Rocket
Ammunition for a Rocket Launcher. A short to medium range self-propelled, unguided rocket which deals large splash damage on impact.
The Rocket is explosive ammunition in Rust for one weapon, the Rocket Launcher. In the Rocket Launcher it deals 350 damage per shot, 57 damage per second. You craft it at a Level 3 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 100 scrap to research.
About the Rocket
It flies at 100 m/s from the Rocket Launcher.
A full stack of 3 takes 3 crafts and 15 seconds: 6 × Metal Pipe, 450 × Gun Powder and 30 × Explosives. When a Helicopter Crate has it, it holds 3.
On the tech tree it sits behind 9 other unlocks: Timed Explosive Charge, Explosives, Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo, MP5A4, Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo, HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo and 3 more. In all, 4 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
Rocket damage and stats
It explodes on impact, with a blast radius of 3.8 m.
How to craft the Rocket
Crafting one takes 5 seconds at a Level 3 Workbench and costs 2 × Metal Pipe, 150 × Gun Powder and 10 × Explosives.
2 
150 
10 
Level 3 How to get the Rocket blueprint
Research it for 100 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 3 tech tree for 10 Blueprint Books in total.
1 Item 
100 Scrap Blueprint 100 
Node 
1 Blueprint Book Unlocked 10 
Dragon Rocket Launcher 350 56.8 1 100 
RPG Launcher 350 56.8 1 100 
Rocket Launcher 350 56.8 1 100 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 Rocket recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 1 × Metal Pipe, 75 × Gun Powder and 5 × Explosives for one.
×1 ×75 ×5 ×1 ×90 ×6 20% 
×1 ×112 ×7 50% 50% 50% 
×60 ×4 80% Where to find the Rocket
Helicopter Crate has the best chance at 25%, followed by Locked Crate at 5.6%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.
