Pliers
| Pliers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Tool |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Research |
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| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Pliers
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Pliers are a small hand tool for gripping, bending and cutting wire. They are one of the most widely used tools in crafting.
Almost every skill tree calls for them at some point. Electricians need them for remote controllers, timers and noise makers. Glassmakers use them to shape bottles, jars and glasses. Trappers need them for cage traps, and fighters use them to wrap weapons in barbed wire. The pliers are light, so there is little reason to leave them behind.
Pliers are found in pawn shops, car supply stores, tool caches and tool cabinets. The Carpenter is the best occupation for tools. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. The Construction Worker and the DIY Expert also start with some Carpentry skill.
Using
Pliers are kept as a tool in every recipe that uses them. They serve in many kinds of work.
For Electrical work, they help make the Flashlight - Improvised and the Improvised Electric Lantern at level 1. They also help make the Timer - Crafted, the Crafted Trigger, the Noise Maker and all three remote controllers. The long-range remote needs Electrical level 6.
For Glassmaking, they shape a Drinking Glass, a Bottle, a Jar, a Wine Glass, Lantern Glass and a Champagne Glass. The Champagne Glass needs the highest level, Glassmaking 9.
For weapons, they bind spear heads with wire and wrap brooms, hockey sticks and plungers in barbed wire. They also turn Wire into Barbed Wire and back again.
Other jobs include Gather Gunpowder, a crafted Gas Mask Filter, the Cage Trap at Trapping level 3, and earrings made from bird skulls or pig tusks.
Research Craft on the pliers teaches three forge recipes: Forge Tongs, Forge Metalworking Pliers and Forge Heading Tool.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies Pliers and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Tongs | Tongs | 
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/additem Base.Tongs
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| Forge Metalworking Pliers | Metalworking Pliers | 
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/additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
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| Forge Heading Tool | Heading Tool | 
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/additem Base.HeadingTool
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept Pliers by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon | Broom with Barbed-Wire | 
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- | /additem Base.Broom_BarbedWire
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| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Glass Head | 
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- | /additem Base.SpearGlass
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| Gather Gunpowder | Gunpowder | 
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- | /additem Base.GunPowder
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| Make Barbed Wire from Wire | Barbed Wire | 
|
- | /additem Base.BarbedWire
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| Make Bird Skull Earrings | Earrings - Bird Skulls | 
|
- | /additem Base.Earring_BirdSkull
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| Make Cage Trap | Cage Trap | 
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- | /additem Base.TrapCage
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| Make Champagne Glass | Champagne Glass | 
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- | /additem Base.GlassChampagne
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| Make Drinking Glass | Drinking Glass | 
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- | /additem Base.DrinkingGlass
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| Make Gas Mask Filter | Gas Mask Filter - Crafted | 
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- | /additem Base.GasmaskFilterCrafted
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| Make Glass Bottle | Bottle | 
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- | /additem Base.JuiceCranberry
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| Make Glass Jar | Jar | 
|
- | /additem Base.EmptyJar
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| Make Improvised Flashlight | Flashlight - Improvised | 
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- | /additem Base.Flashlight_Crafted
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| Make Improvised Lantern | Improvised Electric Lantern | 
|
- | /additem Base.Lantern_CraftedElectric
|
| Make Lantern Glass | Lantern Glass | 
