Rust Clan Base Design (2026)
For large groups · 4x4 compound, three storeys, sheet metal shell with an armored loot core and a stone wall perimeter
A large compound for a full group — multiple loot rooms, turret coverage, and deep honeycomb. Expensive to build and upkeep but very hard to fully raid.
Clan Base build cost
The reference build we cost is a 4x4 compound, three storeys, sheet metal shell with an armored loot core and a stone wall perimeter — 140 building blocks plus doors and a tool cupboard. This design isn't drawn on the planner grid, so only its block count is known and every block is costed as a wall. Floors, roofs and frames cost less than that in game, so the real total is lower.
| Piece | Qty | Cost each |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet metal building blocks, costed as walls | 120 | 200 metal frags |
| Armored building blocks, costed as walls | 20 | 25 HQM |
| Armored door | 4 | 20 HQM + 5 gears |
| Garage door | 2 | 300 metal frags + 2 gears |
| Sheet metal door | 6 | 150 metal frags |
| High external stone wall | 12 | 4,000 stone |
| Tool cupboard | 1 | 1,000 wood |
| Total | 16,000 stone · 25,500 metal frags · 580 HQM · 1,000 wood · 24 gears | |
Clan Base upkeep
Rust bills upkeep by building-block count: 10% of build cost per day for the first 15 blocks, 15% for the next 50, 20% for the next 125 and 33.3% after that. At 140 blocks this design pays a blended 17.1% a day, doors included; the tool cupboard itself costs nothing to keep.
Over a full seven-day wipe cycle that is 19,201 stone, 30,597 metal frags, 693 HQM — the number worth checking before you commit to a size. Work out how long your TC lasts.
What it costs to raid
Cost of the structures on the route this design describes. It isn't drawn on the planner grid, so the route is stated rather than searched, and it counts walls only: whichever door faces outside is usually cheaper than the walls listed.
| Raider has to break | Rockets | C4 |
|---|---|---|
| 3× Sheet Metal Wall | 24 | 12 |
| 1× Armored Wall | 15 | 8 |
| Total | 39 | 20 |
That is 54,600 sulfur in rockets, or 44,000 sulfur in C4. Compare every explosive.
Pros
- checkMassive storage
- checkLayered defence & turrets
- checkHuge raid cost to break
Cons
- closeVery high upkeep
- closeNeeds constant farming
- closeA big target
Compartmentalise loot across rooms so no single raid empties everything.
Building and raid data verified against Livestock. The piece list above is our reference build for this archetype, published so the totals can be checked — your own layout will differ.
Compare with other designs
Related guides
A no-BS Rust base building guide: building tiers, upkeep, tool cupboards, bunkers, airlocks and honeycomb, plus the raid costs that actually matter.
A real player's Rust raid guide: exact sulfur costs per structure, C4 vs rockets vs satchels vs eco raiding, online/offline tactics and defence.