In Project Zomboid Build 42, 2 items carry the base:mallet tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any mallet" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Short Bat | Weapon | 1.5 |
| Wooden Mallet | Tool Weapon | 1.5 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
2 items: Short Bat, Wooden Mallet.
It is used by 26 crafting recipes, including Assemble Bladed Item, Assemble Long Implement, Assemble Very Long Implement, Assemble Mace, Assemble Stone Mace.
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.