In Project Zomboid Build 42, 2 items carry the base:piercedchunk tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any piercedchunk" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Chunk (Pierced) | Material | 0.5 |
| Steel Chunk (Pierced) | Material | 0.5 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
2 items: Iron Chunk (Pierced), Steel Chunk (Pierced).
It is used by 2 crafting recipes, including Forge Smithing Hammer Head, Forge Mace Head.
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.