Banjo is an instrument weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.3–0.6 damage with 1.25 reach and a maximum condition of 3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Instrument Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.3–0.6 damage with 1.25 reach and a maximum condition of 3. It weighs 3.
Melee weapons use one of the weapon skills. Condition drops as you fight, a broken weapon is useless until repaired, and heavy two-handed weapons drain endurance faster.
More: Melee weapon stats · Weapons and ammo.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Banjo | Instrument Weapon |
Banjo is on 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Store Stringed | Music Store (crate, shelves) | 25% | 4 |
| Crate Instruments | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 4 more places | 7.7% | 4 |
| Closet Instruments | Closet (shelves) | 1.4% | 2 |
| Antiques | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places | 0.23% | 4 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | under 0.1% | 1 |
| University Wardrobe | Living room (cabinet) | under 0.1% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Needed as a tool in 5 recipes (it is not used up): Fix With Adhesive Tape, Fix With Duct Tape, Fix With Epoxy, Fix With Epoxy And Rags, Fix With Zipties.
It weighs 3 in Build 42.
Base.Banjo.
0.3–0.6 per hit, with 1.25 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.