WeaponsMelee Weapons
Pitchfork
The Pitchfork is a common farm melee weapon in DayZ. It has long reach and strong melee damage, making it useful against infected, and it can also open canned food or trigger a deployed Bear Trap.
Quick item summary
CategoryWeapons
SubcategoryMelee Weapons
Repair withNone
Size2x8
Weight2 kg
Quick answer
The Pitchfork is a farm tool that works as a melee weapon in DayZ. It is slow compared with smaller melee weapons, but its long reach and accurate stabbing animation make it useful for keeping infected at distance.
In-game description
“Agricultural tool composed of a long handle and thick prongs at one end. Used to lift and pitch hay, straw or leaves. Quite capable of piercing through soft materials.”
Main Uses
- Open canned food with 30% to 60% food loss
- Trigger a deployed Bear Trap
- Use as a long-reach melee weapon
- Fight infected while keeping more distance than shorter melee weapons
How to use this item
Open canned food
The Pitchfork can open canned food, but it wastes a large amount of the contents.
- Hold the can or the Pitchfork.
- Use the Pitchfork to open the can.
- Expect around 30% to 60% food loss.
Trigger a Bear Trap
Use the Pitchfork to trigger a deployed Bear Trap from a safer distance.
- Equip the Pitchfork.
- Approach the deployed Bear Trap carefully.
- Use the trigger trap action if available.
Fight infected
The Pitchfork has a long reach and can be useful against infected, especially when you want to keep distance.
- Equip the Pitchfork.
- Keep space between yourself and the infected.
- Use timed melee attacks to take advantage of its reach.
How to get Pitchfork
- Search farm locations.
- Check barns, sheds, rural buildings, and agricultural areas.
- Loot players carrying farm tools or melee weapons.
Spawn info
FarmCommon
- • The Pitchfork is listed as a common farm item.
- • It is slow, but its reach makes it useful for fighting infected at a safer distance.
Important notes
- The Pitchfork is a melee weapon in DayZ.
- It can open canned food, but spills 30% to 60% of the food.
- It can trigger a deployed Bear Trap.
- It has long reach compared with many smaller melee weapons.
- Although slightly slower than other melee weapons, it can be very useful against infected because of its reach and accurate stabbing animation.
- The Pitchfork is not repaired with a listed repair item.