Material / Weapon · Build 42.21

Steel Rod

in Spanish: Barra de acero

Item ID
Base.MetalBar
Command
/additem "username" Base.MetalBar
Weight
1.5

The numbers

Skill
Short Blunt (improvised)
Damage
0.7–1.1
Range
0.61–1.2
Speed
×0.95
Critical
30% ×2
Zombies per swing
up to 2
Durability
8 · wears 1 in 15
Push back
0.3
Door damage
1

Where to find it 36

Chance that one piece of furniture has at least one, with loot set to Normal (for zombies, vehicles and bags: per zombie, per vehicle part or per bag). Your game's loot settings raise or lower it and the best places stay the same, except for the loose clutter some furniture comes with, which those settings don't touch.

In rooms

and 5 more

+26 places less likely

In stashes

  • Survivor safehouse (late game)Cardboard box23%common
  • Survivor safehouseMetal shelves22%common
  • Survivor safehouse (mid-game)Cardboard box22%common
  • Survivor stashCounter7.1%uncommon
see the stashes on the map

In vehicles

  • Blacksmith's vehicle · Trunk34%very common
  • Construction worker's vehicle · Trailer34%very common
  • MassGenFac vehicle · Trunk34%very common
  • Welder's vehicle · Trailer34%very common

Inside bags and boxes

Made with 1

Plan what to gather →

Used in 18

Researching it teaches 2

Thanks to The Indie Stone for creating Project Zomboid (https://projectzomboid.com/), which made this possible. This is an unofficial fan production for non-commercial purposes made under the Indie Stone Terms.

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