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Wire at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 1.
Weight1
Wire
Wire is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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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 ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Wire | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Wire is on 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Workshop Metal | Welding storage (shelves); Welding workshop (shelves) | 15% | 4 |
| Wire Factory Tools | Wire Factory (shelves, tool cabinet) | 10% | 4 |
| Junk Bin | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 8.5% | 4 |
| Rail Yard Tools | Catwalk (crate, shelves, box); Railroad repair shop (box, cupboard, crate, …); Railroad storage (crate, box) | 5.4% | 4 |
| Garage Metalwork | Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves) | 4.5% | 4 |
| Tool Store Metalwork | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Tool Store Misc | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Crate Metalwork | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate); Storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 3.3% | 4 |
It is on 6 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Protective Case - Military, Protective Case, Tool Roll - Leather, Toolbox, Wooden Toolbox, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Fishing Net In hand | Fishing Net (Broken) | None | No skill needed. Read: Angler USA - May 1993 or reach Fishing 7 |
| Make Wire from Barbed Wire On any surface | Barbed Wire | any pliers | No skill needed |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 20 recipes: Big Double Wire Gate, Bind Spear Head With Wire, Forge 4 Fishing Hooks, Forge Bucket, Forge Cooking Pot, Forge Corkscrew, Forge Lantern, Forge Nails From Wire, Forge Needle, Make Barbed Wire from Wire, Make Bird Skull Earrings, Make Cage Trap, Make Fishing Net, Make Improvised Lantern and 6 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Wire weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Wire?
Base.Wire.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.