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Crowbar

General

Category

Tool/Weapon

Encumbrance

2

Equipped

Two-handed

Slot attached

Back

Function

Weapon, Pick up flooring

Skill

Long Blunt

Properties

Max condition

15

Performance

Damage type

Blunt

Damage

0.6–1.15

Door damage

8

Tree damage

0

Range

0.61–1.25

Attack speed

1

Knockback

0.5

Knockdown

0

Technical

Item ID

Base.Crowbar

A crowbar is a two-handed blunt weapon and tool.

Usage

The Crowbar is one of the best choices for a melee weapon in Project Zomboid. While it doesn't have outstanding damage or range, its usefulness lies in its utility in breaking down barricades and flooring, and its extremely high durability.

The crowbar can be attached to the character's back hotkey slot for quick access and weight reduction.

Pros	Cons
Highest durability of any weapon. Not too difficult to find, can even be found impaled in zombies. Very useful as a weapon and tool.	Cannot be repaired. Low knockdown chance and average damage.

Weapon

The crowbar is a two-handed weapon, however it can be equipped in one hand at the cost of reduced impact. In modes with multi-hit enabled, crowbars can hit up to three targets with a single swing.

Furniture pickup

• The crowbar can be considered a tool as it is the only item capable of picking up flooring. This is done by right-clicking a floor tile and selecting the floor tile in the context menu. Ensure that the crowbar is in the player's main inventory, otherwise the option may not appear.
• The crowbar is the only item capable of picking up windows from buildings. This is done by using the Pick-Up toggle mode, and then clicking the tile containing the window.

Barricades

Crowbars can be used to pry planks off of doors and windows, which makes it useful for breaking into barricaded buildings.

Condition

The crowbar has a maximum condition of 15 and the chance to lose condition is influenced by the maintenance and long blunt skills. With level 0 maintenance and long blunt skill the crowbar has a 1 in 70 chance to lose condition each hit. This low chance combined with its high maximum condition makes it the most durable melee weapon in the game. However, it cannot be repaired.

For how this is calculated, see: Condition

Maintenance skill	Weapon skill	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/70 (1%)
0	4	1/72 (1%)
0	8	1/74 (1%)
4	0	1/74 (1%)
8	0	1/78 (1%)
4	4	1/76 (1%)
4	8	1/78 (1%)
8	8	1/82 (1%)
10	10	1/84 (1%)

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Crowbar distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Bag_JanitorToolbox	Bag_JanitorToolbox	15.41%
Bag_ToolBag	Bag_ToolBag	2.81%
Bag_WeaponBag	Bag_WeaponBag	10.15%
SafehouseLoot	counter	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	crate	10.78%
SafehouseLoot	crate	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	10.78%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	wardrobe	23.28%
SurvivorCache1	counter	23.28%
SurvivorCache2	counter	23.28%
Toolbox	Toolbox	2.81%
all	crate	0.65%
all	metal_shelves	2.57%
all	toolcabinet	10.78%
armyhanger	counter	10.78%
armyhanger	metal_shelves	10.78%
bedroom	crate	0.65%
cabinetfactory	crate	10.78%
cabinetfactory	metal_shelves	10.78%
cabinetshipping	metal_shelves	10.78%
closet	crate	0.65%
closet	crate	10.78%
closet	metal_shelves	10.78%
construction	crate	10.78%
drugshack	counter	10.78%
drugshack	crate	10.78%
factory	crate	10.78%
factory	metal_shelves	10.78%
farmstorage	crate	10.78%
farmstorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
firestorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
garagestorage	counter	10.78%
garagestorage	crate	0.65%
garagestorage	crate	10.78%
garagestorage	locker	10.78%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
gasstorage	counter	10.78%
generalstore	metal_shelves	10.78%
generalstore	shelves	10.78%
generalstorestorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
generalstorestorage	shelves	10.78%
gigamart	shelves	10.78%
janitor	counter	10.78%
janitor	metal_shelves	10.78%
kitchen	crate	10.78%
livingroom	wardrobe	10.78%
loggingfactory	crate	10.78%
loggingfactory	metal_shelves	10.78%
pawnshop	counter	10.78%
pawnshop	crate	10.78%
pawnshop	metal_shelves	10.78%
pawnshop	shelves	10.78%
pawnshopstorage	crate	10.78%
pawnshopstorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
schoolstorage	counter	10.78%
shed	crate	10.78%
shed	locker	10.78%
shed	metal_shelves	10.78%
storageunit	crate	0.65%
storageunit	crate	10.78%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.65%
storageunit	metal_shelves	10.78%
toolstore	counter	10.78%
toolstore	crate	10.78%
toolstore	metal_shelves	10.78%
toolstore	shelves	10.78%
toolstorestorage	crate	10.78%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	10.78%
warehouse	crate	10.78%
warehouse	metal_shelves	10.78%
zippeestorage	counter	10.78%

Zombie

Outfit	Days survived	Chance
All	10	3
Bandit	0	20

The crowbar is usually found in warehouse crates and in tool shelves in sheds or warehouses.

Zombies

After 10 days have passed, crowbars can be found impaled in the back of zombies.

Vehicles

The crowbar does not spawn in any vehicle.

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Crowbar
    {
        DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
        MaxRange	=	1.25,
        WeaponSprite	=	Crowbar,
        MinAngle	=	0.75,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	3,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath = TRUE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
        Categories	=	Blunt,
        Weight	=	2,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	70,
        PushBackMod	=	0.5,
        SubCategory	=	Swinging,
        ConditionMax	=	15,
        MaxHitCount	=	3,
        DoorDamage	=	8,
        SwingAnim	=	Bat,
        CriticalChance	=	35,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 6,
        DisplayName	=	Crowbar,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	3,
        HitAngleMod	=	-30,
        KnockdownMod	=	0,
        Icon	=	Crowbar,
        RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        BreakSound  =   CrowbarBreak,
        DoorHitSound = CrowbarHit,
        HitSound = CrowbarHit,
        HitFloorSound = CrowbarHit,
        SwingSound = CrowbarSwing,
        TreeDamage  =   0,
        MetalValue = 150,
        CriticalChance	=	20,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 2.5,
        MinDamage	=	0.6,
        MaxDamage	=	1.15,
        BaseSpeed = 1,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        WeaponLength = 0.4,
        AttachmentType = BigBlade,
        Tags = Crowbar;RemoveBarricade,
    }

See also

• Hammer
• Shovel
• Tiles