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Rust Tier 1 (Workbench Level 1) Tech Tree

Key items you can unlock at Workbench Level 1 via the tech tree, with scrap costs. Research the essentials first, then branch out.

ItemResearch (Scrap)Tech Tree (Scrap)Full path (Scrap)
AnchorMisc1515255
Audio AlarmElectrical1515165
Bear Skin RugBuilding1515135
Bee GrenadeWeapons151575
BeehiveBuilding151560
Beenie HatClothing151530
BlockerElectrical1515165
ButtonElectrical1515180
CannonMisc1515315
Ceiling LightElectrical1515135
Chainlink FenceBuilding1515120
Chainlink Fence GateBuilding1515135
ChairBuilding151545
Chicken CoopMisc151545
Electrical BranchElectrical1515150
Fire ArrowAmmunition1515435
FlareTools1515360
Flasher LightElectrical1515150
Fluid SplitterElectrical1515195
Fluid Switch & PumpElectrical1515210
FridgeElectrical1515270
Improvised BalaclavaClothing151545
Industrial CombinerElectrical1515345
Industrial ConveyorElectrical1515315
Industrial SplitterElectrical1515330
JacketClothing151590
KayakMisc151560
Large Planter BoxBuilding151530
Longsleeve T-ShirtClothing151560
Mail BoxBuilding151530
Miners HatClothing151560
Mini FridgeElectrical1515135
OR SwitchElectrical1515180
PaddleWeapons151545
PlankMisc1515255
Pressure PadElectrical1515165
Prisoner HoodClothing1515105
Reactive TargetElectrical1515195
RugBuilding151590
SailMisc1515240
Salvaged SwordWeapons1515135
ShortsClothing151575
Siege TowerWeapons1515345
Small RampMisc1515270
Small Rechargeable BatteryElectrical1515120
Small Water CatcherBuilding1515135
Snow JacketClothing151575
Soda Can SilencerComponents1515405
SpeargunWeapons151575
Speargun SpearAmmunition151590
Spinning WheelBuilding1515180
SplitterElectrical1515135
SprinklerElectrical1515165
Steering WheelMisc1515225
Stone BarricadeBuilding151590
Storage AdaptorElectrical1515300
SwitchElectrical151515
T-ShirtClothing151530
Tank TopClothing151515
TimerElectrical1515150
Triangle Planter BoxMisc151545
Tuna Can LampBuilding151575
Water BucketTools151515
Wood ShuttersBuilding1515195
Wooden BarricadeBuilding1515135
Wooden Barricade CoverBuilding151575
Wooden Floor SpikesTraps1515180
XOR SwitchElectrical1515195
Barbed Wooden BarricadeBuilding3030165
Beancan GrenadeWeapons3030450
BedBuilding3030105
BinocularsTools3030405
Boat Building StationMisc303090
Bucket HelmetClothing303045
CannonballAmmunition3030300
Clan TableMisc303090
Combat KnifeWeapons3030375
Compound BowWeapons3030225
Door ControllerElectrical3030180
Drop BoxBuilding3030210
Electric HeaterElectrical3030165
Flame TurretTraps3030465
Floor grillBuilding3030165
Floor triangle grillBuilding3030195
HatchetTools303060
Hot Air Balloon ArmorClothing303060
Huge Wooden SignBuilding3030165
Large Solar PanelElectrical3030105
Large Wooden SignBuilding3030120
MaceWeapons3030285
Metal DetectorTools3030150
Metal Window BarsBuilding3030225
Mini CrossbowWeapons3030255
PantsClothing3030105
PickaxeTools3030120
Pistol BulletAmmunition3030390
RevolverWeapons3030420
Riot HelmetClothing303090
Root CombinerElectrical3030150
Salvaged CleaverWeapons3030315
Salvaged HammerTools303030
Salvaged ShelvesBuilding303075
Snap TrapTraps3030210
TelephoneBuilding3030195
Tin Can AlarmTraps3030240
Watch TowerBuilding3030210
Waterpipe ShotgunWeapons3030345
Weapon flashlightComponents3030435
Double Barrel ShotgunWeapons6060405
Engineering WorkbenchMisc606090
Handmade SMGWeapons6060480
High External Wooden GateBuilding6060330
High External Wooden WallBuilding6060270
Reinforced Wooden ShieldClothing6060195
Satchel ChargeTools6060510
Shotgun TrapTraps6060465
Water WheelElectrical606075
Wooden Armor InsertMisc6060150
Wooden LadderBuilding6060120
Boat Building PlanBuilding120120210
Blow PipeWeapons30
Incapacitate DartAmmunition30
Radiation DartAmmunition30
Scatter DartAmmunition30
Wood DartAmmunition30

Costs are from the current-build item data. Research at a Research Table with a found item, or unlock directly through the workbench tech tree with scrap. Full path is the total scrap to reach that node from an untouched tree, prerequisites included — the number you actually pay. A dash means the game files don't carry that figure for the item.

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