Iron Shovel in 7 Days to Die
“The iron shovel is great for digging through earth, sand or snow. Repair with a Repair Kit. Scrap to Iron.”
The Iron Shovel is a tier 1 shovel with 62 block damage and 15 damage per hit, +10% to blocks at quality 2 rising to +50% at quality 6. It is the step after the Stone Shovel in the game's tech line. Craft it at the Backpack once Harvesting Tools reaches 11 (Tools Digest magazines), or loot it from 16 kinds of container or buy it from traders.
- Block damage
- 62
- Damage per hit
- 15
- Attacks per minute
- 50
- Durability, Q1 → Q6
- 500 → 1000
- Mod slots, Q1 → Q6
- 2 → 4
- Stamina per hit
- 20.3
- Range
- 2.6
Bars: against the highest of all 16 tools.
What the Iron Shovel is for
- Against materials: wood −70%, stone −80%, metal −80% (DamageModifier, as the file writes it)
- Repaired with: Repair Kit
- Scraps into: Iron
Iron Shovel recipe
At the Backpack, unlocked at Harvesting Tools level 11 — raised by reading Tools Digest.
| Ingredient | Quality 1 | Quality 6 |
|---|---|---|
 Forged Iron | 16 | 18 |
 Wood | 10 | 12 |
 Leather | 2 | 4 |
 Duct Tape | 2 | 4 |
 Legendary Parts | — | 1 |
Where to find the Iron Shovel
16 containers can roll it, traders can stock it.
15 of the containers are common to every tier 1 tool — listed on the tools page; the 1 below are particular to the Iron Shovel.
White Fire Truck
Perks named in its tags: Miner 69'er (Strength) and Mother Lode (Strength).
Iron Shovel vs Stone Shovel and Steel Shovel
Its neighbours in the game's tech line (PreviousTechItem). Damage is per hit; hits per minute are attacks for hand tools, rounds for motor tools.
| Iron Shovel | Stone Shovel | Steel Shovel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block damage | 62 | 38 | 100 |
| Damage per hit | 15 | 9 | 25 |
| Hits per minute | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Durability at Q6 | 1000 | 500 | 2000 |
| Mod slots at Q6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Unlock level | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| Base value | 500 | 200 | 1100 |
Mods that fit the Iron Shovel
14 mods fit, by the install tags in item_modifiers.xml: the 12 every tool takes, plus the 2 below. Cosmetic dyes fit too. What each mod does
Iron Shovel — FAQ
What mods can you put on the Iron Shovel?
How much block damage does the Iron Shovel do?
Other shovels
Read from the 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files (items, item modifiers, recipes, progression, loot, traders). PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with The Fun Pimps.