Steel Shovel in 7 Days to Die
“The steel shovel is very durable and the ideal tool for digging through earth, sand or snow. Repair with a Repair Kit. Scrap to Steel Tool parts.”
The Steel Shovel is a tier 2 shovel with 100 block damage and 25 damage per hit, +10% to blocks at quality 2 rising to +50% at quality 6. It is the step after the Iron Shovel in the game's tech line. Craft it at the Workbench once Harvesting Tools reaches 26 (Tools Digest magazines), or loot it from 8 kinds of container or buy it from traders.
- Block damage
- 100
- Damage per hit
- 25
- Attacks per minute
- 50
- Durability, Q1 → Q6
- 1000 → 2000
- Mod slots, Q1 → Q6
- 3 → 4
- Stamina per hit
- 24.7
- Range
- 2.6
Bars: against the highest of all 16 tools.
What the Steel Shovel is for
- Against materials: wood −70%, stone −80%, metal −80% (DamageModifier, as the file writes it)
- Repaired with: Repair Kit
- Scraps into: Steel Tool Parts
Steel Shovel recipe
At the Workbench, unlocked at Harvesting Tools level 26 — raised by reading Tools Digest.
| Ingredient | Quality 1 | Quality 6 |
|---|---|---|
 Steel Tool Parts | 1 | 6 |
 Forged Steel | 10 | 15 |
 Wood | 10 | 15 |
 Duct Tape | 3 | 8 |
 Legendary Parts | — | 1 |
Where to find the Steel Shovel
8 containers can roll it, traders can stock it.
7 of the containers are common to every tier 2 tool — listed on the tools page; the 1 below are particular to the Steel Shovel.
Infested Cache
Perks named in its tags: Miner 69'er (Strength) and Mother Lode (Strength).
Steel Shovel vs Iron 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.
| Steel Shovel | Iron Shovel | |
|---|---|---|
| Block damage | 100 | 62 |
| Damage per hit | 25 | 15 |
| Hits per minute | 50 | 50 |
| Durability at Q6 | 2000 | 1000 |
| Mod slots at Q6 | 4 | 4 |
| Unlock level | 26 | 11 |
| Base value | 1100 | 500 |
Mods that fit the Steel 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
Steel Shovel — FAQ
What mods can you put on the Steel Shovel?
How much block damage does the Steel 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.