Flame Thrower
A Flamethrower. Uses low grade fuel as ammunition.
The Flame Thrower is a weapon in Rust. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 100 scrap to research.
About the Flame Thrower
On the tech tree it sits behind 13 other unlocks: Catapult, Ballista, Battering Ram, Python Revolver, F1 Grenade, Semi-Automatic Pistol and 7 more. In all, 23 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
How to craft the Flame Thrower
Crafting one takes 25 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 15 × High Quality Metal, 6 × Metal Pipe, 100 × Low Grade Fuel and 2 × Empty Propane Tank.
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6 
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How to get the Flame Thrower blueprint
Research it for 100 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 2 tech tree for 14 Blueprint Pages in total.
1 Item 
100 Scrap Blueprint 100 
Node 
1 Blueprint Page Unlocked 14 How to repair the Flame Thrower
A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 6 × High Quality Metal, 21 × Low Grade Fuel and 41 × Metal Fragments, and you need its blueprint.
×6 ×21 
×41 What the Flame Thrower recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 7 × High Quality Metal, 3 × Metal Pipe, 50 × Low Grade Fuel and 1 × Empty Propane Tank for one.
×7 ×3 ×50 ×1 50% ×9 ×3 ×60 ×1 60% 20% 
×11 ×4 ×75 ×1 25% 50% 50% 
×6 ×2 ×40 40% 80% Where to find the Flame Thrower
Elite Crate has the best chance at 7.2%, followed by Bradley Scientist at 5.1% and Heavy Scientist at 5.1%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.
