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Scythe Blade

Scythe Blade is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Scythe Blade at a glance

Scythe Blade icon

Material Building & survival

It weighs 1.

Weight1
Max condition10
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What it is and how to use it

Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.

More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.ScytheBladeMaterial
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Scythe Blade is on 1 loot table 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
Medieval ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)9.1%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Forge Scythe Head
Forge
4 × any charcoal; half bar stockany smithing hammer; any tongs; any metalworking punchBlacksmithing 5. Read: Everyday Smithing - April 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 7

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 4 recipes: Assemble Very Long Implement, Smelt Iron From Medium Item, Smelt Medium Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item.

Needed as a tool in 3 recipes (it is not used up): Sharpen Blade, Sharpen Blade Poorly with File, Sharpen Blade with Grindstone.

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Quick answers

How much does the Scythe Blade weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Scythe Blade?

Base.ScytheBlade.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.