Large Hook is a tool weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Tool Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 5. It weighs 2.
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.LargeHook | Tool Weapon |
Large Hook is on 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Heavy Chains | Logging factory (shelves); Logging warehouse (box) | 42% | 4 |
| Tool Cabinet Mechanics | Any building (tool cabinet); Car supply (crate, tool cabinet); Garage (box); and 2 more places | 20% | 4 |
| Mechanic Shelf Tools | Garage (cupboard, shelves); Mechanic (cupboard, shelves) | 15% | 4 |
| Fire Storage Tools | Fire garage (shelves); Fire storage (box, shelves) | 12% | 4 |
| Fire Storage Mechanics | Fire garage (cupboard, tool cabinet); Fire storage (tool cabinet) | 8.7% | 4 |
| Army Hangar Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 8.4% | 4 |
| Garage Mechanics | Ranger garage (shelves); Garage storage (cupboard, shelves) | 8.2% | 4 |
| Mechanic Special | Attic (box, crate); Car supply (crate); Closet (box); and 5 more places | 7.6% | 4 |
It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Large Hook Primitive forge | 4 × any charcoal; any bar stock | any hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs; any whetstone or any file | Blacksmithing 1 |
Used up as an ingredient in 4 recipes: Butcher Hook, Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Large Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item.
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
Base.LargeHook.
0.5–1.0 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.