5 $10,000 Damage + 300% Impact Effect Rank 6 Critical Chance + 10% Critical Damage + 300% Critical Duration + 700% Critical Physics Damage + 200%