How Many Satchels for an Armored Floor?
46 satchels
46 Satchels destroys an Armored Floor (2,000 HP), from either side. That's 22,080 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 6m 8s to place.
Timed Explosive Charge is cheaper for this.
8× Timed Explosive Charge costs 17,600 sulfur against 22,080 for 46 Satchels — a difference of 4,480 sulfur per an Armored Floor. If you've already got the Satchels, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 46 Satchels 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 Floor
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timed Explosive Chargecheapest | 8 | 17,600 | 1m 20s |
| Explosive 5.56 Ammo | 799 | 19,975 | 4m 0s |
| Rocket | 15 | 21,000 | 1m 15s |
| Satchel Chargethis page | 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 Floor
Satchels against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Satchels for an Armored Floor in Rust?expand_more
46 satchel to destroy an Armored Floor, from either side — that's 22,080 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain
How much Satchels do you need for an Armored Floor?expand_more
You need 46 Satchels to break an Armored Floor, from either side — 'how much' and 'how many' come out to the same number.
Is an Armored Floor 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 46 Satchels from inside or out.
Are Satchels the cheapest way to raid an Armored Floor?expand_more
No. Timed Explosive Charge is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 8× costs 17,600 sulfur versus 22,080 for 46 Satchels. That said, cheapest isn't always right: Satchels may be faster to place or already in your base, and sulfur you've already farmed is a sunk cost.
How much sulfur is 46 Satchels?expand_more
22,080 sulfur, plus 33,120 charcoal and 3,680 metal fragments. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each satchel needs, not just the final recipe.
How long does it take to raid an Armored Floor with Satchels?expand_more
About 6m 8s of placement time for 46 — 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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