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 $0.62 to $3.21, with a median of $1.06. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-10-09.
| Skin | CS.Deals | DMarket | Steam Market | LIS-SKINS | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Deep Sea Rocket Launcher | $0.62 | $0.85 | $0.86 | $0.63 | $0.62 |
 Pixel Rocket Launcher | $0.82 | $0.84 | $1.12 | $0.77 | $0.77 |
 Black Ops Rocket Launcher | $0.83 | $0.82 | $1.06 | $0.80 | $0.80 |
 Ancient Curse Rocket Launcher | $0.90 | $0.96 | $1.24 | $0.89 | $0.89 |
 Glory Rocket Launcher | $1.01 | $1.12 | $1.50 | $1.03 | $1.01 |
 No Mercy Rocket Launcher | $1.05 | $1.07 | $1.57 | $1.06 | $1.05 |
 Space Raider Rocket Launcher | $1.21 | $1.19 | $1.46 | $1.06 | $1.06 |
 Surge Rocket Launcher | $10.00 | $1.12 | $1.20 | — | $1.12 |
 Rainbow Pony Rocket Launcher | $1.31 | $1.38 | $1.64 | $1.27 | $1.27 |
 Antique Rocket Launcher | $1.45 | $1.33 | $1.95 | $1.33 | $1.33 |
 Military Rocket launcher | $3.86 | $1.33 | $1.61 | — | $1.33 |
 Totem Rocket Launcher | $9.96 | $1.97 | $2.12 | $3.45 | $1.97 |
 Dragon Rocket Launcher | $2.89 | $2.96 | $4.21 | $2.86 | $2.86 |
| Army Surplus Rocket Launcher | $3.21 | $4.03 | $4.75 | $3.99 | $3.21 |
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