Machete
The Machete is a common bladed melee weapon in DayZ. It can cut rags, open cans with 10% to 20% food loss, cut sticks, cut bark, dig worms, remove restraints, skin animals or players, and be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Machete is a durable bladed melee weapon and general-purpose survival tool in DayZ. It is useful for cutting, skinning, opening cans, gathering bark and sticks, digging worms, and basic combat, though its shorter attack range means players need to stay close during melee fights.
In-game description
“Surprisingly sharp large machete. It is basically a big knife. Very useful for self-defense.”
Main Uses
- Cut clothing into rags
- Open canned food with 10% to 20% food loss
- Cut sticks from shrubs and bushes
- Cut bark from trees
- Dig up worms for fishing bait
- Remove certain restraints from players
- Skin and quarter dead animals or players
- Commit suicide
- Use as a bladed melee weapon
- Repair with a Sharpening Stone
How to use this item
Cut rags
Use the Machete to cut clothing into rags for bandaging or crafting.
- Place or equip the clothing item.
- Use the Machete on the clothing.
- Choose the cut into rags action.
Open canned food
The Machete can open canned food with low food loss.
- Hold the can or the Machete.
- Use the Machete to open the can.
- Expect around 10% to 20% food loss.
Cut sticks
Use the Machete on bushes and shrubs to gather sticks.
- Equip the Machete.
- Look at a shrub or bush.
- Use the cut sticks action.
- Collect the sticks.
Cut bark
Use the Machete to gather bark from trees for fires and survival crafting.
- Equip the Machete.
- Look at a tree.
- Use the cut bark action.
- Collect the bark.
Dig up worms
Use the Machete to dig up worms for fishing bait.
- Equip the Machete.
- Look at suitable ground.
- Use the dig up worms action.
- Collect the worms.
Remove restraints
Use the Machete to remove certain restraints from players.
- Approach the restrained player.
- Equip the Machete.
- Use the remove restraints action if available.
Skinning
Use the Machete to skin and quarter dead animals or players for meat, pelts, and other resources.
- Approach a dead animal or player body.
- Equip the Machete.
- Use the skinning or quartering action.
Repair the Machete
Repair the Machete with a Sharpening Stone to restore condition.
- Place the Machete in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with a Sharpening Stone.
- Repair until the condition improves.
How to get Machete
- Search farm locations.
- Check rural buildings, sheds, barns, and farm-adjacent loot areas.
- Search residential and hunter-style areas where blade tools may appear.
- Loot players carrying general-purpose melee tools.
Spawn info
- • The Machete is listed as a common farm item.
- • It is also described as being found in residential and hunter areas across Chernarus and Livonia.
- • It has Crude Machete and Oriental Machete variants listed on the wiki page.
Important notes
- The Machete is a bladed melee weapon and survival tool.
- It consumes 4 inventory slots.
- It can cut clothing into rags.
- It can open canned food with 10% to 20% food loss.
- It can cut sticks from shrubs and bushes.
- It can cut bark from trees.
- It can dig up worms for fishing bait.
- It can remove certain restraints from players.
- It can skin and quarter dead animals or players.
- It can be used to commit suicide.
- The Machete has good damage, but its shorter attack range means you need to stay close to land hits.
- It can be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.