Explosives in Rust

Explosives

Resources·Very Rare·Stacks to 100

Explosives is a Very Rare Resources in Rust. Recycling one returns 25 gun powder, 1.5 low grade fuel, 5 sulfur. It crafts at a level 3 workbench from 50 gun powder and 3 low grade fuel and 10 sulfur and 10 metal fragments. It's an ingredient in 4 other recipes.

A component used for crafting C4 and Rockets.

3
workbench
120
research scrap
4
recipes use it

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 35s
Total raw materials (4)
  • Charcoal 150
  • Sulfur 110
  • Low Grade Fuel 3
  • Metal Fragments 10

Research & blueprint

120
scrap to research
  • Researchable at a table
  • Blueprint required
  • On the tech tree

Used to craft

Explosives is an ingredient in 4 recipes.

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