7 Days to Die: How to Craft and Repair Items

7 Days to Die: How to Craft and Repair Items

As a seasoned survivor of the zombie-apocalypse in the treacherous world of 7 Days to Die, I can wholeheartedly say that mastering the art of item repair has been a game-changer for me. It’s no joke when you’re knee-deep in a horde of undead, and your trusty pickaxe decides to call it quits!


In the undead-ridden world of 7 Days to Die, mastering resource management – particularly supplies and weaponry – is crucial for survival. As you progress through the game, crafting useful items and effective weapons becomes essential, enabling you to move forward at a faster pace and with greater ease.

Since the game’s initial tutorial solely focuses on fundamental principles necessary for starting out, some novice gamers could be perplexed about the process of fixing items they have crafted or found as loot in the vast game world.

How to Repair Items

7 Days to Die: How to Craft and Repair Items

In the game 7 Days to Die, you’ll find a diverse collection of craftable goods, such as tools for resource gathering, defensive weapons and armor. What sets these items apart from others is that each one has its own durability rating. Over time, as you utilize these tools, weapons, or armor, their durability will gradually decrease. Once they reach the end of their useful life, they’ll become unusable.

As a gamer, I’ve learned that just because an object in the game is broken or has run out of durability doesn’t mean it’s worthless. These items can be mended and used again! Repairing an item actually saves resources compared to crafting new ones, which means I can save those precious resources for other important tasks in my gaming adventure.

Following the repair, the item regains its peak durability, making it as good as newly crafted. This means players won’t need to toss out their items or start the resource gathering and crafting process from scratch.

Every item needs specific materials to be fixed, like how a Stone Axe is repaired with Small Stones. You might find the necessary materials listed on the item’s details (indicated by a book icon).

However, things gathered via looting or for which the recipes have not yet been unlocked cannot be repaired until the blueprints are unlocked. This issue can occur with weaponry in the early stages of the game.

Once you have gathered the necessary resources, follow these steps to repair any item:

  1. Open the inventory and click on the item that you want to repair.
  2. With enough resources collected to repair the items present in your inventory, you will find the ‘Repair’ button just below the Modify button.
  3. Click on the repair button, and the item will be repaired. A few items might take longer to be repaired than others.

Unlike typical tools or weapons, objects such as doors, walls, and building blocks require a unique approach for repairs. To mend these damaged items, you’ll need to equip yourself with tools like an Axe or Hammer, then click the Right Mouse Button while aiming at the affected object or block using your crosshair. This initiates the repair process. However, remember that you must have sufficient resources in your inventory to complete the restoration.

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2024-08-12 10:03