Make Spiked Cudgel is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Cudgel with Spikes x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 7.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 2 | Iron Band - Small | Used up |
| 10 | any metalpiece | Used up |
| 1 | any smithinghammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpunch | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Large Branch | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cudgel with Spikes |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Spiked Cudgel recipe (Weaponry category). You need any charcoal, Iron Band - Small, any metalpiece, Large Branch and these tools: any smithinghammer, any tongs, any metalworkingpunch.
It needs Blacksmithing level 7.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 8. Reading Magazine: Medieval Armory - May 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Mace Head, Mace, Scrap Metal Morningstar - Short, Baseball Bat with Spikes, Long Mace, Long Spiked Club, Scrap Metal Morningstar.
It gives 50 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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.