Rust Despawn Times
How long an item lasts on the ground in vanilla Rust once it's dropped, before the server removes it: 64 items take 1 hour; 182 items take 40 minutes; 238 items take 20 minutes; 600 items take 5 minutes; 5 items take 30 seconds. Find any item below.
Modded servers can change despawn times with plugins; these are the official values. Stack sizes have their own list.
1 hour (64 items)
| Item | Category | Despawn time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40mm HE Grenade | Ammo | 1 hour | |
| Advanced Blueprint Fragment | Component | 1 hour | |
| Apartment Key | Misc | 1 hour | |
| Armored Door | Construction | 1 hour | |
| Armored Double Door | Construction | 1 hour | |
| Assault Rifle | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Auto Turret | Electrical | 1 hour | |
| Ballistic helmet | Attire | 1 hour | |
| Ballistic leg armour | Attire | 1 hour | |
| Ballistic vest | Attire | 1 hour | |
| Basic Blueprint Fragment | Component | 1 hour | |
| Bolt Action Rifle | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Camera | Tool | 1 hour | |
| CCTV Camera | Resource | 1 hour | |
| Crystal AR Diamond | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Crystal AR Emerald | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Crystal AR Pink Diamond | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Crystal AR Ruby | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Crystal AR Sapphire | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Diesel Fuel | Resource | 1 hour | |
| Explosives | Resource | 1 hour | |
| Gun Powder | Resource | 1 hour | |
| Heavy Fuse | Component | 1 hour | |
| High External Adobe Gate | Construction | 1 hour | |
| High External Adobe Wall | Construction | 1 hour | |
| High External Stone Gate | Construction | 1 hour | |
| High External Stone Wall | Construction | 1 hour | |
| High Velocity Rocket | Ammo | 1 hour | |
| HMLMG | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Hockey Mask | Attire | 1 hour | |
| Homing Missile | Ammo | 1 hour | |
| Horse Dung | Resource | 1 hour | |
| Incendiary Rocket | Ammo | 1 hour | |
| Instant Camera | Tool | 1 hour | |
| L96 Rifle | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| LR-300 Assault Rifle | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| M16A2 | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| M249 | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| M4 Shotgun | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Minigun | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| MLRS Aiming Module | Component | 1 hour | |
| MLRS Rocket | Ammo | 1 hour | |
| MP5A4 | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Multiple Grenade Launcher | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Paintball Gun | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Pure Anti-Rad Tea | Food | 1 hour | |
| Pure Healing Tea | Food | 1 hour | |
| Pure Max Health Tea | Food | 1 hour | |
| Pure Ore Tea | Food | 1 hour | |
| Pure Rad. Removal Tea | Food | 1 hour | |
| Pure Scrap Tea | Food | 1 hour | |
| Pure Wood Tea | Food | 1 hour | |
| Red Keycard | Misc | 1 hour | |
| Rifle Body | Component | 1 hour | |
| Rocket | Ammo | 1 hour | |
| Rocket Launcher | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| RPG Launcher | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| SAM Site | Trap | 1 hour | |
| Space LR-300 Assault Rifle | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Spas-12 Shotgun | Weapon | 1 hour | |
| Supply Signal | Tool | 1 hour | |
| Targeting Computer | Resource | 1 hour | |
| Tech Trash | Component | 1 hour | |
| Timed Explosive Charge | Tool | 1 hour |
40 minutes (182 items)
20 minutes (238 items)
| Item | Category | Despawn time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Gauge Buckshot | Ammo | 20 min | |
| 12 Gauge Incendiary Shell | Ammo | 20 min | |
| 12 Gauge Slug | Ammo | 20 min | |
| A Barrel Costume | Attire | 20 min | |
| Advanced Cooling Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Advanced Crafting Quality Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Advanced Harvesting Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Advanced Warming Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Barbed Wooden Barricade | Construction | 20 min | |
| Baseball Bat | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Basic Anti-Rad Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Cooling Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Crafting Quality Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Harvesting Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Healing Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Max Health Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Ore Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Scrap Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Warming Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Basic Wood Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Beach Towel | Fun | 20 min | |
| Bed | General | 20 min | |
| Bee Catapult Bomb | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Beehive Nucleus | Resource | 20 min | |
| Binoculars | Tool | 20 min | |
| Black Berry | Food | 20 min | |
| Black Raspberries | Food | 20 min | |
| Bleach | Component | 20 min | |
| Blow Pipe | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Blueberries | Food | 20 min | |
| Blue Berry | Food | 20 min | |
| Boat Building Plan | Construction | 20 min | |
