1-M8 Smoke Grenade
The 1-M8 Smoke Grenade is an uncommon military smoke grenade in DayZ. It can be thrown or used as a trap, has a 2-second fuse, produces smoke for 90 seconds, comes in green, purple, red, white, and yellow variants, and can also be combined with a Tripwire as a makeshift alarm.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The 1-M8 Smoke Grenade is a non-lethal smoke grenade used for cover, signaling, marking positions, and distracting infected. Once activated, it creates smoke for 90 seconds, helping players break line of sight, cross exposed areas, hide movement, mark a target area, or draw infected away from a route. It can also be combined with a Tripwire to create a simple warning trap.
In-game description
“Smoke grenade used by western forces. Comes in many different colors, it can provide cover or mark positions.”
Main Uses
- Create smoke cover before crossing open ground
- Break enemy line of sight during a retreat or reposition
- Mask a push into a building, courtyard, or exposed area
- Mark a position, landing zone, or target area
- Distract infected by drawing them toward the activated smoke
- Combine with a Tripwire to create a makeshift alarm
- Use different smoke colors for signaling or team communication
How to use this item
Throw a smoke grenade
Pull the pin, throw the smoke grenade, and use the smoke cloud to cover movement, mark a location, or distract infected.
- Equip the 1-M8 Smoke Grenade.
- Pull the pin using the action button.
- Throw it toward the area where you want smoke cover.
- Wait for the smoke to build.
- Move, retreat, push, or reposition while visibility is blocked.
Distract infected
Activated smoke grenades can draw infected attention, making them useful for moving through towns or pulling infected away from a route.
Use with a Tripwire
The 1-M8 Smoke Grenade can be combined with a Tripwire to create a makeshift alarm that alerts you to approaching enemies.
How to get 1-M8 Smoke Grenade
- Search military loot locations.
- Check barracks, tents, checkpoints, guard houses, and other tactical loot areas.
- Loot players carrying grenades, utility items, or military gear.
Spawn info
- • The 1-M8 Smoke Grenade is an uncommon military smoke grenade.
- • It comes in green, purple, red, white, and yellow variants.
- • Activated smoke grenades can attract infected.
- • It can be combined with a Tripwire to create a makeshift alarm.
Important notes
- The 1-M8 Smoke Grenade has a 2-second fuse.
- It creates smoke for 90 seconds.
- It can be thrown or used as a trap.
- It does not deal direct lethal damage.
- It is useful for concealment, signaling, marking, and distraction.
- Infected are drawn to activated smoke grenades.
- It can be combined with a Tripwire to create a makeshift alarm.
- Smoke can help break line of sight, but it can also reveal that a player is nearby.
- It comes in green, purple, red, white, and yellow variants.