Scarecrow Wrap
A creepy burlap scarecrow hat
Wearing the Scarecrow Wrap in Rust protects your head. Hits to the head take 30% less bullet and arrow damage and 60% less melee damage. It also gives 4 radiation protection and 35% cold protection. You can craft it without a workbench.
About the Scarecrow Wrap
Against blasts, which hit no single body part, its 80% explosion protection counts as 13%.
Scarecrow Wrap protection and stats
Against animal bites it gives 60% protection, and its full protection table covers every other damage type. Among the 35 protective head pieces, it ranks joint 7th for bullet protection.
How to craft the Scarecrow Wrap
Crafting one takes 15 seconds without a workbench and costs 10 × Cloth.
10 
Reduction is how much of that damage type never lands. Damage taken is the rest: at 50% reduction a hit for 100 does 50. A negative reduction means the hit lands harder than it would bare.
What the Scarecrow Wrap recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 5 × Cloth for one.
×5 ×6 
×7 50% 
×4 
Small Loot Bag 11.1%×1 The chance is for a single roll of what the item gives when opened.
Where to find the Scarecrow Wrap
Scarecrow drops it, at 2.3%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 9 November 2026.