|
- | /additem Base.LanternGlass
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| Make Noise Maker | Noise Maker | 
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- | /additem Base.NoiseTrap
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| Make Pig Tusk Earrings | Earrings - Pig Tusk | 
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- | /additem Base.Earring_BoarTusk
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| Make Remote Controller (Long-Range) | Remote Controller (Long-Range) | 
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- | /additem Base.RemoteCraftedV3
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| Make Remote Controller (Medium-Range) | Remote Controller (Medium-Range) |
|
- | /additem Base.RemoteCraftedV2
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| Make Remote Controller (Short-Range) | Remote Controller (Short-Range) |
|
- | /additem Base.RemoteCraftedV1
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| Make Remote Trigger | Crafted Trigger | 
|
- | /additem Base.TriggerCrafted
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| Make Timer | Timer - Crafted | 
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- | /additem Base.TimerCrafted
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| Make Wine Glass | Wine Glass | 
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- | /additem Base.GlassWine
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| Make Wire from Barbed Wire | Wire | 
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- | /additem Base.Wire
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Locations
Pawn shops and their storage rooms are the best bet, about one time in three. Car supply stores stock them on counters and shelves almost as often. Tool caches keep them in tool boxes and on counters. Police garages, fire station garages and welding workshops hold them in tool cabinets. Factories for mannequins, cabinets, golf gear and knives keep a few. Jewellery stores hold them on counters and desks. A tool cabinet in any building has a fair chance. It is a common find.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 35.7% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 35.7% |
| Car supply store | Counter | 29.3% |
| Car supply store | Metal shelves | 29.3% |
| Car supply store | Shelves | 29.3% |
| Car supply shop, sport | Shelves | 29.3% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 15.6% |
| Welding workshop | Military locker | 13.8% |
| Welding workshop | Tool cabinet | 13.8% |
| Jewelry store | Counter | 13.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tools cache1 | Tools box | 21.7% |
| Tools cache1 | Counter | 13.4% |
| Tools cache1 | Bag duffel bag tint | 10.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 2.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Police garage | Other | 15.2% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 15.2% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 14% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 14% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 13% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 12.3% |
| Closet | Other | 12.3% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 11% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 11% |
| Shed | Shelves | 11% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mannequin factory | Counter | 15% |
| Cabinet factory | Other | 14.7% |
| Cabinet shipping | Other | 14.7% |
| Golf factory | Metal shelves | 14.3% |
| Knife factory | Tool cabinet | 14.2% |
| Fire station storage | Tool cabinet | 14% |
| Jewelry storage | Desk | 13.5% |
| Mechanic | Other | 13% |
| Factory | Counter | 12.7% |
| Army storage | Metal shelves | 12.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Zombie wearing a fisherman outfit | 11.5% |
| Inside a bag or case | Farming | 9.8% |
| Inside a bag or case | Tacklebox | 8.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 3.2% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 2.4% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.3% |
Notes
- Pliers are kept after crafting, so one pair serves for every recipe.
- The tool can remove bullets and broken glass.
- Electrical, Glassmaking, Trapping and weapon crafting all call for pliers.
- Research Craft on them unlocks three forge tools for smithing.
All Tools and Equipment Categories
All Tools
| Name | Image | Skill | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awl - Stone | 
|
Knapping: 0 | 0.2 | /additem Base.Awl_Stone
|
| Blacksmith Anvil | 
|
None | 40 | /additem Base.BlacksmithAnvil
|
| Hacksaw | 
|
None | 1 | /additem Base.Saw
|
| Seed Paste | 
|
None | 0.2 | /additem Base.SeedPaste
|
| Simple Wooden Tongs | 
|
Carving: 0 | 1 | /additem Base.CrudeWoodenTongs
|
| Small Hacksaw | 
|
None | 0.7 | /additem Base.SmallSaw
|
| Welding Torch | 
|
