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The Mortar Shell goes in one weapon only, the Mortar, and a batch of 2 comes to 600 sulfur in raw materials.
What one batch takes.
Metal Pipe
Gun Powder
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
Charcoal
Sulfur
Scrap
High Quality Metal
Metal Pipe
Gun Powder
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 1,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metalpipe"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 300,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "gunpowder"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 5s, yields 2
Faster at a higher workbench: 2.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Weapons that fire the Mortar Shell (1)
What the Mortar Shell gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 112 + 50% Gun Powder, 38% Metal Pipe |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 90 Gun Powder, 30% Metal Pipe |
| Green recycler | 50% | 75 Gun Powder, 25% Metal Pipe |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 60 Gun Powder, 20% Metal Pipe |
The Mortar Shell breaks down into Gun Powder and Metal Pipe.
A recycler takes them one at a time, so a full stack of 10 goes through in 10 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “112 + 50%” means 112 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Mortar Shell is a ammunition in the Ammunition category (item ID #963150711, console shortname ammo.mortar.basic). This ammunition loads into 1 distinct weapon platforms across standard server combat. Inventory storage stacks up to 10 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.
A high explosive mortar shell that deals minor structural damage on impact.
Crafting Mortar Shell in Rust takes 5 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 once the 30 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
The Mortar Shell loads into the Mortar, as does the Fragmentation Mortar Shell.
When choosing between Mortar Shell and related ammunition in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 960-scrap tech tree path and save 930 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortar Shell | Ammunition | 10 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 960 path | Not recyclable |
| Handmade Shell | Ammunition | 64 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| 12 Gauge Incendiary Shell | Ammunition | 64 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 300 path | Not recyclable |
| Rocket | Ammunition | 3 per slot | Workbench Level 3 | 60 node / 780 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Mortar Shell with closely related ammunition sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Mortar Shell against every item in its inventory category, browse All 44 items in Ammunition, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 2 tech tree, tile by tile.
Only one weapon fires the Mortar Shell: the Mortar in Rust. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID 963150711 across 44 ammunition and despawns after 40 minutes when dropped on a default server across 44 published Ammunition entries (39 with crafting blueprints).
The Mortar Shell comes to 600 sulfur per batch of 2 once every ingredient is broken down to raw materials in Rust. It is indexed under the Ammunition category alongside 43 other ammunition in Rust (item ID 963150711), stacking to 10 units per slot.
The Mortar Shell is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 1 Metal Pipe and 300 Gun Powder, 2 at a time, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Smelting raw ores and looting required components from monument crates lets players queue the craft at their workbench.
The Mortar Shell recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 75 Gun Powder and a 25% chance of a Metal Pipe. Radtown green recyclers return higher base material efficiency than safe-zone yellow recyclers, which trade lower output for peacekeeper turret protection.
The Mortar Shell takes 5 seconds per batch of 2, down to 2.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Ammunition catalog with item ID 963150711 alongside 43 related ammunition, stacking up to 10 units per inventory or container slot.
Blueprint progression for Mortar Shell at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 960 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Mortar Shell despawns after 40 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Mortar Shell stacks to 10 per slot in Rust. Players can split a pile in half with middle-click drag or move a custom quantity with Shift-click drag across inventory slots, storage boxes, and the Tool Cupboard, while dropped copies despawn after 40 minutes under the Ammunition category (item ID 963150711).
The Mortar Shell has 32-bit signed item ID 963150711 and shortname ammo.mortar.basic in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Ammunition category (stack limit 10 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Mortar Shell in the F1 developer console with inventory.give ammo.mortar.basic 10 or inventory.giveid 963150711 10 for 10 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.
Mortar