Survey Charge
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The Survey Charge is a thrown explosive in Rust. It deals 20 damage (12 blunt and 8 explosion) within 5 m when its fuse of 5 seconds runs out. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 300 scrap to research.
About the Survey Charge
From full health, breaking a door takes 13 for the Wooden Door, 36 for the Sheet Metal Door, 86 for the Garage Door and 143 for the Armored Door. For a wall, the count is 34 at Wood, 118 at Stone, 243 at Sheet Metal and 486 at Armored. Broken down to raw materials, one costs 60 sulfur, which puts a stone wall at 7,080 sulfur.
The blast only hurts what it has a clear line to, so solid cover between you and it keeps you out of harm. It leaves your hand at up to 4 m/s.
Survey Charge damage, fuse and blast radius
Anything within 1 m of the blast takes the full damage, which fades to nothing at 5 m.
How to craft the Survey Charge
Crafting one takes 15 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 30 × Gun Powder, 5 × Cloth, 10 × Metal Fragments and 20 × Low Grade Fuel.
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How to get the Survey Charge blueprint
Research it for 300 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 2 tech tree for 1 Blueprint Page in total.
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300 Scrap Blueprint 300 
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1 Blueprint Page Unlocked 1 What the Survey Charge recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 15 × Gun Powder, 2 × Cloth, 5 × Metal Fragments and 10 × Low Grade Fuel for one.
×15 ×2 ×5 ×10 50% ×18 ×3 ×6 ×12 
×22 ×3 ×7 ×15 50% 75% 50% 
×12 ×2 ×4 ×8 Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.
