
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Metal Wire is a utility material used across several DayZ systems. It can help create or modify base structures, connect to a Car Battery for power setups, restrain players, and be recovered from Barbed Wire with Pliers.
In-game description
“Multi-purpose thin metal wire useful in many situations.”
Main Uses
- Upgrade a Fence into a Gate with Pliers
- Use in Flag Pole construction
- Attach to a Car Battery for some electrical power setups
- Restrain another player
- Craft or support utility/base-building items
- Recover Metal Wire from Barbed Wire using Pliers
- Repair with Duct Tape or an Electrical Repair Kit
How to use this item
Upgrade a Fence into a Gate
Metal Wire is required to convert a Fence into an openable Gate. You also need Pliers to perform the modification.
- Build a Fence section first.
- Attach Metal Wire to the Fence.
- Hold Pliers.
- Use the gate modification action.
- Attach a Combination Lock afterward if you want to secure the Gate.
Use in Flag Pole construction
Metal Wire is one of the materials used during the final construction stage of a Flag Pole.
- Deploy and build the earlier Flag Pole stages first.
- Attach Metal Wire during the pole stage.
- Attach the other required materials.
- Use the correct construction tool to finish the stage.
Create Metal Wire from Barbed Wire
Metal Wire can be recovered from Barbed Wire by using Pliers.
View related guideUse with a Car Battery
Metal Wire can be attached to a Car Battery to help power compatible electrical items.
- Attach Metal Wire to the Car Battery.
- Connect a compatible electrical item.
- Use the setup for lighting or other supported electrical utility.
Restrain a player
Metal Wire can be used to restrain another player, similar to Handcuffs or Duct Tape.
- Have Metal Wire in your hands.
- Target the restrained player interaction when available.
- Use a sharp or cutting tool to remove restraints when needed.
Repair Metal Wire
Damaged Metal Wire can be repaired with Duct Tape or an Electrical Repair Kit.
View related guideHow to get Metal Wire
- Search farm, work, forester, and hunting loot areas.
- Check sheds, workshops, barns, garages, and industrial-style buildings.
- Look around base-building or utility loot routes.
- Use Pliers on Barbed Wire to recover Metal Wire.
- Take it from bases, stashes, or other players when safe.
Spawn info
- • Metal Wire is listed as rare on the wiki.
- • It can be found in farm, work, forester, and hunting loot areas.
- • It can also be created from Barbed Wire by using Pliers.
Crafting and item conversions
How to craft Metal Wire
Metal Wire
Result: Metal Wire
Craft Metal Wire using Barbed Wire and Pliers.
View crafting guideUsed in recipes
Fish Net Trap
Result: Fish Net Trap
Craft Fish Net Trap using Metal Wire and Netting.
View crafting guideTripwire
Result: Tripwire
Craft Tripwire using Metal Wire and Wooden Stick.
View crafting guideRabbit Snare
Result: Rabbit Snare
Craft Rabbit Snare using Metal Wire and Wooden Stick.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- Metal Wire is required to upgrade a Fence into a Gate.
- Pliers are needed when using Metal Wire to convert a Fence into a Gate.
- Metal Wire is used during Flag Pole construction.
- Metal Wire can be attached to a Car Battery for some electrical setups.
- Metal Wire can be used to restrain another player.
- Pliers can be used on Barbed Wire to recover Metal Wire.
- Damaged Metal Wire can be repaired with Duct Tape or an Electrical Repair Kit.
- It takes 6 inventory slots and weighs 170 g.
- It is listed as rare and can spawn in farm, work, forester, and hunting locations.