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The Piercer Bolt takes 600 scrap to reach on the Workbench Level 2 tech tree.
What one batch takes.
High Quality Metal
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 5,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.refined"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 75,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 5s, yields 1
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 Piercer Bolt (1)
What the Piercer Bolt gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 3 + 75% High Quality Metal, 56 + 25% Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 3 High Quality Metal, 45 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 2 + 50% High Quality Metal, 37 + 50% Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 2 High Quality Metal, 30 Metal Fragments |
The Piercer Bolt breaks down into High Quality Metal and Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes them one at a time, so a full stack of 3 goes through in 3 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “3 + 75%” means 3 every time and a 75% chance of one more.
In Rust, Piercer Bolt is a ammunition in the Ammunition category (item ID #-1127003365, console shortname ballista.bolt.piercer). This ammunition loads into 1 distinct weapon platforms across standard server combat. Inventory storage stacks up to 3 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
A piercing bolt for a ballista, capable of penetrating armored vehicles.
Crafting Piercer Bolt 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 Piercer Bolt loads into the Ballista, as do the Hammerhead Bolt, the Incendiary Bolt and the Pitchfork Bolt.
When choosing between Piercer Bolt and related ammunition in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 600-scrap tech tree path and save 570 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piercer Bolt | Ammunition | 3 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 600 path | Not recyclable |
| 40mm Shotgun Round | Ammunition | 24 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| 40mm HE Grenade | Ammunition | 12 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| 40mm Smoke Grenade | Ammunition | 12 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
To compare Piercer Bolt 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 Piercer Bolt: the Ballista in Rust. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -1127003365 across 44 ammunition and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped on a default server across 44 published Ammunition entries (39 with crafting blueprints).
The Piercer Bolt is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 5 High Quality Metal and 75 Metal Fragments, 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 Piercer Bolt recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 2 High Quality Metal plus a 50% chance of one more and 37 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -1127003365 across 44 ammunition.
The Piercer Bolt takes 5 seconds to craft, down to 2.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -1127003365 across 44 ammunition, stacking to 3 units per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1127003365 3.
Blueprint progression for Piercer Bolt at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 600 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Piercer Bolt despawns after 20 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 Piercer Bolt stacks to 3 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 20 minutes under the Ammunition category (item ID -1127003365).
The Piercer Bolt has 32-bit signed item ID -1127003365 and shortname ballista.bolt.piercer 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 3 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Piercer Bolt in the F1 developer console with inventory.give ballista.bolt.piercer 3 or inventory.giveid -1127003365 3 for 3 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.
Ballista