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The Molotov Cocktail takes 450 scrap to reach on the Workbench Level 2 tech tree.
What one batch takes.
Cloth
Low Grade Fuel
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
Animal Fat
Cloth
Cloth
Low Grade Fuel
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 10,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "cloth"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 50,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "lowgradefuel"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 10s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Molotov Cocktail, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Elite Crate | 7.2% | 1 to 7 |
Heavy Scientist | 5.1% | 1 to 5 |
 Locked Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 0.73% | 1 to 3 |
 Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 0.3% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 1.6% | 1 to 2 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 0.42% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What the Molotov Cocktail gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 7 + 50% Cloth, 37 + 50% Low Grade Fuel |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 6 Cloth, 30 Low Grade Fuel |
| Green recycler | 50% | 5 Cloth, 25 Low Grade Fuel |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 4 Cloth, 20 Low Grade Fuel |
The Molotov Cocktail breaks down into Cloth and Low Grade Fuel.
A recycler takes them one at a time, so a full stack of 3 goes through in 3 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “7 + 50%” means 7 every time and a 50% chance of one more.
In Rust, Molotov Cocktail is a explosive in the Weapons category (item ID #1556365900, console shortname grenade.molotov). In active play, it follows standard server rules for explosive gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 3 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
A glass bottle filled with low grade fuel. Smashes and spreads fire when it lands, incredibly high damage to wood and players but innefective against stronger materials.
Crafting Molotov Cocktail in Rust takes 10 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 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). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
The Molotov Cocktail is one of the 9 explosives; Rust classifies it under the Weapons inventory category.
When choosing between Molotov Cocktail and related weapons in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 450-scrap tech tree path and save 420 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molotov Cocktail | Weapons | 3 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 450 path | Not recyclable |
| Flashbang | Weapons | 3 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 480 path | Not recyclable |
| Smoke Grenade | Tools | 3 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 840 path | Not recyclable |
| Bee Grenade | Weapons | 3 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 75 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Molotov Cocktail with closely related explosive sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Molotov Cocktail against every item in its inventory category, browse All 85 items in Weapons, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 2 tech tree, tile by tile.
The Molotov Cocktail is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 10 Cloth and 50 Low Grade Fuel, 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.
The Molotov Cocktail drops from 9 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Elite Crate (7.2% chance), Heavy Scientist (5.1% chance), and Locked Crate (1.3% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Molotov Cocktail recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 5 Cloth and 25 Low Grade Fuel. 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 Molotov Cocktail takes 10 seconds to craft, down to 5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 1556365900 across 85 weapons, stacking to 3 units per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1556365900 3.
Blueprint progression for Molotov Cocktail at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 450 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Molotov Cocktail 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 Molotov Cocktail stacks to 3 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 Weapons category (item ID 1556365900).
The Molotov Cocktail has 32-bit signed item ID 1556365900 and shortname grenade.molotov in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Weapons category (stack limit 3 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Molotov Cocktail in the F1 developer console with inventory.give grenade.molotov 3 or inventory.giveid 1556365900 3 for 3 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.