EGD-2 Smoke Grenade
The EGD-2 Smoke Grenade is an uncommon smoke grenade in DayZ. It can be thrown or used as a trap, has a 2-second fuse, creates smoke for 90 seconds, and can be used for cover, signaling, marking positions, or distracting infected.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The EGD-2 Smoke Grenade is a non-lethal smoke grenade used to create visual cover, mark positions, signal locations, or distract infected. Once activated, it produces smoke for 90 seconds, making it useful for crossing open ground, breaking line of sight, covering retreats, masking pushes, or drawing infected away from a route.
In-game description
“Smoke grenade used by eastern forces. Simple, yet effective at providing cover or marking positions.”
Main Uses
- Create smoke cover before crossing open ground
- Block 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
- Use with a trap setup where supported
- Create confusion during PvP fights
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 EGD-2 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 around towns or pulling infected away from a route.
Use as a trap
The EGD-2 Smoke Grenade can be used as a trap-style device where supported, creating smoke when triggered.
How to get EGD-2 Smoke Grenade
- Search military loot locations.
- Search police loot locations.
- Check checkpoints, guard houses, police stations, tents, and other tactical loot areas.
- Loot players carrying grenades or utility items.
Spawn info
- • The EGD-2 Smoke Grenade is an uncommon non-lethal grenade.
- • It can spawn in military and police locations.
- • It has black and white smoke variants.
- • Activated smoke grenades can attract infected.
Important notes
- The EGD-2 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, movement, signaling, and distraction.
- Infected are drawn to activated smoke grenades.
- Smoke can help break line of sight, but it can also reveal that a player is nearby.
- It comes in black and white variants.