DayZ Codex — Crafting Guide

DayZ Crafting Guide: All Recipes Step-by-Step

Learn how to craft fireplaces, ropes, backpacks, wooden crates, fences, and improvised suppressors using basic materials.

Quick Answer

Crafting is vital for survival in DayZ. To start, combine a knife with branches to get splints, or combine two pieces of rag to create bandages. You can make a shelter by combining long sticks with branches, tarp, or leather.

Rope

How to craft Rope in DayZ - Final result: Rope

Improvised Rope

How to craft Improvised Rope in DayZ - Final result: Improvised Rope

Spear

How to craft Spear in DayZ - Final result: Spear

Bone Hook

How to craft Bone Hook in DayZ - Final result: Bone Hook

Wooden Hook

How to craft Wooden Hook in DayZ - Final result: Wooden Hook

Improvised Fishing Rod

How to craft Improvised Fishing Rod in DayZ - Final result: Simple Fishing Rod

Simple Fishing Rod

Improvised Gas Mask Filter

How to craft Improvised Gas Mask Filter in DayZ - Final result: Improvised Gas Mask Filter

Short Stick

How to craft Short Stick in DayZ - Final result: Short Stick x3

Short Stick x3

Wooden Plank

How to craft Wooden Plank in DayZ - Final result: Wooden Plank x4

Wooden Plank x4

Burlap Strips

How to craft Burlap Strips in DayZ - Final result: Burlap Strips

Sharpened Stick

How to craft Sharpened Stick in DayZ - Final result: Sharpened Stick

Wire

How to craft Wire in DayZ - Final result: Wire

Tripwire

How to craft Tripwire in DayZ - Final result: Tripwire

Rabbit Snare

How to craft Rabbit Snare in DayZ - Final result: Rabbit Snare

Fish Net Trap

How to craft Fish Net Trap in DayZ - Final result: Fish Net Trap

Ghillie Hood

How to craft Ghillie Hood in DayZ - Final result: Ghillie Hood

Ghillie Bushrag

How to craft Ghillie Bushrag in DayZ - Final result: Ghillie Bushrag

Ghillie Top

How to craft Ghillie Top in DayZ - Final result: Ghillie Top

Ghillie Suit

How to craft Ghillie Suit in DayZ - Final result: Ghillie Suit

Ghillie Rifle Wrap

How to craft Ghillie Rifle Wrap in DayZ - Final result: Ghillie Rifle Wrap

Armband

How to craft Armband in DayZ - Final result: Armband

Improvised Courier Bag

How to craft Improvised Courier Bag in DayZ - Final result: Improvised Courier Bag

Improvised Backpack

How to craft Improvised Backpack in DayZ - Final result: Improvised Backpack

Leather Courier Bag

How to craft Leather Courier Bag in DayZ - Final result: Leather Courier Bag

Improvised Leather Backpack

How to craft Improvised Leather Backpack in DayZ - Final result: Improvised Leather Backpack

Leather Sack

How to craft Leather Sack in DayZ - Final result: Leather Sack

Drybag

How to craft Drybag in DayZ - Final result: Drybag

Saline Bag IV

How to craft Saline Bag IV in DayZ - Final result: Saline Bag IV

Blood Bag IV

How to craft Blood Bag IV in DayZ - Final result: Blood Bag IV

Wooden Splint

How to craft Wooden Splint in DayZ - Final result: Wooden Splint

Rags

How to craft Rags in DayZ - Final result: Rags

Food on a Stick

How to craft Food on a Stick in DayZ - Final result: Food on a Stick

Fireplace

How to craft Fireplace in DayZ - Final result: Fireplace

Hand Drill Kit

How to craft Hand Drill Kit in DayZ - Final result: Hand Drill Kit

Torch

How to craft Torch in DayZ - Final result: Torch

Improvised Suppressor

How to craft Improvised Suppressor in DayZ - Final result: Silenciador

Silenciador

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