How Many Satchels for an Armored Wall?
46 satchels
— or 31 from the soft side
46 satchels destroys an Armored Wall (2,000 HP) from the hard 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 armored wall. 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 Wall
| 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 |
| Beancan Grenade | 223 | 26,760 | 22m 18s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 134 | 26,800 | 26m 48s |
| F1 Grenade | 1986 | 119,160 | 463m 24s |
Other ways to raid an Armored Wall
Satchels against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many satchels for an Armored Wall in Rust?expand_more
46 satchels to destroy an Armored Wall from the hard side — that's 22,080 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain. From the soft side (inside face) it's 31, because the interior takes more damage per hit.
What's the soft side of an Armored Wall?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 31 satchels instead of 46. 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 satchels the cheapest way to raid an Armored Wall?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 30,360 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 Wall 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 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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