Ratchet Wrench is a tool weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 1.1 reach and a maximum condition of 9. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Tool Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 1.1 reach and a maximum condition of 9. It weighs 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.Ratchet | Tool Weapon |
Ratchet Wrench is on 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car Supply Tools | Car supply (cupboard, shelves); Sports car supply (shelves) | 11% | 4 |
| Gas Store Emergency | Car supply (shelves); Sports car supply (shelves); Fossoil gas station (shelves); and 2 more places | 9.3% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Mechanics | Convenience store (shelves); Corner Store (shelves); Fossoil gas station (shelves); and 4 more places | 6.9% | 4 |
| Army Hangar Mechanics | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.2% | 4 |
| Police Storage Mechanics | Police garage (shelves, tool cabinet) | 4.7% | 4 |
| Fire Storage Mechanics | Fire garage (cupboard, tool cabinet); Fire storage (tool cabinet) | 4.4% | 4 |
| Tool Cabinet Mechanics | Any building (tool cabinet); Car supply (crate, tool cabinet); Garage (box); and 2 more places | 4.1% | 4 |
| Tool Store Tools | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, crate, …); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.9% | 4 |
It is on 12 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Toolbox, Duffel Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Smelt Medium Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item.
Needed as a tool in 33 recipes (it is not used up): Make Bolt Metal Bat, Make Brake Disc Weapon, Make Bucket Maul, Make Garden Fork Head Weapon, Make Kettle Maul, Make Plank with Saw, Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon, Make Sawblade Cudgel, Make Sawblade Hatchet, Make Sawblade Large Handle, Make Sawblade Metal Bat, Make Sawblade Plank, Make Sawblade Table Leg, Make Sawblade Wooden Bat and 19 more.
Used in 35 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
And 5 more.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any wrench, any smeltablesteelmedium, any hasmetal.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.Ratchet.
0.5–1.0 per hit, with 1.1 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.