How Many C4 for an Armored Wall?
8 C4
8 C4 destroys an Armored Wall (2,000 HP), from either side. That's 17,600 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 1m 20s to place.
What 8 C4 costs
These are full craft costs — the sulfur figure includes everything that goes into the gunpowder, which is why it's bigger than the recipe on the item page suggests. Sulfur is the number that actually matters, because it's the thing you farm.
Every way to break an Armored Wall
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timed Explosive Chargethis pagecheapest | 8 | 17,600 | 1m 20s |
| Explosive 5.56 Ammo | 799 | 19,975 | 4m 0s |
| Rocket | 15 | 21,000 | 1m 15s |
| Satchel Charge | 46 | 22,080 | 6m 8s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 25 | 22,500 | 2m 30s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 134 | 26,800 | 26m 48s |
| Beancan Grenade | 262 | 31,440 | 26m 12s |
| F1 Grenade | 20409 | 1,224,540 | 4762m 6s |
Other ways to raid an Armored Wall
C4 against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many C4 for an Armored Wall in Rust?expand_more
8 C4 to destroy an Armored Wall, from either side — that's 17,600 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain
How much C4 do you need for an Armored Wall?expand_more
You need 8 C4 to break an Armored Wall, from either side — 'how much' and 'how many' come out to the same number.
Is an Armored Wall cheaper to raid from the soft side?expand_more
No. Explosives do the same damage from either side: in the game, the soft side only takes extra from melee tools and bullets. It's 8 C4 from inside or out.
Are C4 the cheapest way to raid an Armored Wall?expand_more
Yes — on sulfur, C4 are the cheapest method we have data for against an Armored Wall, at 17,600 sulfur. Worth knowing that cheapest isn't always fastest: placement time and how loud a method is both matter when you're on the clock.
How much sulfur is 8 C4?expand_more
17,600 sulfur, plus 24,000 charcoal and 1,600 metal fragments. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each C4 needs, not just the final recipe.
How long does it take to raid an Armored Wall with C4?expand_more
About 1m 20s of placement time for 8 — that's the deploy time, not the farming. The farming is the real cost, and it's why people check this number before they commit.
Amounts come from the same sourced raid chart as our raid calculator and every /raid/ page, so they can't disagree with each other — verified for the Livestock wipe. Deployables and external walls are approximate; always test on your own server build. Sulfur includes the full gunpowder chain.
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