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Rust Tech Tree

All 285 researchable items across the three workbench trees, with what each node costs and — the part every other tech tree leaves out — what it costs to actually reach that node from an untouched tree.

285

Items the tech tree can unlock, across all three benches.

10,820

Scrap to unlock the entire tree — a number nobody should ever pay.

780

Scrap to reach the Assault Rifle from an empty tree — its node alone is only 120.

The three trees

TierItemsCheapest nodeDearest nodeWhole tier
Tier 1Workbench Level 1125151203,000
Tier 2Workbench Level 2133151205,520
Tier 3Workbench Level 327605002,300

Scrap costs from the current-build item database, verified 2026-07. Every figure on this page is read from the same data the individual item pages use, so the hub can't disagree with them.

The whole tech tree, searchable

Tier
SwitchElectricalT11515
Tank TopClothingT11515
Water BucketToolsT11515
Beenie HatClothingT11530
Large Planter BoxBuildingT11530
LongswordWeaponsT23030
Mail BoxBuildingT11530
Salvaged HammerToolsT13030
T-ShirtClothingT11530
Bucket HelmetClothingT13045
ChairBuildingT11545
Chicken CoopMiscT11545
Improvised BalaclavaClothingT11545
PaddleWeaponsT11545
Triangle Planter BoxMiscT11545
BeehiveBuildingT11560
HatchetToolsT13060
Hazmat SuitClothingT26060
Hot Air Balloon ArmorClothingT13060
KayakMiscT11560
Longsleeve T-ShirtClothingT11560
Miners HatClothingT11560
Reinforced Glass WindowBuildingT36060
Bee GrenadeWeaponsT11575
Salvaged ShelvesBuildingT13075
ShortsClothingT11575
Snow JacketClothingT11575
SpeargunWeaponsT11575
Tuna Can LampBuildingT11575
Water WheelElectricalT16075
Wooden Barricade CoverBuildingT11575
Boat Building StationMiscT13090
BootsClothingT23090
Clan TableMiscT13090
Engineering WorkbenchMiscT16090
HoodieClothingT23090
JacketClothingT11590
Medical SyringeMedicalT23090
Riot HelmetClothingT13090
RugBuildingT11590
Salvaged AxeToolsT26090
Speargun SpearAmmunitionT11590
Stone BarricadeBuildingT11590
BedBuildingT130105
Large Solar PanelElectricalT130105
PantsClothingT130105
Prisoner HoodClothingT115105
Road Sign GlovesClothingT215105
Chainlink FenceBuildingT115120
Coffee Can HelmetClothingT230120
Large MedkitMedicalT230120
Large Wooden SignBuildingT130120
PickaxeToolsT130120
SKSWeaponsT360120
Small Rechargeable BatteryElectricalT115120
Wooden LadderBuildingT160120
Bear Skin RugBuildingT115135
Ceiling LightElectricalT115135
Chainlink Fence GateBuildingT115135
Mini FridgeElectricalT115135
Road Sign KiltClothingT230135
Salvaged SwordWeaponsT115135
Small Water CatcherBuildingT115135
SplitterElectricalT115135
Wooden BarricadeBuildingT115135
Asbestos Armor InsertMiscT260150
Electrical BranchElectricalT115150
Flasher LightElectricalT115150
Metal DetectorToolsT130150
ParachuteClothingT260150
Road Sign JacketClothingT230150
Root CombinerElectricalT130150
TimerElectricalT115150
Wooden Armor InsertMiscT160150
Audio AlarmElectricalT115165
Barbed Wooden BarricadeBuildingT130165
BlockerElectricalT115165
Concrete BarricadeBuildingT215165
Electric HeaterElectricalT130165
Floor grillBuildingT130165
Huge Wooden SignBuildingT130165
Metal horizontal embrasureBuildingT215165
Pressure PadElectricalT115165
Roadsign Horse ArmorClothingT260165
SprinklerElectricalT115165
Armored DoorBuildingT3120180
ButtonElectricalT115180
Diver propulsion vehicleMiscT230180
Door ControllerElectricalT130180
Metal Vertical embrasureBuildingT215180
Modular Car LiftElectricalT260180
OR SwitchElectricalT115180
Prison Cell GateBuildingT230180
Search LightElectricalT230180
Spinning WheelBuildingT115180
Weapon LasersightComponentsT360180
Wooden Floor SpikesTrapsT115180
Digital ClockElectricalT230195
Floor triangle grillBuildingT130195
Fluid SplitterElectricalT115195
Heavy Plate JacketClothingT260195
Heavy Plate PantsClothingT260195
High Quality Horse ShoesClothingT230195
Reactive TargetElectricalT115195
Reinforced Wooden ShieldClothingT160195
Small Boat EngineMiscT215195
TelephoneBuildingT130195
Wood ShuttersBuildingT115195
XOR SwitchElectricalT115195
Boat Building PlanBuildingT1120210
CounterElectricalT230210
Drop BoxBuildingT130210
Fluid Switch & PumpElectricalT115210
HBHF SensorElectricalT230210
Laser DetectorElectricalT230210
Lead Armor InsertMiscT260210
Metal ShieldClothingT260210
Prison Cell WallBuildingT230210
Snap TrapTrapsT130210
Watch TowerBuildingT130210
Compound BowWeaponsT130225
Medium Rechargeable BatteryElectricalT230225
Metal BarricadeBuildingT260225
Metal Window BarsBuildingT130225
Seismic SensorElectricalT230225
Steering WheelMiscT115225
12 Gauge BuckshotAmmunitionT230240
Cockpit Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260240
Engine Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260240
Garage DoorBuildingT230240
HandcuffsToolsT230240
HV 5.56 Rifle AmmoAmmunitionT360240
Large Water CatcherBuildingT230240
Rear Seats Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260240
