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Lighter and Matches

Lights campfires, stoves and cigarettes. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Lighter and Matches at a glance

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Fire Tools

Lights campfires, stoves and cigarettes.

No published stats for this item yet.

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Where to find it

Kitchens, gas stations, smokers' pockets.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Lighter and Matches in Project Zomboid?

Kitchens, gas stations, smokers' pockets.

What is the Lighter and Matches used for?

Lights campfires, stoves and cigarettes. You cannot cook on a campfire without one.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.