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Pierce Ingot recipe

Pierce Ingot is a blacksmithing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Iron Ingot (Pierced) or Steel Ingot (Pierced) x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 3.

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Skill, learning and time

  • It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
  • Skill needed: Blacksmithing 3.
  • Base crafting time: 500 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Recipe tags: Primitive Forge.
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Quick answers

How do you make Iron Ingot (Pierced) or Steel Ingot (Pierced) in Project Zomboid?

Use the Pierce Ingot recipe (Blacksmithing category). You need any charcoal, Iron Ingot or Steel Ingot and these tools: any clubhammer, any tongs, any metalworkingpunch.

What skill does Pierce Ingot need?

It needs Blacksmithing level 3.

How do I learn the Pierce Ingot recipe?

It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.

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.