SailMiscT115240
Tin Can AlarmTrapsT130240
AnchorMiscT115255
Mini CrossbowWeaponsT130255
Night Vision GogglesClothingT260255
PlankMiscT115255
12 Gauge SlugAmmunitionT230270
FridgeElectricalT115270
High External Wooden WallBuildingT160270
Medium Quality CarburetorComponentsT215270
Medium Quality CrankshaftComponentsT215270
Medium Quality PistonsComponentsT215270
Medium Quality Spark PlugsComponentsT215270
Medium Quality ValvesComponentsT215270
Powered Water PurifierElectricalT230270
RF PagerElectricalT215270
Small RampMiscT115270
Triangle Ladder HatchBuildingT260270
Electric FurnaceElectricalT230285
MaceWeaponsT130285
RAND SwitchElectricalT215285
RF BroadcasterElectricalT215285
RF ReceiverElectricalT215285
RF TransmitterToolsT215285
Smart SwitchElectricalT215285
12 Gauge Incendiary ShellAmmunitionT230300
AND SwitchElectricalT215300
Armored Double DoorBuildingT3120300
CannonballAmmunitionT130300
Cockpit With Engine Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260300
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle AmmoAmmunitionT360300
Ladder HatchBuildingT260300
Large Flatbed Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260300
Passenger Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260300
Pump ShotgunWeaponsT260300
Smart AlarmElectricalT230300
Storage AdaptorElectricalT115300
Storage MonitorElectricalT230300
CannonMiscT115315
Industrial ConveyorElectricalT115315
Memory CellElectricalT230315
Salvaged CleaverWeaponsT130315
Computer StationElectricalT230330
High External Wooden GateBuildingT160330
Industrial SplitterElectricalT115330
LockerBuildingT230330
Industrial CombinerElectricalT115345
Siege TowerWeaponsT115345
Tesla CoilElectricalT215345
Waterpipe ShotgunWeaponsT130345
Armored Cockpit Vehicle ModuleComponentsT360360
Armored Ladder HatchBuildingT360360
Armored Triangle Ladder HatchBuildingT360360
FlareToolsT115360
Fuel Tank Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260360
Homemade LandmineTrapsT260360
PTZ CCTV CameraElectricalT230360
Taxi Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260360
Combat KnifeWeaponsT130375
DroneMiscT260390
Industrial CrafterElectricalT230390
Large FurnaceBuildingT260390
Pistol BulletAmmunitionT130390
BinocularsToolsT130405
Double Barrel ShotgunWeaponsT160405
Soda Can SilencerComponentsT115405
Wind TurbineElectricalT260405
Armored Passenger Vehicle ModuleComponentsT360420
Cooking WorkbenchMiscT230420
MP5A4WeaponsT3120420
RevolverWeaponsT130420
Semi-Automatic PistolWeaponsT260420
Storage Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260420
Fire ArrowAmmunitionT115435
Large Rechargeable BatteryElectricalT230435
Weapon flashlightComponentsT130435
Beancan GrenadeWeaponsT130450
ChainsawToolsT260450
F1 GrenadeWeaponsT230450
Molotov CocktailWeaponsT230450
Small Oil RefineryBuildingT230450
Flame TurretTrapsT130465
Shotgun TrapTrapsT160465
Camper Vehicle ModuleComponentsT260480
Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoAmmunitionT360480
FlashbangWeaponsT230480
Handmade SMGWeaponsT160480
ElevatorElectricalT260495
Python RevolverWeaponsT260510
Satchel ChargeToolsT160510
Oil Filter SilencerComponentsT215525
Battering RamWeaponsT230540
Metal Chest PlateClothingT3120540
Metal FacemaskClothingT3120540
Auto TurretElectricalT2120555
BallistaWeaponsT230570
High Caliber RevolverWeaponsT260570
High External Stone WallBuildingT2120570
Hammerhead BoltAmmunitionT230600
Incendiary BoltAmmunitionT230600
Mounted BallistaWeaponsT230600
Piercer BoltAmmunitionT230600
Pitchfork BoltAmmunitionT230600
CatapultWeaponsT260630
HMLMGWeaponsT3120660
ScattershotAmmunitionT230660
Bee Catapult BombAmmunitionT230690
FirebombAmmunitionT230690
Flame ThrowerWeaponsT260690
High External Stone GateBuildingT2120690
HV Pistol AmmoAmmunitionT260690
Timed Explosive ChargeToolsT3120720
Incendiary Pistol BulletAmmunitionT260750
Muzzle BoostComponentsT260750
Muzzle BrakeComponentsT260750
Assault RifleWeaponsT3120780
RocketAmmunitionT360780
Custom SMGWeaponsT260810
ThompsonWeaponsT260810
Smoke GrenadeToolsT230840
5.56 Rifle AmmoAmmunitionT260870
Propane Explosive BombAmmunitionT230870
Bolt Action RifleWeaponsT3120900
MortarBuildingT260930
Semi-Automatic RifleWeaponsT275930
8x Zoom ScopeComponentsT360960
Fragmentation Mortar ShellAmmunitionT230960
Mortar ShellAmmunitionT230960
Extended MagazineComponentsT260990
Gas Compression OverdriveComponentsT2601050
Homing Missile LauncherWeaponsT2601050
Targeting AttachmentComponentsT2601050
Rocket LauncherWeaponsT21201110
SAM AmmoAmmunitionT2301140
High Velocity RocketAmmunitionT2601170
Incendiary RocketAmmunitionT2601170
TorpedoAmmunitionT2301200
Blow PipeWeaponsT1
Empty Propane TankComponentsT2
ExplosivesComponentsT3500
GearsComponentsT3
Incapacitate DartAmmunitionT1
Metal BladeComponentsT2
Metal PipeComponentsT3
Metal SpringComponentsT3
Radiation DartAmmunitionT1
Road SignsComponentsT3
Scatter DartAmmunitionT1
Sewing KitComponentsT3
Survey ChargeToolsT2
Wood DartAmmunitionT1

