Shin Guard is a protective gear item in Project Zomboid. It gives 80 bite and 90 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.35 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Protective Gear Clothing & armour
It gives 80 bite and 90 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.35 insulation. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.85. It weighs 2.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.ShinKneeGuard_L | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_Baseball | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_IceHockey | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_Protective | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_TINT | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_R | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_R_Baseball | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_R_IceHockey | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_R_Protective | Protective Gear |
Base.ShinKneeGuard_R_TINT | Protective Gear |
10 versions share the name Shin Guard, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Shin Guard is on 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Storage Armor | Prison storage (shelves) | 12% | 6 |
| SWAT Storage Armor | SWAT locker (locker) | 8.2% | 4 |
| Sport Store Ice Hockey | Sporting Good Store (shelves) | 6.3% | 4 |
| Prison Riot Storage | Prison storage (locker) | 5.8% | 4 |
| Sport Store Padding | Sporting Good Store (shelves) | 5.4% | 4 |
| Sport Store Baseball | Sporting Good Store (shelves) | 5.0% | 4 |
| School Gym Sports Gear | School gym storage (box, crate, shelves) | 2.9% | 4 |
| Baseball Lockers | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 2.8% | 4 |
It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Spike Soft Armor.
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any ignorezombiedensity.
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
Base.ShinKneeGuard_L, Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_Baseball, Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_IceHockey, Base.ShinKneeGuard_L_Protective (variants share the name).
Bite defence 80 and scratch defence 90.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.