Mounted Ballista in Rust

Mounted Ballista

Weapon·Uncommon·Stacks to 1

Mounted Ballista is an Uncommon Weapon in Rust. Recycling one returns 125 metal fragments, 0.5 gears, 1 sheet metal. It crafts at a level 2 workbench from 250 metal fragments and 1 gears and 2 sheet metal.

A ballista mounted on wheels, designed for mobility and capable of firing bolts at distant targets. Can be towed by horses.

2
workbench
30
research scrap

Recycles into

Per item, at 40% yellow safe-zone / 50% green radtown efficiency. Grid power lifts green recyclers to 60%, and the red machine at the power plant pays 75%: price a whole haul at any of them.

Crafting recipe

Workbench 230s
Total raw materials (3)
  • Metal Fragments 275
  • Scrap 100
  • Sheet Metal 2

Research & blueprint

30
scrap to research
  • Researchable at a table
  • Blueprint required
  • On the tech tree

Live game data, Rust build 24774405, verified August 2026.

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