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The Drop Box has 100 health once placed, and a Research Table turns it into a blueprint for 30 scrap.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 200,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 2, 3.75s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Drop Box, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Sunken Chest | 1.1% | 1 |
 Normal Crate | 0.44% | 1 |
 Wagon Normal Crate | 0.44% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.16% | 1 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 0.16% | 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 Drop Box gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 150 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 120 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 100 Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80 Metal Fragments |
The Drop Box breaks down into Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes them one at a time, so a full stack of 5 goes through in 5 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item.
In Rust, Drop Box is a deployable in the Deployables category (item ID #-1519126340, console shortname dropbox). In active play, it follows standard server rules for deployable gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 5 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
This item can be deployed on walls so that players can input items from the exterior of the building for safe keeping. You can only access the submitted contents of the Drop Box from the rear.
Crafting Drop Box in Rust takes 15 seconds at a Workbench Level 1 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). Placed structures heal with a Hammer using raw materials from your inventory.
Most deployables stack to 1; the Drop Box stacks to 5.
When choosing between Drop Box and related deployables in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 210-scrap tech tree path and save 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Box | Deployables | 5 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 210 path | Not recyclable |
| Large Wood Box | Deployables | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Small Planter Box | Deployables | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Mail Box | Deployables | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 30 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Drop Box with closely related deployable sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Drop Box against every item in its inventory category, browse All 168 items in Deployables, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 1 tech tree, tile by tile.
The Drop Box has 100 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID -1519126340 across 168 deployables, while F1 console command inventory.giveid -1519126340 5 spawns 5 units for testing across 168 published Deployables entries (158 with crafting blueprints).
The Drop Box is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 200 Metal Fragments, once the blueprint is learned 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.
The Drop Box drops from 5 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Sunken Chest (1.1% chance), Normal Crate (0.44% chance), and Wagon Normal Crate (0.44% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Drop Box recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 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 Drop Box takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Deployables catalog with item ID -1519126340 alongside 167 related deployables, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1519126340 5 across 168 published Deployables entries.
Blueprint progression for Drop Box at Workbench Level 1 in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 210 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Drop Box 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 Drop Box stacks to 5 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 Deployables category (item ID -1519126340).
The Drop Box has 32-bit signed item ID -1519126340 and shortname dropbox in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Deployables category (stack limit 5 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Drop Box in the F1 developer console with inventory.give dropbox 5 or inventory.giveid -1519126340 5 for 5 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.