Balaclava is an accessory item in Project Zomboid. It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 1.0 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Accessory Clothing & armour
It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 1.0 insulation. It weighs 0.5.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Hat_BalaclavaFull | Accessory |
Balaclava is on 8 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Surplus Headwear | Army Surplus Store (cupboard, crate); Pawnshop (box, cupboard, shelves) | 12% | 4 |
| Clothing Storage Winter | Army Surplus Store (shelves); Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); and 11 more places | 5.9% | 4 |
| Army Storage Outfit | Any building (locker); Army storage (shelves, military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places | 3.7% | 4 |
| Burglar Tools | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.89% | 4 |
| Safehouse Armor Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.50% | 2 |
| Safehouse Armor Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.40% | 3 |
| Crate Clothes Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 4 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Derelict House Crime | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | under 0.1% | 1 |
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knit Full Balaclava In hand | Yarn | any knitting needles | Tailoring 4. Read: Woolly Yarns - May 1993 |
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
Base.Hat_BalaclavaFull.
Bite defence 0 and scratch defence 5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.