Rust Farm Base Design (2026)
For farmers & groups · 2x2 loot core plus a 3x3 greenhouse wing, two storeys, stone throughout
A base built around a greenhouse — planters, sprinklers and electricity for genetics farming, attached to a defended loot core.
Farm Base build cost
The reference build we cost is a 2x2 loot core plus a 3x3 greenhouse wing, two storeys, stone throughout — 60 building blocks plus doors and a tool cupboard. Every rate below is the in-game cost per piece, so you can re-run the totals against your own layout.
| Piece | Qty | Cost each |
|---|---|---|
| Stone building blocks | 60 | 300 stone |
| Sheet metal door | 3 | 150 metal frags |
| Tool cupboard | 1 | 1,000 wood |
| Total | 18,000 stone · 450 metal frags · 1,000 wood | |
Farm Base upkeep
A full tool cupboard drains roughly 10% of build cost per day, per resource. That means this design costs the following just to keep standing:
Over a full seven-day wipe cycle that is 12,600 stone, 315 metal frags, 700 wood — the number worth checking before you commit to a size. Work out how long your TC lasts.
What it costs to raid
Hard-side cost of breaking every structure on the cheapest route from outside to the loot room.
| Raider has to break | Rockets | C4 |
|---|---|---|
| 2× Stone Wall | 8 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 4 |
That is 11,200 sulfur in rockets, or 8,800 sulfur in C4. Compare every explosive.
Pros
- checkHigh crop yield
- checkSupports genetics breeding
- checkSelf-sufficient food & cloth
Cons
- closeGreenhouse is a soft target
- closeNeeds power & water setup
Keep the greenhouse separate from the loot room so a farm raid doesn't reach your gear.
Building and raid data verified against July 2026. 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 design 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.