How to Get Brass in 7 Days to Die
“A core resource for forging that can be used to make ammo casings in the forge.”
You get Brass by harvesting or breaking 53 kinds of block, looting 32 kinds of container, crafting at the Forge, scrapping any of 12 items and buying from traders. The most per block comes from Iron Ore (200–400). 26 of the 53 block sources need a salvage tool (Impact Driver, Ratchet or Wrench).
Most per block
Iron Ore200–400
Lead Ore100–200
Coal Ore100–200
Potassium Nitrate100–200
Oil Shale Ore Deposit100–200
Utility Sink20–50
- Stack size
- 6,000
- Base value, each
- 2
- In the forge
- Brass (forge material)
Item ID resourceScrapBrass — for the giveself console command. All item IDs
Blocks that drop Brass
Sorted by the largest amount per block. “Harvest” drops come from working the block; “Destroy” drops from breaking it.
| Block | Amount | How |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | 200–400 · 5% | Harvest |
| Lead Ore | 100–200 · 5% | Harvest |
| Coal Ore | 100–200 · 5% | Harvest |
| Potassium Nitrate | 100–200 · 5% | Harvest |
| Oil Shale Ore Deposit | 100–200 · 5% | Harvest |
| Utility Sink | 20–50 | Harvest |
 White Exterior House Door | 40 | Destroy |
 White Exterior House Double Door | 40 | Destroy |
 White Exterior House Side Light Single Door | 40 | Destroy |
| White Exterior House Side Light Door | 40 | Destroy |
 White Exterior House Door Old | 40 | Destroy |
 White Exterior House Double Door Old | 40 | Destroy |
 White French Door | 40 | Destroy |
 White French Double Door | 40 | Destroy |
 White Interior House Door | 40 | Destroy |
 White Interior House Double Door | 40 | Destroy |
 White Interior Door Old | 40 | Destroy |
 White Interior Door Old Double | 40 | Destroy |
 Brass Dome Light (POI) | 10–30 | Destroy |
 Brass Glass Light (POI) | 10–30 | Destroy |
 Candelabra | 15–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Church Bell 2x2x2 | 12–25 | Destroy |
| Church Bell 1x2x1 | 12–25 | Destroy |
 Church Bell Hanging 1x2x1 | 12–25 | Destroy |
 Pipe Small Valve Black | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Pipe Small Valve 02 Black | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Pipe Small Wall Valve Black | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
 Pipe Small Wall Valve 02 Black | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Valve Red | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Valve 02 Red | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Wall Valve Red | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Wall Valve 02 Red | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Valve Yellow | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Valve 02 Yellow | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Wall Valve Yellow | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Wall Valve 02 Yellow | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Valve Green | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Valve 02 Green | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Wall Valve Green | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
| Pipe Small Wall Valve 02 Green | 12–25 | Harvest · salvage tool |
Showing the top 40 of 53 block sources.
Salvage drops pay out only with a Impact Driver, Ratchet or Wrench in hand — the three items that set the salvage harvest in items.xml.
Containers it can be looted from
32 containers can roll Brass; chances depend on loot stage, so none are shown.
Cardboard Box
Destroyed Forge
Destroyed Workbench
Domed Trash Can
Dumpster
Fancy Garbage Can
Footlocker
Lockers
Metal Desk
Metal Shelves
Metal Trash Bin
Nightstand
Rolling Trash Bin
Rotten Chest
School Bus
Shelf
Tilt Truck
Trash Can
Trash Pile
Utility Cart
White Armoire Drawer
White Box Truck
White Minivan
White Pickup Truck
White Plastic Trash Bin
White SUV
White Sedan
White Semi Truck
White Service Truck
Wood Desk
Wood Shelves
Wooden Chest
Buying Brass
- General list: on the list all 5 traders share, so any of them can have it in stock.
- Stack of Brass (6000): packed in the backpack.
Lists are what a trader can roll at restock, not guaranteed stock. All traders
Scrap these for Brass
Scrapping any of these 12 items gives Brass — same scrap category in materials.xml. The amount is not in the files.
.44 Magnum Ammo
7.62mm Ammo
9mm Ammo
AP .44 Magnum Ammo
AP 7.62mm Ammo
AP 9mm Ammo
Brass Radiator
Bullet Casing
Duke's Casino Token
HiPower .44 Magnum Ammo
HiPower 7.62mm Ammo
HiPower 9mm Ammo
Crafting Brass
Two versions, one per setting of the “Smelter Type” world option: “Controls how forge crafting works. Smelt items into the forge or craft directly using materials from your backpack.”
- Forge · Smelt into the forge — 1 from 1 Brass (forge material) · 1s
Used in 2 recipes
With how many one quality-1 craft takes, where the recipe index has it.
Stack of Brass (6000)6000 × · Backpack
Bullet Casing5 × · Forge
Brass — FAQ
How do you get Brass in 7 Days to Die?
What gives the most Brass?
What can you scrap for Brass?
Can you buy Brass from traders?
What is Brass used for?
More raw materials
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