Compass
A handy tool which indicates which direction you're facing. Will reveal your location on the map in Hardcore mode if equipped on your belt.
The Compass is a tool in Rust. You can craft it without a workbench.
How to craft the Compass
Crafting one takes 15 seconds without a workbench and costs 75 × Metal Fragments.
75 
Workbench Not required
Craft time
NO WB 15s
WB1 −50% 7.5s
WB2 −75% 3.8s
WB3 −75% 3.8s
How to repair the Compass
A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 16 × Metal Fragments, and no blueprint is needed.
Repair bench No blueprint needed
×16 What the Compass recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 37 × Metal Fragments for one.
RecyclerGuaranteed outputExtra chance output
Green 50%
×37 50% Green (powered) 60%
×45 None
Red 75%
×56 25% 
Yellow 40%
×30 None
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.
