In Project Zomboid Build 42, 2 items carry the base:wrench tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any wrench" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Ratchet Wrench | Tool Weapon | 1 |
| Wrench | Tool Weapon | 1 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
2 items: Ratchet Wrench, Wrench.
It is used by 33 crafting recipes, including Make Sawblade Hatchet, Make Scrap Metal Cleaver, Make Scrap Metal Chopper, Make Scrap Metal Weapon, Make Sawblade Metal Bat.
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.