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Project Zomboid Map Items

Shiv

Weapon - Crafted

Item IDs Base.KnifeShiv

Encumbrance0.5
Weapon typeShort blade
Damage typeSlash
Damage0.3 - 0.5

Stats

Encumbrance: 0.5
Weapon type: Short blade
Damage type: Slash
Damage: 0.3 - 0.5
Range: 0.61 - 0.8
Critical chance: 10%
Critical damage: x5
Knockdown: 0
Max targets per swing: 1
Door damage: 1
Tree damage: 0
Condition: 5
Condition loss chance: 1 in 7
Sharpness: 1

How to craft

Make Shiv

In hand Weaponry Must be learned first

Needs

One of
9 more
One of
- Improvised Whetstone
- Whetstone
whetstoneOne of
- File
- Small File Set
fileOne of
- Multitool
- Small File Set
smallfilesOne of
- Hacksaw
metalsawOne of
- Small Hacksaw
smallsawKeep
One of
3 more
simpleweaponbindingOne of
- Duct Tape
- Adhesive Tape
tape

Makes

Shiv

Skill Maintenance 1
XP Maintenance 20
Learned from Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense
Researched from Butter Knife, Fork, Forged Fork, Iron Bar Quarter, Scrap Metal, Steel Sheet - Small
4 more
Spoon, Forged Spoon, Steel Bar Quarter, Sheet Metal Scrap
Known automatically at Maintenance 4, Short Blade 1

Used to craft

Sharpen Blade as sharpenable In hand
Sharpen Blade Poorly with File as sharpenable In hand
Sharpen Blade with Grindstone as sharpenable Requires Grindstone

Where to find

Most likely places, from the game loot tables.

Drug Den44%
Drug Lab44%
Prison12%
Survivor safehouses

Foraging

Weapons
Junk

Zones: Forest, Deep Forest, Acidic Forest, Primary Forest, Birch Forest, Vegetation, Farmland, Trailer Park, Urban Area, Road

Zombies

Any zombie (attached weapon)
Bandit
Survivalist

Inside bags

Annotated map stashes

Placed in 36 of the annotated map stashes.