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Ice Pick

Ice Pick is a cooking weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.6–0.9 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Ice Pick at a glance

Ice Pick icon

Cooking Weapon Melee weapons

As a weapon it hits for 0.6–0.9 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 10. It weighs 0.3.

Weight0.3
Damage0.6–0.9
Reach0.8
Max condition10
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What it is and how to use it

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.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.IcePickCooking Weapon
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Ice Pick is on 10 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Drug Lab SuppliesDrug lab (cupboard, crate, desk)2.7%4
Drug Shack WeaponsDrug lab (cupboard); Drug shack (crate, box)2.0%4
Safehouse Freezer LateSurvivor safehouse (late game) (freezer)1.2%4
Safehouse Fridge LateSurvivor safehouse (late game) (fridge)1.1%4
Derelict House CrimeDerelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other)0.46%1
Freezer HoarderSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)0.25%2
Freezer Trailer ParkHouse kitchen (freezer); Kitchen (freezer); Living room (freezer)under 0.1%1
Freezer GenericHouse kitchen (freezer); Kitchen (freezer); Living room (freezer)under 0.1%2

It is on 2 more tables with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Mob.

Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Book, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

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Quick answers

How much does the Ice Pick weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Ice Pick?

Base.IcePick.

How much damage does the Ice Pick do?

0.6–0.9 per hit, with 0.8 reach.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.