diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/kudzu.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/kudzu.yml
index 331056cb08..3fd82dc798 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/kudzu.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/kudzu.yml
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@
           acts: [ "Destruction" ]
     - type: Spreader
       growthResult: FleshKudzu
-      chance: 0.5
+      chance: 0.2
     - type: DamageContacts
       damage:
         types:
           Slash: 1.5
+          Piercing: 1.5
       ignoreWhitelist:
         tags:
         - Flesh