Pitchfork Bolt
A wide-impact bolt for a ballista, covering a large area while dealing moderate damage.
The Pitchfork Bolt is ammunition in Rust. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 40 scrap to research.
About the Pitchfork Bolt
A full stack of 3 takes 3 crafts and 15 seconds: 300 × Wood and 150 × Metal Fragments.
On the tech tree it sits behind 12 other unlocks: Ballista, Battering Ram, Python Revolver, F1 Grenade, Semi-Automatic Pistol, Homemade Landmine and 6 more.
How to craft the Pitchfork Bolt
Crafting one takes 5 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 100 × Wood and 50 × Metal Fragments.
100 
50 
How to get the Pitchfork Bolt blueprint
Research it for 40 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 2 tech tree for 13 Blueprint Pages in total.
1 Item 
40 Scrap Blueprint 40 
Node 
1 Blueprint Page Unlocked 13 What the Pitchfork Bolt recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 50 × Wood and 25 × Metal Fragments for one.
×50 ×25 ×60 ×30 
×75 ×37 50% 
×40 ×20 Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.
