WeaponsMelee Weapons
Pipe Wrench
The Pipe Wrench is a common blunt melee weapon and tool in DayZ. It can open canned food and gather Small Stones from large stone formations, but it can no longer repair vehicle engines as of version 1.19.
Quick item summary
CategoryWeapons
SubcategoryMelee Weapons
TypeBlunt
Repair withNone
Size2x5
Quick answer
The Pipe Wrench is a common work-category blunt melee weapon in DayZ. It works as a decent early melee weapon and has useful survival utility because it can open canned food and gather Small Stones from large stone formations. Each stone-gathering use lowers the Pipe Wrench’s durability, so it is better treated as a backup tool rather than something to waste casually.
In-game description
“Adjustable wrench. Once used for turning nuts or bolts, now it makes a decent blunt weapon.”
Main Uses
- Open canned food, spilling 30% to 60% of the contents
- Gather Small Stones from large stone formations
- Use as a blunt melee weapon
- Use as a common work-area backup weapon
How to get Pipe Wrench
- Search work locations.
- Check sheds, garages, workshops, industrial buildings, and tool spawns.
- Loot players carrying tools or basic melee weapons.
Spawn info
WorkCommon
- • The Pipe Wrench is common work-category loot.
- • It is a blunt melee weapon with a 15% bleed chance.
- • It can gather Small Stones from large stone formations.
Important notes
- The Pipe Wrench is a blunt melee weapon and tool.
- It can gather Small Stones from large stone formations.
- Each stone-gathering use lowers the Pipe Wrench’s durability by 50 points.
- A fully pristine Pipe Wrench can gather up to 8 Small Stones before being ruined.
- It can open canned food, but spills 30% to 60% of the food.
- It has a 15% bleed chance.
- It cannot be repaired.
- It can no longer be used to repair vehicle engines as of DayZ version 1.19.