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Shovel

Digging, farming and graves, and a decent weapon in a pinch. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Shovel at a glance

Shovel icon

Long blunt Melee weapons

Digging, farming and graves, and a decent weapon in a pinch.

SkillLong Blunt
Damage0.8–1.9
Max condition10
Crit chance40%
Reach1.6
HandsTwo
Weight2
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Where to find it

Sheds, garages, farms, hardware stores.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Shovel in Project Zomboid?

Sheds, garages, farms, hardware stores.

What is the Shovel used for?

Digging, farming and graves, and a decent weapon in a pinch. Needed to dig farm plots.

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.