Rocket Launcher
Unmatched craftsmanship meets devastating firepower.
The Rocket Launcher is a launcher in Rust. Its default ammo is the Rocket. It deals 350 damage per shot at 30 shots per minute. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 300 scrap to research.
About the Rocket Launcher
Loading the next shot takes 6.2 seconds, and switching to it takes 3 seconds. Aiming down the sights narrows its spread from 4.05° to 2.25°, 1.8 times tighter than firing from the hip.
There are 4 kinds of ammo for it: Rocket, Incendiary Rocket, High Velocity Rocket and Smoke Rocket WIP!!!! With the other ammo types, its damage per second is 8.1 for the Incendiary Rocket and 0.8 for the Smoke Rocket WIP!!!! The Rocket, High Velocity Rocket and Smoke Rocket WIP!!!! fly faster, at 100 m/s against 80 m/s for the Incendiary Rocket.
On the tech tree it sits behind 20 other unlocks: Holosight, Semi-Automatic Rifle, Propane Explosive Bomb, Smoke Grenade, Custom SMG, Muzzle Boost and 14 more. In all, 23 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
Rocket Launcher damage and stats
Loaded with the Rocket, the Rocket Launcher deals 57 damage per second. The High Velocity Rocket raises it to 78.
How to craft the Rocket Launcher
Crafting one takes 25 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 40 × High Quality Metal and 4 × Metal Pipe.
40 
4 
How to get the Rocket Launcher blueprint
Research it for 300 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 2 tech tree for 21 Blueprint Pages in total.
1 Item 
300 Scrap Blueprint 300 
Node 
1 Blueprint Page Unlocked 21 How to repair the Rocket Launcher
A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 10 × High Quality Metal, and you need its blueprint.
×10 Rocket Launcher compared with other launchers
Among the 3 launchers it ranks 2nd for damage per second, 2nd for damage per shot, 2nd for fire rate and 2nd for magazine size.
The closest to it in damage per second are the Homing Missile Launcher and Multiple Grenade Launcher.
Rocket 350 56.8 2.3° 100 
Incendiary Rocket 50 8.1 2.3° 80 
High Velocity Rocket 480 77.9 2.3° 100 
Smoke Rocket WIP!!!! 5 0.8 2.3° 100 Damage & DPS are per-shot with the listed ammo; aim cone is the spread in degrees, velocity in m/s.
What the Rocket Launcher recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 20 × High Quality Metal and 2 × Metal Pipe for one.
×20 ×2 ×24 ×2 40% 
×30 ×3 
×16 ×1 60% Where to find the Rocket Launcher
Locked Crate has the best chance at 7.1%, followed by Treasure Box at 1.6% and Elite Crate at 0.78%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.