| Boat Building Station | General | 20 min | |
| Boots | Attire | 20 min | |
| Bowless Crossbow | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Bucket Helmet | Attire | 20 min | |
| Cannonball | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Clan Table | General | 20 min | |
| Cloth | Resource | 20 min | |
| Coconut Armor Chestplate | Attire | 20 min | |
| Coconut Armor Gloves | Attire | 20 min | |
| Coconut Armor Helmet | Attire | 20 min | |
| Coconut Armor Pants | Attire | 20 min | |
| Combat Knife | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Compass | Tool | 20 min | |
| Compound Bow | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Computer Station | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Cooked Bear Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Big Cat Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Chicken | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Crocodile Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Deer Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Horse Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Pork | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Snake Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooked Wolf Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Cooking Workbench | General | 20 min | |
| Corn | Food | 20 min | |
| Counter | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Crate Costume | Attire | 20 min | |
| Crossbow | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Digital Clock | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Diver propulsion vehicle | General | 20 min | |
| Diving Fins | Attire | 20 min | |
| Diving Mask | Attire | 20 min | |
| Diving Tank | Attire | 20 min | |
| Door Controller | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Double Diving Tank | Attire | 20 min | |
| Double Sign Post | General | 20 min | |
| Drop Box | General | 20 min | |
| Duct Tape | Component | 20 min | |
| Egg Basket | Misc | 20 min | |
| Electric Heater | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Empty Propane Tank | Component | 20 min | |
| F1 Grenade | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Firebomb | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Flame Turret | Trap | 20 min | |
| Flashbang | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Floor grill | Construction | 20 min | |
| Floor triangle grill | Construction | 20 min | |
| Frankenstein Table | General | 20 min | |
| Garage Door | Construction | 20 min | |
| Glue | Component | 20 min | |
| Green Berry | Food | 20 min | |
| Green Keycard | Misc | 20 min | |
| Hammerhead Bolt | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Handcuffs | Tool | 20 min | |
| Hatchet | Tool | 20 min | |
| HBHF Sensor | Electrical | 20 min | |
| High Quality Horse Shoes | Attire | 20 min | |
| Hoodie | Attire | 20 min | |
| Hot Air Balloon Armor | Attire | 20 min | |
| Huge Wooden Sign | General | 20 min | |
| Incapacitate Dart | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Incendiary Bolt | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Industrial Crafter | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Landscape Photo Frame | General | 20 min | |
| Landscape Picture Frame | General | 20 min | |
| Large Medkit | Medical | 20 min | |
| Large Rechargeable Battery | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Large Solar Panel | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Large Water Catcher | Construction | 20 min | |
| Large Wooden Sign | General | 20 min | |
| Laser Detector | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Leather | Resource | 20 min | |
| Leather Gloves | Attire | 20 min | |
| Legacy Wood Shelter | Construction | 20 min | |
| Light-Up Frame Medium | General | 20 min | |
| Light-Up Frame Small | General | 20 min | |
| Light-Up Frame Standing | General | 20 min | |
| Light-Up Frame XL | General | 20 min | |
| Light-Up Frame XXL | General | 20 min | |
| Locker | General | 20 min | |
| Longsword | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Lumberjack Hoodie | Attire | 20 min | |
| Mace | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Medical Syringe | Medical | 20 min | |
| Medium Rechargeable Battery | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Memory Cell | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Metal Blade | Component | 20 min | |
| Metal Detector | Tool | 20 min | |
| Metal Fragments | Resource | 20 min | |
| Metal Ore | Resource | 20 min | |
| Metal Window Bars | Construction | 20 min | |
| Military Silencer | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Mini Crossbow | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Mixing Table | General | 20 min | |
| Molotov Cocktail | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Nailgun | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Oil Filter Silencer | Weapon | 20 min | |
| One Sided Town Sign Post | General | 20 min | |
| Orchid | Food | 20 min | |
| Ornate Frame large | General | 20 min | |
| Ornate Frame Medium | General | 20 min | |
| Ornate Frame Small | General | 20 min | |
| Ornate Frame Standing | General | 20 min | |
| Ornate Frame XL | General | 20 min | |
| Ornate Frame XXL | General | 20 min | |
| Paintable Window | Construction | 20 min | |
| Pants | Attire | 20 min | |
| Pickaxe | Tool | 20 min | |
| Piercer Bolt | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Pistol Bullet | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Pitchfork Bolt | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Portrait Photo Frame | General | 20 min | |
