Sickle
The Sickle is a rare farm blade in DayZ. It can cut rags, open cans with 10% to 30% food loss, cut sticks, cut bark, remove restraints, skin animals or players, shave, and be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Sickle is a curved agricultural blade that works as a melee weapon and survival tool in DayZ. It is found in farm areas and is useful for basic blade actions like cutting rags, opening canned food, gathering bark and sticks, and skinning animals.
In-game description
“A hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade. Typically used for harvesting grain crops or cutting succulent forage.”
Main Uses
- Cut clothing into rags
- Open canned food with 10% to 30% food loss
- Cut sticks from shrubs and bushes
- Cut bark from trees
- Remove certain restraints from players
- Skin and quarter dead animals or players
- Shave facial hair
- Use as a bladed melee weapon
- Repair with a Sharpening Stone
How to use this item
Cut rags
Use the Sickle to cut clothing into rags for bandaging or crafting.
- Place or equip the clothing item.
- Use the Sickle on the clothing.
- Choose the cut into rags action.
Open canned food
The Sickle can open canned food, but it wastes more food than smaller knives.
- Hold the can or the Sickle.
- Use the Sickle to open the can.
- Expect around 10% to 30% food loss.
Cut sticks
Use the Sickle on bushes and shrubs to gather sticks.
- Equip the Sickle.
- Look at a shrub or bush.
- Use the cut sticks action.
- Collect the sticks.
Cut bark
Use the Sickle to gather bark from trees for fires and survival crafting.
- Equip the Sickle.
- Look at a tree.
- Use the cut bark action.
- Collect the bark.
Remove restraints
Use the Sickle to remove certain restraints from players.
- Approach the restrained player.
- Equip the Sickle.
- Use the remove restraints action if available.
Skinning
Use the Sickle to skin and quarter dead animals or players for meat, pelts, and other resources.
- Approach a dead animal or player body.
- Equip the Sickle.
- Use the skinning or quartering action.
Shave
The Sickle can be used to shave facial hair.
- Equip the Sickle.
- Use the shave action when available.
Repair the Sickle
Repair the Sickle with a Sharpening Stone to restore condition.
- Place the Sickle in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with a Sharpening Stone.
- Repair until the condition improves.
How to get Sickle
- Search farm locations.
- Check barns, sheds, rural buildings, and agricultural areas.
- Loot players carrying farm tools or blade weapons.
Important notes
- The Sickle is a bladed melee weapon and farm tool.
- It can cut clothing into rags.
- It can open canned food with 10% to 30% food loss.
- It can cut sticks from shrubs and bushes.
- It can cut bark from trees.
- It can remove certain restraints from players.
- It can skin and quarter dead animals or players.
- It can shave facial hair.
- It can be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.