Metal Detector Finds Loot Table
Not a crate — this is what the Metal Detector tool actually digs up. Different biomes and terrain types (roads, beaches, forests, fields, waterways) surface different items when you dig at a flagged spot.
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
 Road Signs | ×4-5 | 71% |
 Metal Fragments | ×20-25 | 53% |
 Hatchet | ×1 | 40% |
 Pickaxe | ×1 | 40% |
| Can of Beans | ×1-2 | 33% |
| Can of Tuna | ×1-2 | 33% |
 High Quality Metal | ×3-5 | 32% |
 Pistol Bullet | ×8-12 | 32% |
 5.56 Rifle Ammo | ×8-12 | 32% |
 Longsword | ×1 | 21% |
 Metal Spring | ×2-3 | 21% |
 Scrap | ×7-13 | 16% |
| Basic Blueprint Fragment | ×1 | 14% |
 Revolver | ×1 | 11% |
 Chainsaw | ×1 | 2% |
Trimmed to guaranteed and common drops — not the full long tail of sub-2% items. Sourced and verified from current-build data, current as of 2026.