Spade Head is a junk weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.4–0.8 damage with 1.1 reach and a maximum condition of 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Junk Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.4–0.8 damage with 1.1 reach and a maximum condition of 10. 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.SpadeHead | Junk Weapon |
Base.SpadeHead_Forged | Junk Weapon |
2 versions share the name Spade Head, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Spade Head 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 4.5% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Spade Head Forge | 5 × any charcoal; any block | a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking punch | Blacksmithing 6. Read: Everyday Smithing - April 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 7 |
Used up as an ingredient in 6 recipes: Assemble Very Long Implement, Make Scrap Metal Weapon, Make Spade Head Cudgel, Smelt Iron From Medium Item, Smelt Medium Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.SpadeHead, Base.SpadeHead_Forged (variants share the name).
0.4–0.8 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.