How Many Satchels for a Tool Cupboard?
1 satchel
1 satchel destroys a Tool Cupboard (100 HP) from the hard side. That's 480 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 8s to place.
Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper for this.
10× Explosive 5.56 Ammo costs 250 sulfur against 480 for 1 satchels — a difference of 230 sulfur per tool cupboard. If you've already got the satchels, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 1 satchel 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 Tool Cupboard
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive 5.56 Ammocheapest | 10 | 250 | 3s |
| Incendiary Rocket | 1 | 300 | 8s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 2 | 400 | 24s |
| Satchel Chargethis page | 1 | 480 | 8s |
| Beancan Grenade | 4 | 480 | 24s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 1 | 900 | 6s |
| Rocket | 1 | 1,400 | 5s |
| Timed Explosive Charge | 1 | 2,200 | 10s |
| F1 Grenade | 43 | 2,580 | 10m 2s |
Satchels against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many satchels for a Tool Cupboard in Rust?expand_more
1 satchel to destroy a Tool Cupboard from the hard side — that's 480 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain.
Are satchels the cheapest way to raid a Tool Cupboard?expand_more
No. Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 10× costs 250 sulfur versus 480 for 1 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 1 satchel?expand_more
480 sulfur, plus 660 charcoal and 80 metal fragments. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each satchel needs, not just the final recipe.
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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