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Bone Armor

Clothing and armor, , , Blueprint

The Bone Armor repairs from broken at a repair bench for 3 Cloth and 14 Bone Fragments.

Bone Armor recipe

What one batch takes.

Industrial Conveyor

Cloth
Max
15
Buffer
-
Min
-
Bone Fragments
Max
70
Buffer
-
Min
-

Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.

Show what gets copied
[
  {
    "TargetCategory": null,
    "MaxAmountInOutput": 15,
    "BufferAmount": 0,
    "MinAmountInInput": 0,
    "IsBlueprint": false,
    "TargetItemName": "cloth"
  },
  {
    "TargetCategory": null,
    "MaxAmountInOutput": 70,
    "BufferAmount": 0,
    "MinAmountInInput": 0,
    "IsBlueprint": false,
    "TargetItemName": "bone.fragments"
  }
]

No workbench, 15s, yields 1

Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 1, 3.75s at Workbench Level 2 or 3.

Every player starts with this blueprint. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table.

Bone Armor stats

Covers
Body and legs
Takes an armor insert
Yes

What the Bone Armor stops when another player hits the part it covers

Bullet
25%
Slash
40%
Blunt
40%
Stab
40%
Arrow
25%

What the Bone Armor adds to your whole outfit

Explosion
6.7%
Bite
13.3%
Radiation
4%
Cold
0%
Heat
4.2%

These do not land on one part of the body: the game adds up every piece you wear, then keeps a sixth of the total for explosions, bites and heat, and all of it for radiation. Cold is insulation, where 100% is as warm as clothing gets.

Bone Armor repair cost

Repair bench, from broken
Needs the blueprint
No
Max condition lost
20% from broken, less on lighter damage
Max condition
100

A repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn.

Bone Armor recycling

What the Bone Armor gives back in each recycler

Recycler Efficiency You get
Red recycler75%52 + 50% Bone Fragments, 11 + 25% Cloth
Green recycler (powered)60%42 Bone Fragments, 9 Cloth
Green recycler50%35 Bone Fragments, 7 + 50% Cloth
Yellow recycler40%28 Bone Fragments, 6 Cloth

The Bone Armor breaks down into Bone Fragments and Cloth.

A recycler takes one at a time.

Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “52 + 50%” means 52 every time and a 50% chance of one more.

Bone Armor stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust

In Rust, Bone Armor is a clothing and armor in the Attire category (item ID #1746956556, console shortname bone.armor.suit). In active play, it follows standard server rules for clothing and armor gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.

A primitive suit of armor made of bones, weak protection from damage and the elements but better than nothing.

  • Acquisition profile (game files): Uncraftable in vanilla Rust (0 loot tables, 0 downstream recipes)
  • Monument recycling yield: Radtown green units return 50% of ingredients (5s cycle), beating 40% yellow safe-zone units by +25%
  • Bench repair & durability cap: Full repair costs 3 Cloth and 14 Bone Fragments (zero rare bodies) while capping max condition by 20%
  • Conveyor & locker automation: Filter by category or shortname bone.armor.suit to auto-stock locker kits and storage boxes

Bone Armor crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust

Crafting Bone Armor in Rust takes 15 seconds by hand without a workbench, 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). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.

How Bone Armor compares to related attire in Rust

When comparing Bone Armor against related attire in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (15 seconds per craft) and recycle surplus spares at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base efficiency) rather than a safe-zone yellow recycler (forty percent efficiency) to maximize recovered materials.

ItemCategoryStack LimitCraft / SourceTech Tree / ResearchGreen Recycler Yield
Bone Armor Attire1 per slotCrafted by hand10 scrap (Table)Not recyclable
Bone Helmet Attire1 per slotCrafted by hand10 scrap (Table)Not recyclable
NVGM Scientist Suit Attire1 per slotWorld loot / gatherNo blueprintNot recyclable
Ghost Costume Attire1 per slotWorld loot / gatherNo blueprintNot recyclable

Related items

Compare Bone Armor with closely related clothing and armor sheets in the Rust item catalog:

To compare Bone Armor against every item in its inventory category, browse All 133 items in Attire.

Frequently asked questions about Bone Armor in Rust

How do you get the Bone Armor in Rust?

The Bone Armor is crafted by hand from 15 Cloth and 70 Bone Fragments in Rust. Raw ores smelt into metal inputs in a furnace while non-craftable components must be looted from monument crates before queuing the craft at your workbench.

What does the Bone Armor recycle into in Rust?

The Bone Armor recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 35 Bone Fragments and 7 Cloth plus a 50% chance of one more. Undamaged copies return the full listed yield, whereas worn items scale their recycler output down in proportion to remaining durability.

How long does the Bone Armor take to craft in Rust?

The Bone Armor takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 2 or 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Attire category under numeric ID 1746956556 across 133 attire and despawns after 5 minutes when dropped on a default server.

How much scrap does it take to research the Bone Armor in Rust?

Every player starts with the Bone Armor blueprint, so it never needs researching; a Research Table would still charge 10 scrap for it in Rust. It belongs to the Attire category under numeric ID 1746956556 across 133 attire, stacking to 1 unit per slot.

How long does the Bone Armor take to despawn in Rust?

Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the Bone Armor despawns after 5 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.

What is the item ID for the Bone Armor in Rust?

The Bone Armor has 32-bit signed item ID 1746956556 and shortname bone.armor.suit in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Attire category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).

What is the give command for the Bone Armor in Rust?

Server administrators in Rust spawn the Bone Armor in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give bone.armor.suit 1 or inventory.giveid 1746956556 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.