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A repair bench brings the Shovel back from broken for 5 Metal Fragments.
A repair bench charges 20% of the item’s recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn.
What the Shovel gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 18 + 75%  Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 15 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 12 + 50% Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 10 Metal Fragments |
The Shovel breaks down into 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. “18 + 75%” means 18 every time and a 75% chance of one more.
In Rust, Shovel is a tool in the Tools category (item ID #-1536855921, console shortname shovel). In active play, it follows standard server rules for tool gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
A shovel for digging up stuff.
In Rust, Shovel has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on map collection, smelting, or vendor trades 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.
When comparing Shovel against related tools 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shovel | Tools | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Wallpaper Tool | Tools | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Hammer | Tools | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Compass | Tools | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
Compare Shovel with closely related tool sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Shovel against every item in its inventory category, browse All 36 items in Tools.
The Shovel recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 12 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more. Full material recovery applies to an undamaged copy, whereas worn items return proportionally fewer resources based on their remaining condition bar when shredded.
The Shovel is limited to 1 unit per slot in Rust, so each copy takes its own slot in a 24-slot player inventory, 6-slot belt, or 48-slot large wood box. Across 36 Tools entries, it carries ID -1536855921 and despawns after 5 minutes.
The Shovel remains on the ground for 5 minutes (300 seconds) before despawning on a default Rust server. Picking it back up into an inventory (up to 1 per slot) or storage box resets that timer under the Tools category (item ID -1536855921).
The Shovel belongs to the Tools category (36 published items, 28 with crafting blueprints) and sits in the tool display family alongside 35 other tools items in Rust. For server administration and conveyor filters, it uses shortname shovel and item ID -1536855921.
The Shovel has 32-bit signed item ID -1536855921 and shortname shovel in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Tools category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Shovel in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give shovel 1 or inventory.giveid -1536855921 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.