How Many HV rockets for a Garage Door?
25 HV rockets
— or 17 from the soft side
25 HV rockets destroys a Garage Door (600 HP) from the hard side. That's 5,000 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 5m 0s to place.
Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper for this.
150× Explosive 5.56 Ammo costs 3,750 sulfur against 5,000 for 25 HV rockets — a difference of 1,250 sulfur per garage door. If you've already got the hv rockets, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 25 HV rockets 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 a Garage Door
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive 5.56 Ammocheapest | 150 | 3,750 | 45s |
| Rocket | 3 | 4,200 | 15s |
| Satchel Charge | 9 | 4,320 | 1m 12s |
| Timed Explosive Charge | 2 | 4,400 | 20s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 5 | 4,500 | 30s |
| High Velocity Rocketthis page | 25 | 5,000 | 5m 0s |
| Beancan Grenade | 42 | 5,040 | 4m 12s |
| F1 Grenade | 120 | 7,200 | 28m 0s |
Other ways to raid a Garage Door
HV rockets against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many HV rockets for a Garage Door in Rust?expand_more
25 HV rockets to destroy a Garage Door from the hard side — that's 5,000 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain. From the soft side (inside face) it's 17, because the interior takes more damage per hit.
What's the soft side of a Garage Door?expand_more
The soft side is the interior-facing face — the side you see from inside the base. It takes roughly 34% less to break, so 17 HV rockets instead of 25. If you can get an angle on the inside face through a doorway or window, take it. On a wall, the soft side is the one without the visible seams.
Are HV rockets the cheapest way to raid a Garage Door?expand_more
No. Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 150× costs 3,750 sulfur versus 5,000 for 25 HV rockets. That said, cheapest isn't always right: HV rockets may be faster to place or already in your base, and sulfur you've already farmed is a sunk cost.
How much sulfur is 25 HV rockets?expand_more
5,000 sulfur, plus 7,500 charcoal. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each HV rocket needs, not just the final recipe.
How long does it take to raid a Garage Door with HV rockets?expand_more
About 5m 0s of placement time for 25 — 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 July 2026 wipe. Deployables and external walls are approximate; always test on your own server build. Sulfur includes the full gunpowder chain.
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