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Lantern

Deployable, Common, , Blueprint

The Lantern has 50 health, and a hammer brings it back from broken in one swing.

Lantern recipe

What one batch takes.

The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.

Industrial Conveyor

Metal Fragments
Max
25
Buffer
-
Min
-
Low Grade Fuel
Max
15
Buffer
-
Min
-

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

Show what gets copied
[
  {
    "TargetCategory": null,
    "MaxAmountInOutput": 25,
    "BufferAmount": 0,
    "MinAmountInInput": 0,
    "IsBlueprint": false,
    "TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
  },
  {
    "TargetCategory": null,
    "MaxAmountInOutput": 15,
    "BufferAmount": 0,
    "MinAmountInInput": 0,
    "IsBlueprint": false,
    "TargetItemName": "lowgradefuel"
  }
]

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.

Lantern stats

Health once placed
50

Lantern repair cost

Hammer, from broken to full
Hammer swings
1

Each 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.

Lantern recycling

What the Lantern gives back in each recycler

Recycler Efficiency You get
Red recycler75%11 + 25% Low Grade Fuel, 18 + 75% Metal Fragments
Green recycler (powered)60%9 Low Grade Fuel, 15 Metal Fragments
Green recycler50%7 + 50% Low Grade Fuel, 12 + 50% Metal Fragments
Yellow recycler40%6 Low Grade Fuel, 10 Metal Fragments

The Lantern breaks down into Low Grade Fuel and Metal Fragments.

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. “11 + 25%” means 11 every time and a 25% chance of one more.

Lantern stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust

In Rust, Lantern is a deployable in the Deployables category (item ID #1658229558, console shortname lantern). In active play, it follows standard server rules for deployable gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.

A Lantern. Place it where you need light, requires low grade fuel to work.

  • 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%
  • Maintenance rule: Placed structures heal via direct Hammer strikes after combat cooldowns expire
  • Conveyor & locker automation: Filter by category or shortname lantern to auto-stock locker kits and storage boxes

Lantern crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust

Crafting Lantern 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). Placed structures heal with a Hammer using raw materials from your inventory.

How Lantern compares to related deployables in Rust

When comparing Lantern against related deployables 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
Lantern Deployables1 per slotCrafted by hand10 scrap (Table)Not recyclable
Chinese Lantern Deployables1 per slotCrafted by handNo blueprintNot recyclable
Chinese Lantern White Deployables1 per slotCrafted by handNo blueprintNot recyclable
Jack O Lantern Happy Deployables1 per slotCrafted by handNo blueprintNot recyclable

Related items

Compare Lantern with closely related deployable sheets in the Rust item catalog:

To compare Lantern against every item in its inventory category, browse All 168 items in Deployables.

Frequently asked questions about Lantern in Rust

How much health does the Lantern have in Rust?

The Lantern has 50 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1658229558 across 168 deployables, while server admins spawn it via inventory.giveid 1658229558 1 or queue crafts with craft.add 0 1658229558 1 across 168 published Deployables entries.

How do you get the Lantern in Rust?

The Lantern is crafted by hand from 25 Metal Fragments and 15 Low Grade Fuel 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 Lantern recycle into in Rust?

The Lantern recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 7 Low Grade Fuel plus a 50% chance of one more and 12 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1658229558 across 168 deployables.

How long does the Lantern take to craft in Rust?

The Lantern takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 2 or 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1658229558 across 168 deployables, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1658229558 1 across 168 published Deployables entries.

How much does it cost to repair the Lantern in Rust?

The Lantern repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 12 Metal Fragments and 8 Low Grade Fuel at full wear (1 swings). Hammering a placed structure restores health with no maximum-durability loss after a 30-second combat cooldown.

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

Every player starts with the Lantern blueprint, so it never needs researching; a Research Table would still charge 10 scrap for it in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1658229558 across 168 deployables, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1658229558 1.

How long does a dropped Lantern take to despawn in Rust?

Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the Lantern 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 Lantern in Rust?

The Lantern has 32-bit signed item ID 1658229558 and shortname lantern 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 1 unit per slot).

What is the give command for the Lantern in Rust?

Server administrators in Rust spawn the Lantern in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give lantern 1 or inventory.giveid 1658229558 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.