Radiation Dart
A dart that applies stackable radiation.
The Radiation Dart is ammunition in Rust for one weapon, the Blow Pipe. In the Blow Pipe it deals 20 damage per shot, 6.7 damage per second. You craft it at a Level 1 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 40 scrap to research.
About the Radiation Dart
It flies at 55 m/s from the Blow Pipe.
One craft makes 2, so each costs 12.5 × Wood and 2.5 × Metal Fragments. A full stack of 64 takes 32 crafts and 96 seconds: 800 × Wood and 160 × Metal Fragments. When a Primitive Jungle Crate has it, it holds 5 to 12.
Radiation Dart damage and stats
Where it lands changes its damage: ×1.5 to the head and ×0.75 to the legs and feet.
How to craft the Radiation Dart
Crafting one takes 3 seconds at a Level 1 Workbench and costs 25 × Wood and 5 × Metal Fragments. One craft makes 2 of them.
25 
5 
How to get the Radiation Dart blueprint
Research it for 40 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 1 Blueprint Fragment in total.
1 Item 
40 Scrap Blueprint 40 
Node 
1 Blueprint Fragment Unlocked 1 
Blow Pipe 20 6.7 1 55 Damage is per shot and already carries each weapon’s own scale, so the same round is not the same number in every barrel. DPS assumes the weapon fires without stopping.
What the Radiation Dart recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 6 × Wood and 1 × Metal Fragments for one.
×6 ×1 25% 25% ×7 ×1 50% 50% 
×9 ×1 38% 88% 
×5 ×1 Where to find the Radiation Dart
Primitive Jungle Crate drops it, at 42%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.
