Rocket Launcher
Fires rockets for raiding and anti-vehicle use — the primary rocket-delivery weapon.
Crafting one takes 40× High Quality Metal, 4× Metal Pipe at a Workbench Lvl 2. It fires Rocket, High Velocity Rocket. A recycler breaks one down into High Quality Metal, Metal Pipe. See how it stacks up on the weapon comparison tool. 14 skins exist for it — see every Rocket Launcher skin with live prices, topped by Army Surplus Rocket Launcher.
Damage & Attachments
This weapon has no attachment slots.
Crafting
Blueprint
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
 High Quality Metal | ×16 |
 Metal Pipe | ×1 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(60%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| High Quality Metal | ×24 |
| Metal Pipe | ×2 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(40%) |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
| High Quality Metal | ×10 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Rocket Launcher Skins
All skins →14 skins are listed, from $0.59 to $3.00, with a median of $1.07. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-10-13.
| Skin | CS.Deals | DMarket | Steam Market | LIS-SKINS | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Deep Sea Rocket Launcher | $0.62 | $0.85 | $0.93 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
 Pixel Rocket Launcher | $1.89 | $1.01 | $1.09 | $0.79 | $0.79 |
 Black Ops Rocket Launcher | $0.82 | $0.83 | $1.18 | $0.81 | $0.81 |
 Ancient Curse Rocket Launcher | $0.90 | $0.97 | $1.34 | $0.91 | $0.90 |
 Glory Rocket Launcher | $1.08 | $1.15 | $1.65 | $1.02 | $1.02 |
 Space Raider Rocket Launcher | $1.17 | $3.00 | $1.50 | $1.03 | $1.03 |
 No Mercy Rocket Launcher | $1.07 | $1.11 | $1.51 | $1.09 | $1.07 |
 Surge Rocket Launcher | $10.00 | $1.12 | $1.34 | — | $1.12 |
 Rainbow Pony Rocket Launcher | $1.26 | $1.32 | $1.65 | $1.22 | $1.22 |
 Antique Rocket Launcher | $1.45 | $1.34 | $1.77 | $1.34 | $1.34 |
 Military Rocket launcher | $3.36 | $2.15 | $1.58 | — | $1.58 |
 Totem Rocket Launcher | $9.96 | $1.97 | $2.30 | $3.59 | $1.97 |
 Dragon Rocket Launcher | $3.10 | $3.07 | $4.22 | $2.92 | $2.92 |
| Army Surplus Rocket Launcher | $3.00 | $3.80 | $4.50 | — | $3.00 |
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