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Letter Opener

Letter Opener is a household weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Letter Opener at a glance

Letter Opener icon

Household Weapon Melee weapons

As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 5. It weighs 0.3.

Weight0.3
Damage0.1
Reach0.8
Max condition5
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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.LetterOpenerHousehold Weapon
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Letter Opener is on 4 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
Office Desk HomeBedroom (desk)2.5%4
Gift Store FancyGift storage (box, crate, shelves); Gift Store (box, crate, shelves); Toy Store (box, cupboard, shelves); and 1 more place1.8%4
Office Desk Home ClassyBedroom (desk)1.6%4
Office DrawersAny building (drawer)0.36%4

Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Letter Opener weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Letter Opener?

Base.LetterOpener.

How much damage does the Letter Opener do?

0.1 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.