7 Days to Die Blood Moon Guide — Surviving the Horde Night

What is Blood Moon?

Every 7 in-game days, the sky turns red at dusk and hordes of zombies spawn continuously, targeting every player on the map all night long. This ends at dawn.

Blood Moon zombies:

• Run (no walking)
• Have increased HP
• Appear in much larger numbers
• Include special "demo" zombies (explode on death) and feral variants

Preparation Checklist

24 Hours Before (Day 6)

• Repair all base walls and traps
• Craft/collect 500+ bullets (or equivalent)
• Stock 10+ food and 10+ water items
• Place all traps in funnel
• Check electric fence charge
• Build shooting position with cover

Day of Horde (Day 7)

• Close all doors before sunset
• Position on your shooting platform
• Have melee weapon as backup
• Eat before horde starts

Fighting Strategy

Basic Strategy: Funnel + Shoot

1. Let zombies enter through your funnel approach
2. Traps slow and damage them
3. You shoot from elevated position
4. Reload during brief lulls

Advanced: Elevated Shooting Platform

Build a 3×3 platform at height (10+ blocks). Zombies can't reach you. They'll break the pillars — use reinforced concrete or steel pillars.

Demo Zombie Warning

Demo zombies (in hazmat suits) explode when killed or on death. Don't kill them directly — use spike traps or let other zombies finish them, OR shoot them from maximum distance.

Wave Composition

As you progress through game days, hordes get harder:

Day	Composition
Day 7	Basic zombies, slow variants
Day 14	More runners, first ferals
Day 21	Demo zombies appear, much higher HP
Day 28	Radiated zombies (multiple HP bars)
Day 35+	Full feral + radiated + demo swarms

Post-Horde

• Loot zombie corpses for valuable crafting materials
• Repair base damage immediately
• Radiated zombies drop high-quality loot bags

Related Guides

• Base Building Guide
• Zombie Guide
• Weapon Guide