Quick answers raiders search for
Wooden Door: 1× Fire Rocket (300 sulfur) · Sheet Metal Door: 63× Explo 5.56 (1,575 sulfur) · Garage Door: 1× C4 + 1× Rocket (3,600 sulfur) · Armored Door: 2× C4 + 1× Rocket (5,800 sulfur) · Wood Wall / Foundation: 1× Fire Rocket (300 sulfur) · Stone Wall / Foundation: 2× C4 (4,400 sulfur) · Sheet Metal Wall / Foundation: 4× C4 (8,800 sulfur) · Armored (HQM) Wall / Foundation: 7× C4 + 1× Rocket (16,800 sulfur) · High External Stone Wall: 2× C4 (4,400 sulfur) · Tool Cupboard: 8× Explo 5.56 (200 sulfur) · Auto Turret: 3× HV Rocket (600 sulfur)
Sulfur economics: a rocket costs 1,400 sulfur, C4 2,200, a satchel 480, explosive 5.56 ammo 25 per round and a handmade shell just 5 — all fully broken down through gunpowder and explosives crafting. See the complete printable raid chart for every value on one page.
Raiding FAQ
How many rockets does a stone wall take in Rust?
A stone wall (500 HP) takes 4 rockets — 5,600 sulfur. Cheaper: 2 C4 (4,400 sulfur) or 10 satchels (4,800). If you can touch the soft side, a jackhammer breaks it for free in under two minutes — and if the raid is sealed, 278 handmade shells do it for 1,390 sulfur, a quarter of the rocket cost.
What is the cheapest way through a wooden door?
Fire. Two molotovs (zero sulfur — just 100 low grade and 20 cloth) or one incendiary rocket (300 sulfur). A flame thrower burns one down with about 83 low grade. On day one with no workbench, 45 handmade shells from an Eoka cost only 225 sulfur. Note that open doors resist 50% more damage — close it first.
What is eco raiding in Rust?
Eco raiding means breaking in for a fraction of the sulfur cost of boom — or none at all. The four pillars: fire (molotovs, incendiary rockets, flame throwers — wood only), handmade shells from an Eoka or shotgun (wood and stone only, 5 sulfur each, no workbench needed), soft-side melee (a jackhammer eats an exposed stone soft side in under 2 minutes), and simply going over high externals with a ladder. Sheet metal and armored tiers have no eco route — explosives only.
How many handmade shells for an eoka raid?
Wooden door: 45 shells (225 sulfur, ~2m 38s). Wood wall: 93 hard side, 47 soft side. Stone wall: 278 (1,390 sulfur — a quarter of the rocket cost). Tool cupboard: 23. Handmade shells craft anywhere with no workbench and damage wood and stone only — they do nothing to sheet metal or armored.
How many molotovs does a wooden door take?
Two molotovs destroy a wooden door (one is usually enough for a double door). A molotov costs 50 low grade + 10 cloth at a Tier 2 workbench and zero sulfur. A tool cupboard burns with 1, a wood wall with about 5, and a high external wooden wall with about 7 — fire pools vary, so carry one spare.
How does tool repair work while eco raiding?
Tools lose condition as you swing. Refilling at any workbench mid-raid is free with near-zero condition loss — that is why a single jackhammer clears a stone soft side. A Repair Bench also works but costs up to 20% of the tool's craft materials and permanently cuts max condition by 20% per repair, so a tool only survives about 4 bench repairs. Always refill at a workbench instead of repairing when you can.
How much boom for an armored door after the rebalance?
Armored doors now take 3 C4, 5 rockets, 15 satchels or 250 explosive ammo. The verified cheapest mix is 2 C4 + 1 rocket = 5,800 sulfur. Many older charts still list 2 C4 / 4 rockets — that data is outdated. There is no eco route through armored.
Is this calculator up to date?
Yes — every value was re-verified against the live game in July 2026, and the July "Common Ground" patch changed no raid values. That includes the armored-tier rebalance, strengthened glass windows, legacy shelters, SAM sites, vending machines (1,250 HP!), siege weapons and the full eco arsenal: handmade shells, incendiary shells, molotovs and firebombs.
What does "sulfur cost" actually include?
The fully-broken-down craft cost: gunpowder converted back to sulfur and charcoal, plus the sulfur inside explosives themselves. The raw-materials panel also shows charcoal, metal fragments, stones, pipes, cloth, tech trash, rope and low grade fuel — so your group can farm the whole shopping list.
Why does the optimizer suggest mixing explosives?
Because pure counts waste overkill damage. Example: a metal wall dies to 8 rockets (11,200 sulfur), but 7 rockets + 15 explosive ammo finishes it for 10,175 — and 4 C4 beats both at 8,800. RUSTRAID checks every verified combination and picks the cheapest guaranteed kill.
Do satchels really have a dud chance?
Yes. Satchels (and beancans) have a random fuse and roughly a 20% dud rate. Duds can be picked up and re-lit — but budget spares if the raid is time-critical. The calculator notes this wherever satchels are the pick.
Can I raid with zero sulfur?
Often. Stone soft-side picks with a jackhammer, fire (molotovs cost only low grade and cloth) versus anything wooden, melee versus Tool Cupboards and SAM sites, and ladders over high externals. Every target card shows its eco routes — and the Eco strategy plans a whole raid that way.
How many rockets for a garage door?
A garage door (600 HP) takes 3 rockets (4,200 sulfur) or 2 C4 (4,400). The cheapest guaranteed method is the verified 1 C4 + 1 rocket mix at 3,600 sulfur — there is no weak side, and garage doors are immune to fire and handmade shells.
How many rockets to raid a sheet metal wall?
A sheet metal wall (1,000 HP) needs 8 rockets (11,200 sulfur). Cheaper options: 4 C4 (8,800) is the outright cheapest, and 7 rockets + 15 explosive ammo (10,175) beats pure rockets if C4 is short.
How much C4 for an armored (HQM) wall?
An armored wall (2,000 HP) takes 8 C4 (17,600 sulfur). The verified cheapest is 7 C4 + 1 rocket at 16,800 sulfur. Break the soft side if you can reach it — it takes bonus explosive damage.
How much sulfur is a rocket or C4 in Rust?
Fully broken down, a rocket costs 1,400 sulfur and a C4 (Timed Explosive Charge) costs 2,200 sulfur — that includes the gunpowder converted back to its sulfur and charcoal. A satchel is 480, each explosive 5.56 round is 25, and a handmade shell just 5.
What is the cheapest explosive in Rust?
Per point of sulfur, handmade shells (5 sulfur) are the cheapest damage against wood and stone, followed by explosive 5.56 ammo (25 sulfur/round) which works on everything. Among craftable charges the satchel is the cheapest single unit (480 sulfur), though its ~20% dud rate means bringing spares.
How many satchels for a sheet metal door?
Four satchel charges (1,920 sulfur) destroy a sheet metal door, but 63 explosive 5.56 ammo (1,575) or 1 rocket + 8 explo (1,600) is cheaper. Satchels have a random fuse and roughly a 20% dud rate, so carry one or two spares.
