Pencil 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 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Household Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 1. It weighs 0.1.
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.Pencil | Household Weapon |
Pencil is on 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Studio Tools | Paint Shop (cupboard, shelves, tool cabinet) | 41% | 4 |
| Post Office Supplies | Post Office (cupboard, desk, box); Post storage (cupboard, box) | 19% | 4 |
| Art Store Pen | Art Store (shelves) | 17% | 4 |
| Music School Sheets | Music school (cupboard) | 16% | 4 |
| Crate Office Supplies | Break room (box); Car dealership office (box); Garage storage (box); and 3 more places | 11% | 4 |
| Gigamart School | General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves) | 10% | 4 |
| Bookstore Stationery | Bookstore (cupboard) | 9.6% | 4 |
| Nurse Outfit | Nurse (drawer) | 8.7% | 4 |
It is on 41 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Waiter Diner, Waiter Market, Waiter Pile O Crepe, Waiter Pizza Whirled, Waiter Spiffo, Waiter Taco Del Pancho, Cook Generic, Cook Spiffos and 17 more.
Inside bags and cases: Bowling Ball Bag, Pencil Case, Duffel Bag, Small Backpack and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Pencil.
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.