[JULY 2026] Rust Raid Costs - Quick Sheet

Introduction to Raiding Quick Sheet

This guide is designed to be easy-to read and access, feel free to open this guide whilst in-game or during a raid to quickly see the cheapest raiding methods, or if you run out of main explosives, finding the most effective raiding method with the resources you currently have available.

IMPORTANT: In each of the cheapest raid costs, some structures/deployables have 2 values, as the cheapest way to destroy the target is by using both values. Alternatively, some of the cheapest costs have accompanying values as using the cheapest raiding method may require additional/unconventional raiding tools. For example, the cheapest way to destroy a stone wall is 1 C4 AND 82 explosive ammunition, whereas, the cheapest ways to destroy a wood wall is 1 Incendiary Rocket OR 49 explosive ammunition.

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What does the ~ symbol mean in some of the values?

The tilde (~) is used when a raiding value is not consistent, is it an approximate as when raiding with fire, Flame Throwers, Incendiary Rockets, or the Jackhammer, the values can be inconsistent. In the Jackhammer's case, its durability depends on how you utilise the tool as you can reduce durability loss but take longer to raid, so it's safer to approximate than list several different values.

Why does the Cheapest Sulfur say ... when melee is better?

The cheapest section is exclusive to sulfur only, meaning any method such as flame raiding or fire arrows potentially being the cheapest way are not listed as they do not require sulfur. For example, the cheapest sulfur method to destroy Salvaged Shelves is 10 F1 Grenades, whereas it can be destroyed in 10 seconds with a single Combat Knife and even faster/cheaper with other melee items. In situations like these, use the Jackhammer as a universal indication of the amount of melee items you need to break an item, and to determine whether melee raiding is the cheapest.

In the 'Cheapest Costs', I do not raid with Handmade Shells or Incendiary Shells, what is the 2nd cheapest?

Both Handmade Shells and Incendiary Shells are used in extreme cases when all raiding alternatives are either double the sulfur cost or when Handmade/Incendiary Shell raiding is both faster and cheaper. In cases like these, where you do not have the access or enjoy raiding with shotguns, use Explosive Ammunition as it is usually the second cheapest, closely tied with Rockets, so use either alternative as a substitute.

When using Handmade Shells, Incendiary Shotgun Shells, or Explosive Rounds it takes less than the value listed, is the guide wrong?

No, you are right to an extent, some weapons have damage differences when raiding to compensate for the large reduction in time it takes to destroy a target. One example is the Spas-12 Shotgun, when breaking a Stone Wall, it takes 185 more Handmade Shells than all other shotguns, however, it is a minute faster than the Pump Shotgun, and 27 minutes faster than the slowest shotgun. The reason the guide is not wrong however, is that I take the highest value (excluding the Spas-12 which has drastic ammunition differences), ensuring you have enough explosive ammunition to destroy your raiding target. All ammunition values were tested with the Semi-Automatic Rifle (Explosive Ammunition) and the Pump Shotgun (Handmade Shells, Incendiary Shells, & Buckshot Shells).

The Weapon Damage section expounds on these damage differences, differences in the amount of ammunition needed to destroy a target, alongside time taken to destroy a target. The information is in percentages, so if you wish to calculate per scenario, convert the percentage to a decimal (95% = 0.95 or 115% = 1.15) and multiply that by the ammunition needed listed in the guide, which is 100%.

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