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Weapon flashlight

Attaches to a weapon. Provides user with a beam of light. Pressing F (default) to toggle light.

The Weapon flashlight is a weapon attachment in Rust that fits 46 weapons. You craft it at a Level 1 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 40 scrap to research.

About the Weapon flashlight

Recycling it in a green recycler returns 33% of its crafting cost.

On the tech tree it sits behind 12 other unlocks: Binoculars, Combat Knife, Waterpipe Shotgun, Salvaged Cleaver, Mace, Mini Crossbow and 6 more. In all, 31 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.

How to craft the Weapon flashlight

Crafting one takes 15 seconds at a Level 1 Workbench and costs 3 × High Quality Metal.

High Quality Metal 3
Weapon flashlight
Output ×1
Workbench Level 1
Craft time
WB1 15s
WB2 −50% 7.5s
WB3 −75% 3.8s

How to get the Weapon flashlight blueprint

Research it for 40 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 13 Blueprint Fragments 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 1 workbench tree
Node Node
+
Blueprint Fragment 1 Blueprint Fragment
→
Unlocked Unlocked
Total to reach 13

Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.