Showing 285 of 285 researchable items. Node scrap is the cost of that one unlock; full path is what it costs from an untouched tree once you pay for everything upstream of it. A dash means the game files don’t carry that figure for the item — not that it’s free.

What the things people actually want really cost

The node price is the number every other tech tree shows you. The path price is the one that empties your scrap: you cannot buy a node without buying everything upstream of it first.

Browse a single tier

The benches themselves

A tree is locked until its workbench is built and standing nearby. The benches are default blueprints — you never research them, you just pay the materials.

Workbench Level 1

500× Wood + 100× Metal Fragments

Workbench Level 2

500× Metal Fragments + 20× High Quality Metal + 5× Basic Blueprint Fragment

Workbench Level 3

1,000× Metal Fragments + 100× High Quality Metal + 5× Advanced Blueprint Fragment

How the tech tree works

Each workbench has its own tree. You spend scrap to unlock a blueprint, and unlocking one item opens the items branching off it — so you buy a path, not just a single blueprint. That's why the full-path column above is the number that matters: a cheap node at the end of a long branch is not a cheap purchase.

Researching at a research table is usually the same or cheaper per item, but it requires you to physically hold the item. The tech tree is the reliable route when you don't. Most players mix both: research what they loot, tech-tree what they need.

Work out your scrap income first with the scrap calculator, and see the full craft cost of anything you unlock with the craft calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much scrap is the whole Rust tech tree?expand_more

10,820 scrap to unlock every one of the 285 researchable items across all three workbenches — 3,000 at tier 1, 5,520 at tier 2, 2,300 at tier 3. Almost nobody does that. You beeline the handful of nodes you need and leave the rest of the tree alone.

How much scrap is an AK-47 in the tech tree?expand_more

The Assault Rifle node itself is 120 scrap, but you can't buy it in isolation: reaching it from an untouched tree costs 780 scrap once every prerequisite above it is paid for. Researching a looted AK at a Research Table instead costs 120 scrap — which is why people research the gun they find and tech-tree the gun they don't.

Is the tech tree cheaper than a research table?expand_more

Per item, no — a Research Table unlock is usually the same or cheaper, but it requires you to physically have the item. The tech tree is the route when you don't have one and can't wait to find one. The trade is scrap for certainty.

How do you get a Tier 3 workbench in Rust?expand_more

You build Workbench Level 1, then 2, then 3 — each one needs the previous tier placed nearby. Workbench Level 1: 500× Wood + 100× Metal Fragments. Workbench Level 2: 500× Metal Fragments + 20× High Quality Metal + 5× Basic Blueprint Fragment. Workbench Level 3: 1,000× Metal Fragments + 100× High Quality Metal + 5× Advanced Blueprint Fragment. All three are default blueprints, so the benches themselves need no research — only what you unlock at them does.

Does the tech tree reset on wipe?expand_more

Yes — a blueprint wipe clears everything you've unlocked and the tree starts empty again. On servers that only do a map wipe, your unlocks carry over, which is why blueprint-wipe schedules matter so much to how a wipe plays out.

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