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GardeningWeapon

Shovel (Pala)

Shovel is a GardeningWeapon item that weighs 2 kg. Most likely found in: farm storage, logging warehouse, sawmill. Used in 11 recipes.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on

IDBase.Shovel2
English nameShovel
Spanish namePala
Portuguese namePá
CategoryGardeningWeapon
Weight2 kg
Damage0.8 – 1.9
Weapon typebase:blunt
Two-handedyes
Range1.6
Speed0.8
Crit chance (%)40
Zombies per hit3
Max condition10
Wears down 1 in10 uses

Tips

  • Best place to look: farm storage (metal shelves).
  • Can plow soil for farming.
  • Digs dirt, gravel or sand from the ground (you need an empty bag).
  • Can be repaired with glue.
  • Can be repaired with tape or duct tape.
  • Can be melted down in a forge to recover iron (smelting recipes below).
  • It is a tool in 8 recipes: it is not consumed when crafting, though it can wear down.
  • Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Forge Spade Head, Forge Gardening Trowel.

Where to find it

PlaceContainerChanceLoot table
farm storagemetal shelvesuncommonForestFireTools
farm storageotheruncommonForestFireTools
logging warehousecrateuncommonLoggingFactoryTools
logging warehouseotheruncommonLoggingFactoryTools
sawmillcrateuncommonLoggingFactoryTools
sawmillotheruncommonLoggingFactoryTools
GigamartshelvesuncommonGigamartTools
SWAT roomotheruncommonPoliceEvidence
any buildingcrateuncommonCrateTools
any buildingtool cabinetuncommonCrateTools
atticcardboard boxuncommonCrateTools
atticcrateuncommonCrateTools
atticotheruncommonHomesteading
bedroomcardboard boxuncommonCrateTools
bedroomcrateuncommonCrateTools

And 53 more places with lower odds.

You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category JunkWeapons.

What it is for: recipes that use it

RecipeAsResult
Charcoal Burning Pile
building
taught by Magazine: Iron Age Blacksmithing
tool–
Fix With Adhesive Tapetool–
Fix With Duct Tapetool–
Fix With Gluetool–
Smelt Iron From Medium Itemingredient2× Iron Chunk
Smelt Medium Iron Itemingredient1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron
Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Itemingredient2× Steel Chunk
Fix With Epoxy
Maintenance 3
tool–
Fix With Epoxy And Rags
Maintenance 4
tool–
Fix With Wood Glue
Carpentry 2
tool–
Fix With Zipties
Maintenance 1
tool–

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