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Blue Keycard
Event item and key,Common,Keycard
The Blue Keycard comes as a 1 in 5 bonus from gutting 4 kinds of fish.
Blue Keycard stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust
In Rust, Blue Keycard is a event item and key in the Misc category (item ID #-484206264, console shortname keycard_blue). In active play, it follows standard server rules for event item and key gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.
Monument recycling yield: Non-recyclable at green, yellow, or red units (0 downstream recipes)
Maintenance rule: Carries no condition wear bar and needs no bench maintenance
Conveyor & sorting profile: Filter by shortname keycard_blue in Industrial Conveyors for automated box sorting
Blue Keycard crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust
In Rust, Blue Keycard has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on map collection, smelting, or vendor trades read from the Rust game files. Monument recyclers do not break this item down into raw components, while it serves its dedicated role inside the Misc catalog. Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
How Blue Keycard compares to related misc in Rust
When comparing Blue Keycard against related misc in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.
Item
Category
Stack Limit
Craft / Source
Tech Tree / Research
Green Recycler Yield
Blue Keycard
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Red Keycard
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Green Keycard
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Apartment Key
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Related items
Compare Blue Keycard with closely related event item and key sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Blue Keycard against every item in its inventory category, browse All 50 items in Misc.
Frequently asked questions about Blue Keycard in Rust
How do you get the Blue Keycard in Rust?
The Blue Keycard comes as a 1 in 5 bonus from gutting 4 kinds of fish in Rust. It belongs to the Misc category under numeric ID -484206264 across 50 misc, stacking to 1 unit per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -484206264 1.
How long does the Blue Keycard take to despawn in Rust?
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Blue Keycard 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.
What category and item family does the Blue Keycard belong to in Rust?
The Blue Keycard belongs to the Misc category (50 published items, 18 with crafting blueprints) and sits in the event item and key display family alongside 49 other misc items in Rust. For server administration and conveyor filters, it uses shortname keycard_blue and item ID -484206264.
Can you craft or research the Blue Keycard at a workbench in Rust?
The Blue Keycard has no crafting blueprint in Rust and cannot be made at a workbench or Research Table. Within the Misc category (18 craftable of 50), it spawns in the world or via inventory.give keycard_blue 1, with item ID -484206264 and despawns after 40 minutes when dropped.
Can you recycle the Blue Keycard at a monument recycler in Rust?
The Blue Keycard cannot be shredded inside a monument green recycler (50% base efficiency) or a safe-zone yellow recycler (40% base efficiency) in Rust. No published item recycles into it across the 50 Misc entries either, and dropped copies despawn after 40 minutes (item ID -484206264).
What is the item ID for the Blue Keycard in Rust?
The Blue Keycard has 32-bit signed item ID -484206264 and shortname keycard_blue in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Misc category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
What is the give command for the Blue Keycard in Rust?
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Blue Keycard in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give keycard_blue 1 or inventory.giveid -484206264 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.