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Melee Weapons Late loot table

Melee Weapons Late is a loot table in Project Zomboid Build 42. The game rolls it 4 times when it fills a container, picking from 169 entries plus a junk list rolled 1 times. It is used in 6 containers across 1 room type.

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Items and chances

Chance is each entry's weight as a share of the whole list, per roll.

ItemWeightShare of list
Melee Weapon Plan10026.8%
Whetstone308.0%
Improvised Screwdriver102.7%
Lead Pipe82.1%
Long Stick82.1%
Steel Rod82.1%
Iron Pipe82.1%
Hunting Knife82.1%
Butterfly Knife82.1%
Switchblade82.1%
Claw Hammer82.1%
Magazine: The First Weapons51.3%
Magazine: No Man's Land51.3%
Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense51.3%
Magazine: Bloody Japanese Wrestling Deathmatch!51.3%
Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence51.3%
Magazine: Revolting Peasants51.3%
Magazine: The Louisville Bruiser51.3%
Sapling41.1%
Circular Sawblade41.1%
Circular Sawblade Half41.1%
Medium Handle41.1%
Large Handle41.1%
Flint Nodule41.1%
Sharp Flint Flake41.1%
Stone Blade41.1%
Long Sharp Bone41.1%
Sharp Bone Fragment41.1%
Fighting Knife41.1%
Large Knife41.1%
Ball-peen Hammer41.1%
Club Hammer41.1%
Crowbar41.1%
Hatchet41.1%
Wooden Mallet41.1%
Wooden Spear41.1%
Chair Leg20.5%
Antique Table Leg20.5%
Baseball Bat20.5%
Dumbbell20.5%
Ice Axe20.5%
Small Knife20.5%
Pipe Wrench20.5%
Nightstick20.5%
Machete20.5%
Bowling Pin10.3%
Fireplace Poker10.3%
Large Branch10.3%
Barbell10.3%
Metal Baseball Bat10.3%
Handiknife10.3%
Pocket Knife10.3%
Firefighter Axe10.3%
Bolt Cutters10.3%
Garden Fork10.3%
Garden Hoe10.3%
Short Bat10.3%
Spade10.3%
Shovel10.3%
Entrenching Tool10.3%
Bowling Pin with Nails10.3%
Simple Metal Knife10.3%
Golf Bag10.3%
Blacksmithing I: "Elementary Forge Practice"10.3%
Blacksmithing II: "General Purpose Blacksmithing"10.3%
Blacksmithing III: "Old West Smiths and Their Secrets"10.3%
Blacksmithing IV: "Really Hard Steel Co. Workers Handbook"10.3%
Carving I: "Beginners Carving"10.3%
Carving II: "Cool Woodshaping Projects!"10.3%
Carving III: "Grinling Gibbons: His Life and Works"10.3%
Carving IV: "Medieval Wood and Bone Carving Techniques"10.3%
Knapping I: "Flint Knapping 101"10.3%
Knapping II: "Guide to Kentucky Geology"10.3%
Knapping III: "Lithic Technology Manual 1993"10.3%
Knapping IV: "Schmidt Rock Hardness Testing Techniques"10.3%
Maintenance I: "Basic Repairs"10.3%
Maintenance II: "Better Tools, Made Easy"10.3%
Maintenance III: "Home Guide to Tool Repairs"10.3%
Maintenance IV: "Maintaining High Grade Tools"10.3%
Railroad Spike Puller0.50.1%
Blacksmithing V: "The Complete Encyclopedia of Metallurgy"0.50.1%
Carving V: "The Art and Process of Natural Material Carving"0.50.1%
Knapping V: "Technological Morphometrics of Clovis Artifacts"0.50.1%
Maintenance V: "Understanding Biomechanics of Tool Use"0.50.1%
Axe0.10.0%
Garden Fork0.10.0%
Hand Axe0.10.0%
Pickaxe0.10.0%
Railroad Spike Puller0.10.0%
Sledgehammer0.10.0%
Sledgehammer0.10.0%
