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Smoke Grenade

Produces a large cloud of opaque greyish white smoke.

The Smoke Grenade is a throwable item in Rust that does no damage. It runs on a timer of 1 second from the moment it is thrown. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 40 scrap to research.

About the Smoke Grenade

It leaves your hand at up to 10 m/s.

On the tech tree it sits behind 16 other unlocks: Custom SMG, Muzzle Boost, Flame Thrower, Catapult, Ballista, Battering Ram and 10 more. Only one vendor sells it: the Extra 1 for 5 scrap. In all, 23 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.

Statistics

0DAMAGE
1sFUSE
4.5mBLAST RADIUS
3SEISMIC LEVEL

How to craft the Smoke Grenade

Crafting one takes 10 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 35 × Gun Powder and 50 × Metal Fragments.

Gun Powder 35
Metal Fragments 50
Smoke Grenade
Output ×1
Workbench Level 2
Craft time
WB2 10s
WB3 −50% 5s

How to get the Smoke Grenade blueprint

Research it for 40 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 2 tech tree for 17 Blueprint Pages in total.

Research table Burn one copy of the item for its blueprint
Item 1 Item
+
Scrap 40 Scrap
→
Blueprint Blueprint
Research cost 40
Tech tree In the level 2 workbench tree
Node Node
+
Blueprint Page 1 Blueprint Page
→
Unlocked Unlocked
Total to reach 17

Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.