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Metal Wire

A roll of strong metal wire. Has many uses, from conductors, to trap crafting, to makeshift handcuffs, a metal wire can do it all, and more.

Metal Wire

Classname

MetalWire
Category
Crafting & farming
Weight
170 g
Inventory size
2 × 3 (6 slots)
Worn / attached in
MetalWire
Durability
500

Fits on

Spawns on each map

Values from the vanilla types.xml of each map. Community servers often change them.

ChernarusLivoniaSakhal
Nominal (target on the map)704028
Min (respawns below this)503020
Lifetime (untouched)4 h4 h4 h
Restock (wait before respawn)000
Quantity when spawned–––
PlacesIndustrial, FarmIndustrial, FarmIndustrial, Farm
Tiers––Tier1, Tier2
Spots–––
Countedon the groundon the groundon the ground

Tier 1 is near the coast, Tier 4 deep inland. A nominal of 0 means the item does not spawn as loot on that map.

Spawn spots on the map:ChernarusLivoniaSakhal

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Data from the game files: DayZ 1.29, DayZ-Central-Economy 9a21bb9 (2026-08-13). Updated 2026-10-13.

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