| Portrait Picture Frame | General | 20 min | |
| Potato | Food | 20 min | |
| Powered Water Purifier | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Prison Cell Gate | Construction | 20 min | |
| Prison Cell Wall | Construction | 20 min | |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | Ammo | 20 min | |
| PTZ CCTV Camera | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Pumpkin | Food | 20 min | |
| Pumpkin Basket | Misc | 20 min | |
| Pure Cooling Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Pure Crafting Quality Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Pure Harvesting Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Pure Warming Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Radiation Dart | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Rad. Removal Tea | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Bear Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Big Cat Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Chicken Breast | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Crocodile Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Deer Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Horse Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Pork | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Snake Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Raw Wolf Meat | Food | 20 min | |
| Red Berry | Food | 20 min | |
| Revolver | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Riot Helmet | Attire | 20 min | |
| Road Sign Jacket | Attire | 20 min | |
| Road Sign Kilt | Attire | 20 min | |
| Road Signs | Component | 20 min | |
| Root Combiner | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Rope | Component | 20 min | |
| Rose | Food | 20 min | |
| Salvaged Cleaver | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Salvaged Hammer | Tool | 20 min | |
| Salvaged Industrial Shelves | General | 20 min | |
| Salvaged Shelves | General | 20 min | |
| Scatter Dart | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Scattershot | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Scrap | Resource | 20 min | |
| Search Light | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Seismic Sensor | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Sewing Kit | Component | 20 min | |
| Sheet Metal | Component | 20 min | |
| Shirt | Attire | 20 min | |
| Shutter Frame large | General | 20 min | |
| Shutter Frame Medium | General | 20 min | |
| Shutter Frame Small | General | 20 min | |
| Shutter Frame Standing | General | 20 min | |
| Shutter Frame XL | General | 20 min | |
| Shutter Frame XXL | General | 20 min | |
| Simple Handmade Sight | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Sleeping Bag | General | 20 min | |
| Small Backpack | Attire | 20 min | |
| Small Generator | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Small Oil Refinery | General | 20 min | |
| Smart Alarm | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Smoke Grenade | Tool | 20 min | |
| Snap Trap | Trap | 20 min | |
| Soda Can Silencer | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Sticks | Component | 20 min | |
| Storage Monitor | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Strengthened Glass Window | Construction | 20 min | |
| Sunflower | Food | 20 min | |
| Sunken Combat Knife | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Tall Picture Frame | General | 20 min | |
| Tarp | Component | 20 min | |
| Telephone | Fun | 20 min | |
| Test Generator | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Tin Can Alarm | Trap | 20 min | |
| Torpedo | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Two Sided Hanging Sign | General | 20 min | |
| Vending Machine | General | 20 min | |
| Walkie Talkie | General | 20 min | |
| Watch Tower | Construction | 20 min | |
| Water Jug | Food | 20 min | |
| Waterpipe Shotgun | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Water Pump | Electrical | 20 min | |
| Weapon flashlight | Weapon | 20 min | |
| Wheat | Food | 20 min | |
| White Berry | Food | 20 min | |
| Wood Armor Gloves | Attire | 20 min | |
| Wood Armor Helmet | Attire | 20 min | |
| Wood Armor Pants | Attire | 20 min | |
| Wood Chestplate | Attire | 20 min | |
| Wood Dart | Ammo | 20 min | |
| Wood Frame Large | General | 20 min | |
| Wood Frame Medium | General | 20 min | |
| Wood Frame Small | General | 20 min | |
| Wood Frame Standing | General | 20 min | |
| Workbench Level 2 | General | 20 min | |
| Workbench Level 3 | General | 20 min | |
| Yellow Berry | Food | 20 min |
5 minutes (600 items)
30 seconds (5 items)
| Item | Category | Despawn time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultist Deer Torch | Tool | 30 sec | |
| Industrial Torch | Tool | 30 sec | |
| Paper Map | General | 30 sec | |
| Party Hat | Attire | 30 sec | |
| Torch | Tool | 30 sec |
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How long every item lasts on the ground in vanilla Rust after it's dropped, taken from the game's own item definitions - the same values each item's page shows, on one searchable page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Between 30 seconds and an hour, depending on the item - most items take 5 minutes, and the longest-lasting ones take an hour. The table lists every item.
Not always - modded servers can change them with plugins. These are the official values for vanilla servers.