None | 1 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Wooden Trowel | 
|
Carving: 0 | 0.5 | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel_Wood
|
| Awl - Bone | 
|
Carving: 1 | 0.2 | /additem Base.Awl_Bone
|
| Heading Tool |
|
Blacksmithing: 1 | 0.5 | /additem Base.HeadingTool
|
| Improvised Whetstone | 
|
Maintenance: 1 | 0.5 | /additem Base.CrudeWhetstone
|
| Knapping Tool | 
|
Carving: 1 | 0.3 | /additem Base.KnappingTool
|
| Stone Chisel | 
|
Knapping: 1 | 1 | /additem Base.StoneChisel
|
| Tongs |
|
Blacksmithing: 1 | 1 | /additem Base.Tongs
|
| Wood Clay Sculpting Tool | 
|
Carving: 1 | 0.3 | /additem Base.ClayTool_Carved
|
| Bone Fleshing Tool | 
|
Carving: 2 | 1 | /additem Base.Fleshing_Tool_Bone
|
| Oil Press | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | 0.2 | /additem Base.OilPress
|
| Stone Anvil | 
|
Masonry: 2 | 40 | /additem Base.StoneAnvil
|
| Wooden Crude Bench Vise Parts Mold | 
|
Carpentry: 2 | 0.3 | /additem Base.WoodenCrudeBenchVisePartsMold
|
| Fleshing Tool | 
|
Blacksmithing: 3 | 1 | /additem Base.Fleshing_Tool
|
| Bone Needle | 
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Carving: 4 | 0.01 | /additem Base.Needle_Bone
|
| Metalworking Pliers |
|
Blacksmithing: 4 | 0.5 | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
|
| Shears | 
|
Blacksmithing: 4 | 0.3 | /additem Base.SheepShears
|
| Simple Wood Saw | 
|
Blacksmithing: 4 | 1 | /additem Base.CrudeSaw
|
| Auger Drill | 
|
Blacksmithing: 5 | 1 | /additem Base.OldDrill
|
| Small Punch and Chisel Set | 
|
Blacksmithing: 5 | 1 | /additem Base.SmallPunchSet
|
| Stone Drill | 
|
Knapping: 5 | 1 | /additem Base.StoneDrill
|
| Forged Needle | 
|
Blacksmithing: 6 | 0.01 | /additem Base.Needle_Forged
|
| Small File Set | 
|
Blacksmithing: 6 | 1 | /additem Base.SmallFileSet
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembled Blacksmith Anvil | - | 40 | /additem Base.BlacksmithAnvilAssembled
|
| Awl | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.Awl
|
| Bellows | 
|
1 | /additem Base.Bellows
|
| Bench Anvil |
|
20 | /additem Base.BenchAnvil
|
| Block Anvil | 
|
30 | /additem Base.BlockAnvil
|
| Bowl with Seed Paste | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.SeedPasteBowl
|
| Brass Needle | 
|
0.01 | /additem Base.Needle_Brass
|
| Calipers | 
|
0.2 | /additem Base.Calipers
|
| Ceramic Crude Bench Vise Parts Mold | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.ClayCrudeBenchVisePartsMold
|
| Clay Crude Bench Vise Parts Mold (Unfired) | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.ClayCrudeBenchVisePartsMoldUnfired
|
| Clay Sculpting Tool | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.ClayTool
|
| Crafted Paintbrush | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.PaintbrushCrafted
|
| Crude Bench Vise | 
|
5 | /additem Base.CrudeBenchVise
|
| Crude Bench Vise Parts | 
|
5 | /additem Base.CrudeBenchViseParts
|
| Funnel | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.Funnel
|
| Hand Drill | 
|
2 | /additem Base.HandDrill
|
| Heavy Chain | 
|
10 | /additem Base.HeavyChain
|
| Heavy Chain with Hook | 
|
12.5 | /additem Base.HeavyChain_Hook
|
| Knitting Needles | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.KnittingNeedles
|
| Knitting Needles - Bone | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.KnittingNeedles_Bone
|
| Knitting Needles - Wood | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.KnittingNeedles_Wood
|
| Leash | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.Leash
|
| Loupe | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.Loupe
|
| Measuring Tape | 
|
0.2 | /additem Base.MeasuringTape
|
| Megaphone | 
|
2 | /additem Base.Bullhorn
|
| Needle | 
|
0.01 | /additem Base.Needle
|
| Paintbrush | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Paintbrush
|
| Plastering Trowel | 
|
1 | /additem Base.PlasterTrowel
|
| Pliers | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.Pliers
|
| Rubber Hose | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.RubberHose
|
| Shears - Electric | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.SheepElectricShears
|
| Small Brush | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.Brush
|
| Steel Wool | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.SteelWool
|
| Thimble | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.Thimble
|
| Tobacco | 
|
0.2 | /additem Base.Tobacco
|
| Tobacco (Dried) | 
|
0.2 | /additem Base.TobaccoDried
|
| Vise Grips | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.ViseGrips
|
| Water Dish | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.WaterDish
|
| Welder Mask | 
|
- | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
| Whetstone | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
| Wood Saw | 
|
1 | /additem Base.GardenSaw
|
| Zip Ties | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.Zipties
|