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Homemade Landmine

Trap and turret, Rare, Deployable, Blueprint

The Homemade Landmine has 100 health once set and takes 360 scrap to reach on the Workbench Level 2 tech tree.

Homemade Landmine recipe

What one batch takes.

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

Industrial Conveyor

Metal Fragments
Max
50
Buffer
-
Min
-
Gun Powder
Max
30
Buffer
-
Min
-

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

Show what gets copied
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  {
    "TargetCategory": null,
    "MaxAmountInOutput": 50,
    "BufferAmount": 0,
    "MinAmountInInput": 0,
    "IsBlueprint": false,
    "TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
  },
  {
    "TargetCategory": null,
    "MaxAmountInOutput": 30,
    "BufferAmount": 0,
    "MinAmountInInput": 0,
    "IsBlueprint": false,
    "TargetItemName": "gunpowder"
  }
]

Workbench Level 2, 20s, yields 1

Faster at a higher workbench: 10s at Workbench Level 3.

Researching the blueprint costs 60 scrap at a Research Table.

Homemade Landmine raid cost

Cheapest with explosives

50 sulfur

Health once placed
100

What it takes to destroy the Homemade Landmine with one explosive alone, cheapest first.

ExplosiveNeededSulfur
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo250
F1 Grenade160
Beancan Grenade1120
High Velocity Rocket1200
Satchel Charge1480
Rocket11,400
Timed Explosive Charge12,200
40mm HE Grenade2Loot only

With siege weapons

What it takes to destroy the Homemade Landmine 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 weaponNeededCosts
Propane Explosive Bomb by catapult11,350 Charcoal, 900 Sulfur, 100 Metal Fragments, 15 Animal Fat, 10 Scrap, 5 Cloth
Propane Explosive Bomb placed by hand11,350 Charcoal, 900 Sulfur, 100 Metal Fragments, 15 Animal Fat, 10 Scrap, 5 Cloth
Pitchfork Bolt by ballista1100 Wood, 50 Metal Fragments
Incendiary Bolt by ballista150 Metal Fragments, 13 Cloth, 8 Animal Fat
Hammerhead Bolt by ballista2150 Metal Fragments, 10 High Quality Metal
Piercer Bolt by ballista175 Metal Fragments, 5 High Quality Metal

Every count starts from full health, with the Timed Explosive Charge and the Satchel Charge stuck on the Homemade Landmine 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.

What the Homemade Landmine is looted from

Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Homemade Landmine, most likely first

FromChanceAmount
Locked Crate1.3%1 to 2
Elite Crate0.78%1 to 3
Scientist PT Boat Dry Box0.73%1 to 3
Military Crate0.42%1
Underwater Lab Military Crate0.42%1
Wagon Military Crate0.42%1
Missile Silo Scientist (underground)0.3%1
Scientist0.074%1
Heavy Scientist0.061%1
Treasure Box, mission reward1.6%1 to 2
Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only0.42%1

Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.

Every loot container, each with its own page

Homemade Landmine recycling

What the Homemade Landmine gives back in each recycler

Recycler Efficiency You get
Red recycler75%22 + 50% Gun Powder, 37 + 50% Metal Fragments
Green recycler (powered)60%18 Gun Powder, 30 Metal Fragments
Green recycler50%15 Gun Powder, 25 Metal Fragments
Yellow recycler40%12 Gun Powder, 20 Metal Fragments

The Homemade Landmine breaks down into Gun Powder and 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. “22 + 50%” means 22 every time and a 50% chance of one more.

Homemade Landmine stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust

In Rust, Homemade Landmine is a trap and turret in the Traps category (item ID #-1663759755, console shortname trap.landmine). Once placed, the structure holds 100 HP and takes at least 50 sulfur to breach. Inventory storage stacks up to 5 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.

Homemade Landmine. If you stand on one, you can ask a friend to disarm it before it explodes.

  • Blueprint unlock savings (game files): Research Table study (60 scrap) saves 300 scrap (83% less) vs the 360-scrap tech tree branch
  • Monument recycling yield: Radtown green units return 50% of ingredients (5s cycle), beating 40% yellow safe-zone units by +25%
  • Maintenance rule: Carries no condition wear bar and needs no bench maintenance
  • Conveyor & locker automation: Filter by category or shortname trap.landmine to auto-stock locker kits and storage boxes

Homemade Landmine crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust

Crafting Homemade Landmine in Rust takes 20 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). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.

Where it sits

The Homemade Landmine has 100 health, as do Wooden Floor Spikes.

Most traps and turrets stack to 1; the Homemade Landmine stacks to 5.

How Homemade Landmine compares to related traps in Rust

When choosing between Homemade Landmine and related traps in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (60 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 360-scrap tech tree path and save 300 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.

ItemCategoryStack LimitCraft / SourceTech Tree / ResearchGreen Recycler Yield
Homemade Landmine Traps5 per slotWorkbench Level 260 node / 360 pathNot recyclable
Snap Trap Traps3 per slotWorkbench Level 130 node / 210 pathNot recyclable
Flame Turret Traps1 per slotWorkbench Level 130 node / 465 pathNot recyclable
Shotgun Trap Traps1 per slotWorkbench Level 160 node / 465 pathNot recyclable

Related items

Compare Homemade Landmine with closely related trap and turret sheets in the Rust item catalog:

To compare Homemade Landmine against every item in its inventory category, browse All 8 items in Traps, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 2 tech tree, tile by tile.

Frequently asked questions about Homemade Landmine in Rust

How do you raid the Homemade Landmine in Rust?

The Homemade Landmine (100 health once placed) breaks for at least 50 sulfur using 2 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo in Rust. Single-explosive raids against the Homemade Landmine require 1 F1 Grenade (60 sulfur), 1 Beancan Grenade (120 sulfur), 1 High Velocity Rocket (200 sulfur).

How much health does the Homemade Landmine have in Rust?

The Homemade Landmine has 100 health once placed in Rust. It sits in the Traps catalog with item ID -1663759755 alongside 7 related traps and despawns after 40 minutes when dropped on a default server across 8 published Traps entries (7 with crafting blueprints).

How do you get the Homemade Landmine in Rust?

The Homemade Landmine is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 50 Metal Fragments and 30 Gun Powder, 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.

Which crates drop the Homemade Landmine in Rust?

The Homemade Landmine 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.

What does the Homemade Landmine recycle into in Rust?

The Homemade Landmine recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 15 Gun Powder and 25 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.

How long does the Homemade Landmine take to craft in Rust?

The Homemade Landmine takes 20 seconds to craft, down to 10 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It is indexed under the Traps category alongside 7 other traps in Rust (item ID -1663759755), stacking up to 5 units per inventory or container slot.

How much scrap is the Homemade Landmine on the Rust tech tree?

Blueprint progression for Homemade Landmine at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 60 scrap on the target node and 360 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 60 scrap.

How long does a dropped Homemade Landmine take to despawn in Rust?

Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Homemade Landmine 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 is the item ID for the Homemade Landmine in Rust?

The Homemade Landmine has 32-bit signed item ID -1663759755 and shortname trap.landmine in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Traps category (stack limit 5 units per slot).

What is the give command for the Homemade Landmine in Rust?

Server administrators in Rust spawn the Homemade Landmine in the F1 developer console with inventory.give trap.landmine 5 or inventory.giveid -1663759755 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.