In Project Zomboid Build 42, 6 items carry the base:hammer tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any hammer" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Ball-peen Hammer | Tool Weapon | 1.5 |
| Ball-peen Hammer | Tool Weapon | 1.5 |
| Claw Hammer | Tool Weapon | 1.5 |
| Claw Hammer | Tool Weapon | 1.5 |
| Smithing Hammer | Tool Weapon | 1.5 |
| Stone Hammer | Tool Weapon | 2 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
6 items: Ball-peen Hammer, Ball-peen Hammer, Claw Hammer, Claw Hammer, Smithing Hammer, Stone Hammer.
It is used by 99 crafting recipes, including Forge Block From Chunks, Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk, Forge Bar Half, Forge Bar From Chunks, Forge Bar.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.