Scattershot
A cluster of heavy rock projectiles for a catapult. Wide spread, pure kinetic damage on impact.
The Scattershot is ammunition in Rust. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 40 scrap to research.
About the Scattershot
A full stack of 4 takes 4 crafts and 20 seconds: 800 × Stones.
On the tech tree it sits behind 13 other unlocks: Catapult, Ballista, Battering Ram, Python Revolver, F1 Grenade, Semi-Automatic Pistol and 7 more.
How to craft the Scattershot
Crafting one takes 5 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 200 × Stones.
200 
Workbench Level 2
Craft time
WB2 5s
WB3 −50% 2.5s
How to get the Scattershot blueprint
Research it for 40 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 2 tech tree for 14 Blueprint Pages in total.
Research table Burn one copy of the item for its blueprint
1 Item 
40 Scrap Blueprint Research cost 40
40 
Tech tree In the level 2 workbench tree
Node 
1 Blueprint Page Unlocked Total to reach 14
14 What the Scattershot recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 100 × Stones for one.
RecyclerGuaranteed outputExtra chance output
Green 50%
×100 None
Green (powered) 60%
×120 None
Red 75%
×150 None
Yellow 40%
×80 None
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.
