Rust Monuments
All 30 Rust monuments — puzzle requirements, recyclers and radiation at a glance. Open any monument for the full guide.
| Monument | Type | Puzzle | Needs | Recycler | Radiation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch Site | Roam | Yes | Blue+Red card, Fuse | Yes | High |
| Military Tunnels | Roam | Yes | Blue+Red card, Fuse | Yes | High |
| Airfield | Roam | Yes | Green+Blue card | Yes | Medium |
| Power Plant | Roam | Yes | Green+Blue card, Fuse | Yes | High |
| Water Treatment Plant | Roam | Yes | Green+Blue card, Fuse | Yes | Medium |
| Train Yard | Roam | Yes | Blue card, Fuse | Yes | Medium |
| Sewer Branch | Roam | Yes | Green card, Fuse | Yes | Low |
| Satellite Dish | Roam | Yes | Green card | Yes | Low |
| The Dome | Roam | — | — | Yes | Low |
| Harbor | Roam | Yes | Green card, Fuse | Yes | Low |
| Junkyard | Roam | — | — | Yes | Low |
| Giant Excavator Pit | Roam | Yes | Fuse (activate) | Yes | Medium |
| Oxum's Gas Station | Roadside | — | — | Yes | None |
| Abandoned Supermarket | Roadside | — | — | Yes | None |
| Mining Outpost | Roadside | — | — | Yes | None |
| Lighthouse | Roadside | — | — | Yes | None |
| Large Oil Rig | Water | Yes | Fuse, Blue+Red card | Yes | Low |
| Small Oil Rig | Water | Yes | Fuse, Blue card | Yes | Low |
| Bandit Camp | Safe Zone | — | — | Yes | None |
| Outpost | Safe Zone | — | — | Yes | None |
| Arctic Research Base | Roam | Yes | Keycard (colour not recorded) | Yes | Low |
| Missile Silo | Roam | Yes | Green+Blue+Red card, Fuse | Yes | Medium |
| Ferry Terminal | Roam | Yes | Green+Blue card | Yes | Medium |
| Radtown | Roam | Yes | Green+Blue card, Fuse | Yes | High |
| Fishing Village | Safe Zone | — | — | Yes | None |
| Underwater Labs | Water | Yes | Keycards, varies by layout | Yes | Low |
| Ranch | Roadside | — | — | Yes | None |
| Large Barn | Roadside | — | — | Yes | None |
| Stables | Roadside | — | — | Yes | None |
| Abandoned Military Base | Roam | Not documented | — | Not documented | Not documented |
Every Rust monument, by type
We track 30 monuments: 17 roam monuments, 7 roadside, 3 on the water and 3 safe zones. Maps are generated from a seed, so each map has a selection of them.
Roam monuments (17)
The big ones: puzzles, the best crates, radiation and other players. These are the monuments a wipe is planned around. Launch Site, Military Tunnels, Airfield, Power Plant, Water Treatment Plant, Train Yard, Sewer Branch, Satellite Dish, The Dome, Harbor, Junkyard, Giant Excavator Pit, Arctic Research Base, Missile Silo, Ferry Terminal, Radtown and Abandoned Military Base.
Roadside monuments (7)
Small stops along the roads: quick loot, mostly no radiation and no puzzle, and a recycler at most of them. Oxum's Gas Station, Abandoned Supermarket, Mining Outpost, Lighthouse, Ranch, Large Barn and Stables.
Water monuments (3)
Out at sea, reached by boat or sub: the oil rigs and the Underwater Labs. Large Oil Rig, Small Oil Rig and Underwater Labs.
Safe zones (3)
No fighting inside: shops, vendors and recyclers, guarded by turrets and scientists. Bandit Camp, Outpost and Fishing Village.
Keycard puzzles
The puzzle monuments form a chain: a green card opens rooms that hold blue cards, and blue opens rooms that hold red. A successful swipe wears a card by one use — green and blue cards are good for 4 swipes, red for 2.
- Green card (9): Harbor, Satellite Dish, Sewer Branch, Airfield, Ferry Terminal, Power Plant, Radtown, Water Treatment Plant and Missile Silo.
- Blue card (11): Small Oil Rig, Train Yard, Airfield, Ferry Terminal, Power Plant, Radtown, Water Treatment Plant, Large Oil Rig, Launch Site, Military Tunnels and Missile Silo.
- Red card (4): Large Oil Rig, Launch Site, Military Tunnels and Missile Silo.
Recyclers and radiation
29 monuments have a recycler. The ones with no radiation outside the safe zones: Oxum's Gas Station, Abandoned Supermarket, Mining Outpost, Lighthouse, Ranch, Large Barn and Stables. Radtown recyclers give more than the safe-zone ones, so a monument recycler is worth the walk.
High radiation, so bring a hazmat suit or a full set of rad-protective gear: Launch Site, Military Tunnels, Power Plant and Radtown. The radiation guide covers how much protection each level takes.
Best monuments for…
- A first run: a recycler, low or no radiation and a puzzle — Sewer Branch, Satellite Dish, Harbor, Large Oil Rig, Small Oil Rig, Arctic Research Base and Underwater Labs.
- A red card: Completing a blue-card puzzle at Airfield, Arctic Research Base, Missile Silo, Power Plant, Train Yard or Water Treatment rewards a red card.
- Recycling without rads: Oxum's Gas Station, Abandoned Supermarket, Mining Outpost, Lighthouse, Ranch, Large Barn and Stables.
- Top-tier loot (and the most risk): the high-radiation roam monuments — Launch Site, Military Tunnels, Power Plant and Radtown.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many monuments are in Rust?expand_more
We track 30: 17 roam monuments, 7 roadside monuments, 3 on the water and 3 safe zones. Maps are procedural, so a given map has a selection of them, not always all.
Which Rust monuments have a recycler?expand_more
29 of them: Launch Site, Military Tunnels, Airfield, Power Plant, Water Treatment Plant, Train Yard, Sewer Branch, Satellite Dish, The Dome, Harbor, Junkyard, Giant Excavator Pit, Oxum's Gas Station, Abandoned Supermarket, Mining Outpost, Lighthouse, Large Oil Rig, Small Oil Rig, Bandit Camp, Outpost, Arctic Research Base, Missile Silo, Ferry Terminal, Radtown, Fishing Village, Underwater Labs, Ranch, Large Barn, Stables.
Which monuments need no radiation protection?expand_more
Oxum's Gas Station, Abandoned Supermarket, Mining Outpost, Lighthouse, Bandit Camp, Outpost, Fishing Village, Ranch, Large Barn, Stables — no radiation at all.
Where do you get a red keycard?expand_more
Completing a blue-card puzzle at Airfield, Arctic Research Base, Missile Silo, Power Plant, Train Yard or Water Treatment rewards a red card. Bandit Camp also sells one.
What's a good first monument for a new player?expand_more
Somewhere with a recycler, low or no radiation and an easy puzzle: Sewer Branch, Satellite Dish, Harbor, Large Oil Rig, Small Oil Rig, Arctic Research Base, Underwater Labs.
Related guides
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