Wood Axe0.10.0%
Sawblade Axe0.10.0%
Sawblade Hatchet0.10.0%
Baseball Bat with Nails0.10.0%
Broken Baseball Bat with Nails0.10.0%
Baseball Bat with Garden Fork Head0.10.0%
Metal Baseball Bat with Bolts0.10.0%
Metal Baseball Bat with Sawblade0.10.0%
Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes0.10.0%
Baseball Bat with Railspike0.10.0%
Baseball Bat with Sawblade0.10.0%
Baseball Bat - Sheet Metal Reinforced0.10.0%
Block Mace0.10.0%
Block Maul0.10.0%
Bone Club0.10.0%
Bone Club with Spikes0.10.0%
Cudgel with Bone Spikes0.10.0%
Cudgel with Brake Disc0.10.0%
Cudgel with Garden Fork Head0.10.0%
Cudgel with Nails0.10.0%
Cudgel with Railspikes0.10.0%
Cudgel with Sawblade0.10.0%
Cudgel - Sheet Metal Reinforced0.10.0%
Cudgel with Spade Head0.10.0%
Engine Parts Maul0.10.0%
Broken Field Hockey Stick with Nails0.10.0%
Field Hockey Stick with Nails0.10.0%
Field Hockey Stick with Sawblade0.10.0%
Medium Handle with Nails0.10.0%
Medium Handle - Can-Reinforced0.10.0%
Bone War Hatchet0.10.0%
Bone War Hatchet Head0.10.0%
Ice Hockey Stick with Barbed Wire0.10.0%
Sturdy Bone Club0.10.0%
Sturdy Bone Club with Spikes0.10.0%
Broken Branch with Nails0.10.0%
Scrap Metal Large Knife0.10.0%
Large Handle with Brake Disc0.10.0%
Broken Large Handle with Nails0.10.0%
Large Handle - Can-Reinforced0.10.0%
Large Handle with Rake Spikes0.10.0%
Large Handle with Railspike0.10.0%
Large Handle with Sawblade0.10.0%
Stone Mace0.10.0%
Scrap Metal Chopper0.10.0%
Iron Pipe with Railspike0.10.0%
Scrap Metal Morningstar0.10.0%
Scrap Metal Morningstar - Short0.10.0%
Plank with Brake Disc0.10.0%
Plank with Saw0.10.0%
Scrap Metal Maul0.10.0%
Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon0.10.0%
Rake-Head Scrap Metal Weapon0.10.0%
Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon0.10.0%
Short Bat - Can-Reinforced0.10.0%
Scrap Metal Shortsword0.10.0%
Railroad Spike Knife0.10.0%
Brake Disc Scrap Metal Weapon0.10.0%
Short Bat with Nails0.10.0%
Short Bat with Railspike0.10.0%
Short Bat with Sawblade0.10.0%
Short Bat with Rake Spikes0.10.0%
Spear with Bone Head0.10.0%
Spear with Long Bone Head0.10.0%
Spear with Steak Knife0.10.0%
Scrap Metal Sword0.10.0%
Antique Table Leg - Chained0.10.0%
Antique Table Leg with Sawblade0.10.0%
Tree Branch with Bone Spikes0.10.0%
Tree Branch - Can-Reinforced0.10.0%
Tree Branch with Nails0.10.0%
Tree Branch with Railspike0.10.0%
Wooden Rod - Can-Reinforced0.10.0%
Sword0.10.0%
Katana0.10.0%
Jawbone War Axe0.010.0%
Jawbone Club0.010.0%
Long Stone Mace0.010.0%
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Quick answers

What can you find in Melee Weapons Late?

The most common entries are Melee Weapon Plan, Whetstone, Improvised Screwdriver, Lead Pipe, Long Stick.

Where is the Melee Weapons Late loot table used?

In Safe House Loot Late (Wardrobe), Safe House Loot Late (Small Box), Safe House Loot Late (Cardboard Box), Safe House Loot Late (Counter), Safe House Loot Late (Crate), Safe House Loot Late (Metal Shelves).

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.