Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Bolt is a type of crossbow ammunition in DayZ. It is a manufactured carbon-fiber bolt with a steel broadhead tip and plastic fletching, designed for hunting and crossbow use. Compared with improvised bolts, the standard Bolt is stronger and more reliable, but it cannot be crafted. A pristine Bolt can be fired multiple times before becoming ruined, and if it hits a target, it can sometimes be recovered by bandaging the wound.
In-game description
“An arrow-like projectile used by crossbows. Mostly made out of carbon fiber, apart from the steel point and the plastic fletching.”
Main Uses
How to use this item
Use a Bolt
Use Bolts with the Crossbow for quiet hunting, stealth attacks, and reusable projectile ammo.
How to get Bolt
- Search hunting loot locations.
- Check hunting stands, hunting cabins, hunting camps, and rural hunting areas.
- Loot players carrying a Crossbow or spare bolts.
- Recover fired bolts when they are not ruined.
Spawn info
HuntingCommon
- • Bolts are used by the Crossbow.
- • They stack up to 5 bolts.
- • They weigh 35 g each.
- • They take 4 inventory slots.
- • They are not supersonic.
- • They spawn in hunting loot locations.
- • They are common.
- • A pristine Bolt can be fired multiple times before becoming ruined.
Important notes
- The Bolt is crossbow ammunition.
- It is made mostly from carbon fiber, with a steel point and plastic fletching.
- It is better than improvised bolts but cannot be crafted.
- A pristine Bolt can be shot 12 times before becoming ruined.
- Bolts can be recovered and reused when they are not ruined.
- If a bolt hits a player, it can be removed by bandaging.
- The Bolt can one-shot unprotected players up to around 60 meters.
- Bolts deal 125 health damage, 100 blood damage, and 95 shock damage.