Fireplace Poker is a tool weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.7–1.1 damage with 1.2 reach and a maximum condition of 8. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Tool Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.7–1.1 damage with 1.2 reach and a maximum condition of 8. It weighs 1.5.
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.FireplacePoker | Tool Weapon |
Fireplace Poker is on 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West Wood Stove | Wild West town bar (stove); Wild West town general store (stove); Wild West town kitchen (stove); and 2 more places | 36% | 4 |
| Wild West Living Room | Wild West town living room (shelves, drawer) | 10% | 4 |
| Medieval Cooking | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 5.5% | 4 |
| Safehouse Medical Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (cupboard) | 0.42% | 4 |
| Melee Weapons | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, cupboard, crate, …); Survivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); and 1 more place | 0.38% | 4 |
| Melee Weapons Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 0.35% | 4 |
| Melee Weapons Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 0.27% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Golf Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Fireplace Poker Primitive forge | 5 × any charcoal; any bar stock | any smithing hammer; any tongs | Blacksmithing 4. Read: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6 |
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Small Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item.
It weighs 1.5 in Build 42.
Base.FireplacePoker.
0.7–1.1 per hit, with 1.2 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.