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Sunken Crate

Loot container

The Sunken Crate can hold 52 different items and always gives 5 Scrap.

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What the Sunken Crate drops

Chance is for one container opened or one body looted: the chance the item is inside. Amount is how many when it is there. Condition is the state a tool or weapon comes out in.

52 items, most likely first
Item	Chance	Amount	Condition
Scrap	Every time	5	100%
Metal Blade	38.2%	1 to 2	100%
Rope	38.2%	1 to 4	100%
Empty Propane Tank	20.8%	1 to 2	100%
Sewing Kit	20.8%	3 to 8	100%
Tarp	20.8%	1 to 2	100%
Binoculars	5.2%	1	100%
Hatchet	5.2%	1	100%
Pickaxe	5.2%	1	100%
Wooden Arrow	4.9%	5	100%
Electric Fuse	4.8%	1	100%
Gears	4.8%	2	100%
Metal Pipe	4.8%	1 to 4	100%
Metal Spring	4.8%	1	100%
Road Signs	4.8%	2 to 3	100%
Semi Automatic Body	4.8%	1	100%
Sheet Metal	4.8%	1	100%
Longsleeve T-Shirt	4.4%	1	100%
Pants	4.4%	1	100%
Wood Armor Pants	4.4%	1	100%
Wood Chestplate	4.4%	1	100%
Bone Arrow	3.3%	5 to 9	100%
Fire Arrow	3.3%	3 to 5	100%
Hunting Bow	3.3%	1	100%
Mace	3.3%	1	100%
Salvaged Cleaver	3.3%	1	100%
Salvaged Sword	3.3%	1	100%
Hoodie	2.2%	1	100%
Targeting Computer	2.1%	1	100%
Diving Mask	1.8%	1	100%
CCTV Camera	1.7%	1	100%
Combat Knife	1.6%	1	100%
Crossbow	1.6%	1	20 to 50%
Salvaged Axe	1.3%	1	100%
Salvaged Icepick	1.3%	1	100%
Diving Tank	1.1%	1	100%
Pistol Bullet	0.98%	15	100%
Diving Fins	0.73%	1	100%
Wetsuit	0.73%	1	100%
12 Gauge Buckshot	0.71%	6	100%
Chainsaw	0.65%	1	100%
Jackhammer	0.65%	1	100%
Low Grade Fuel	0.65%	20 to 39	100%
5.56 Rifle Ammo	0.44%	12	100%
12 Gauge Incendiary Shell	0.43%	4 to 7	100%
12 Gauge Slug	0.43%	4	100%
Incendiary Pistol Bullet	0.39%	10	100%
HV Pistol Ammo	0.2%	10	100%
Auto Turret	0.19%	1	100%
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo	0.17%	8	100%
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo	0.087%	8	100%
HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo	0.087%	10	100%

Where to find the Sunken Crate

Places the map lays out several times, per place
Where	Each one holds	Layouts with it
Dive sites	about 2.5 to 5	all 6

How Sunken Crate works in Rust

Across procedural Rust server maps, Sunken Crate is a world loot prefab featuring 12 inventory slots (2 breakable durability) that draws from 52 possible item entries alongside 5 guaranteed Scrap across 1 monument and world spawner group. Every drop row in the reference table above is compiled directly from the game's internal loot trees at build time to reflect vanilla survival rates.

Sunken Crate drop odds, scrap yields and monument spawners

In addition to per-item drop probabilities, stack size bounds, and spawn durability ranges, the Sunken Crate sheet tracks expected container populations across every monument layout on the island. Solo players and clans can compare guaranteed Scrap and component returns per container open and plan monument routes around yellow, green, or red recyclers across the wipe.

Prefab identity summary: Health: 2 | Inventory slots: 12 | Scrap, every time: 5 | Items it can drop: 52 | Places: 1 across procedural server maps.
Cumulative sub-table odds: Published drop percentages combine all nested loot sub-tables into a single per-container probability for each item.
Condition and stack bounds: Equipment that can spawn damaged displays its minimum and maximum condition bar alongside item stack ranges.
Monument spawner capacity: Expected container counts represent a fully populated monument layout before players clear the compound.
Dynamic respawn scaling: Compound replenishment clocks shorten automatically on high-population realms as player count rises.

Frequently asked questions

What does Sunken Crate drop in Rust and how many slots does it have?

Opening Sunken Crate in Rust reveals 12 inventory slots drawn from 52 possible loot items plus 5 guaranteed Scrap on every open, with per-open odds, stack bounds, and durability ranges listed above.

Where does Sunken Crate spawn most often in Rust?

Sunken Crate (2 HP) appears through world events, vehicle encounters, missions, or biome loot points rather than at static monument spawners, rolling its 52-item drop table whenever players trigger the encounter.

How much guaranteed scrap do you get from Sunken Crate in Rust?

Every Sunken Crate opened in Rust grants 5 guaranteed Scrap alongside its 52 rolled loot entries, and any dropped components can be shredded at a monument recycler for additional Scrap.

How much health does Sunken Crate have in Rust and how do you open it?

Sunken Crate carries 2 breakable hitpoints and must be smashed with melee weapons, tools, or projectiles before its 12 loot slots and any rolled Scrap spill onto the ground.

How is Sunken Crate triggered or respawned on a Rust server?

Because Sunken Crate is tied to dynamic world events, destroyed vehicles, missions, or biome spawns rather than a static monument spawner, fresh containers appear whenever that event or world cycle triggers.

How are the item drop percentages for Sunken Crate calculated?

Each item percentage in the Sunken Crate loot table shows the exact chance of receiving at least one stack of that item from a single open, calculated across all weighted sub-tables in the game files.

Do tools or weapons looted from Sunken Crate spawn at full durability?

Firearms, tools, or armor pieces in the Sunken Crate table that roll with partial condition show their exact durability percentage span next to their drop odds, whereas resources, Scrap, and components spawn intact.

Every loot container