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The Metal Barricade holds 600 health, and 12 hammer swings take it from broken back to full.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Metal Blade
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Metal Fragments
Metal Blade
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
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"MaxAmountInOutput": 200,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
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"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 2,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metalblade"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 25s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 12.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 60 scrap at a Research Table.
What it takes to destroy the Metal Barricade with one explosive alone, cheapest first.
| Explosive | Needed | Sulfur |
|---|---|---|
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo | 109 | 2,725 |
Satchel Charge | 8 | 3,840 |
High Velocity Rocket | 20 | 4,000 |
Rocket | 3 | 4,200 |
Timed Explosive Charge | 2 | 4,400 |
Beancan Grenade | 38 | 4,560 |
40mm HE Grenade | 17 | Loot only |
Timed Explosive Charge + 1
Satchel Charge, 2,680 sulfur
Satchel Charge + 95
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo, 2,855 sulfur
Rocket + 59
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo, 2,875 sulfurWhat it takes to destroy the Metal Barricade with one siege weapon alone, each paid in what its own recipe asks: metal and fuel for the ram, sulfur and the rest for a propane bomb.
| Siege weapon | Needed | Costs |
|---|---|---|
Battering Ram | 6 hits | at least 3 Low Grade Fuel |
Propane Explosive Bomb by catapult | 3 | 4,050 Charcoal, 2,700 Sulfur, 300 Metal Fragments, 45 Animal Fat, 30 Scrap, 15 Cloth |
|
Propane Explosive Bomb placed by hand | 4 | 5,400 Charcoal, 3,600 Sulfur, 400 Metal Fragments, 60 Animal Fat, 40 Scrap, 20 Cloth |
A battering ram head is worn out after 9 hits, and one hammer swing on it costs 16 High Quality Metal and gives it 3 more. The ram strikes once every 4.5 seconds with its engine running, which burns at least 0.1 Low Grade Fuel a second.
Every count starts from full health, with the Timed Explosive Charge and the Satchel Charge stuck on the Metal Barricade and Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo fired from an Assault Rifle.
A Satchel Charge fails to go off 20% of the time and a Beancan Grenade 15%, so carry spares.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Metal Barricade, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Locked Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Elite Crate | 0.78% | 1 to 3 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 0.73% | 1 to 3 |
 Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 0.3% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
Heavy Scientist | 0.061% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 1.6% | 1 to 2 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 0.42% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
Metal FragmentsEach swing charges the share of the cost for 50 health, rounded up to whole resources, and restores as much health as it paid for, which can be more than 50. Nothing can be repaired for 30 seconds after it takes damage.
What the Metal Barricade gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 1 + 50% Metal Blade, 150 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 1 + 20% Metal Blade, 120 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 1 Metal Blade, 100 Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80% Metal Blade, 80 Metal Fragments |
The Metal Barricade breaks down into Metal Blade and Metal Fragments.
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. “1 + 50%” means 1 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Metal Barricade is a wall, window and barricade in the Construction category (item ID #1655650836, console shortname barricade.metal). Once placed, the structure holds 600 HP and takes at least 2,450 sulfur to breach. Inventory storage stacks up to 10 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.
A tough metal barricade with barbed wire, made from Metal Fragments. The barbed wire causes damage and will also slow player movement.
Crafting Metal Barricade in Rust takes 25 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 once the 60 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). Placed structures heal with a Hammer using raw materials from your inventory.
Only one of the 29 walls, windows and barricades has more health than the Metal Barricade.
When choosing between Metal Barricade and related construction in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (60 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 225-scrap tech tree path and save 165 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Barricade | Construction | 10 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 60 node / 225 path | Not recyclable |
| Wooden Barricade | Construction | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 135 path | Not recyclable |
| Barbed Wooden Barricade | Construction | 10 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 165 path | Not recyclable |
| Stone Barricade | Construction | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 90 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Metal Barricade with closely related wall, window and barricade sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Metal Barricade against every item in its inventory category, browse All 61 items in Construction, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 2 tech tree, tile by tile.
The Metal Barricade (600 health once placed) breaks for at least 2,450 sulfur using 1 Timed Explosive Charge and 10 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo in Rust. Single-explosive raids against the Metal Barricade require 109 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo (2,725 sulfur).
The Metal Barricade has 600 health once placed in Rust. It sits in the Construction catalog with item ID 1655650836 alongside 60 related construction and despawns after 40 minutes when dropped on a default server across 61 published Construction entries (56 with crafting blueprints).
The Metal Barricade is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 200 Metal Fragments and 2 Metal Blade, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
The Metal Barricade drops from 9 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Locked Crate (1.3% chance), Elite Crate (0.78% chance), and Scientist PT Boat Dry Box (0.73% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Metal Barricade recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 1 Metal Blade and 100 Metal Fragments. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
The Metal Barricade repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 115 Metal Fragments at full wear (12 swings). Hammer repairs draw materials straight from your inventory with zero maximum-health penalty, provided the placed object has not taken damage within the last 30 seconds.
Blueprint progression for Metal Barricade at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 60 scrap on the target node and 225 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 60 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Metal Barricade 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 Metal Barricade has 32-bit signed item ID 1655650836 and shortname barricade.metal in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Construction category (stack limit 10 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Metal Barricade in the F1 developer console with inventory.give barricade.metal 10 or inventory.giveid 1655650836 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.
2,450 sulfur