Rust: How To Craft Every Type Of Arrow

In the multiplayer-only survival Rust, players are expected to defend themselves against the dangers they may face. This is done through building themselves a base and upgrading their gear to commit better damage against attacking players and the other dangers that lurk across the world.

One cheap and easy way that players defend themselves is through using the easy to craft Hunting Bow or Compound Bow which can help a survivor pick off threats from a distance without much fear. There is a variety of arrows that can be used with these weapons that can increase how useful the bow is in combat. Although it will never be as good as the guns available it is still important to know how to craft arrows for the bows.

Wooden Arrow

Starting with the basic Wooden Arrow, players are most likely to be using this for their bows to begin with, especially because of how simple it is to craft. It is compatible with the Hunting Bow, Compound Bow, and the Crossbow making it incredibly versatile for all three weapons. Players will likely be using this sort of ammunition before crafting a workbench as it isn't required to create this ammunition. It also has an incredibly short crafting time that will supply a player with two arrows once completed.

Although this arrow can be crafted, they can also be found in a variety of crates scattered across the map of Rust meaning players may not even need to waste resources to have this rather inexpensive but vital ammo type. Due to how cheap they are, Wooden Arrows are one of the few items that players shouldn't bother recycling as they give back hardly any resources back. Therefore, players should just use their wooden arrows first before switching to a different arrow type.

Resources Needed To Craft

25 Wood
10 Stones

High Velocity Arrow

Requiring a tier one Workbench to craft, players may decide to move on to the High Velocity Arrow, also known as the HV Arrow, as their next ammunition for their bow. Although the HV arrow actually does less than a wooden one. Players will commonly move to this ammo for its increase range and speed capabilities making it a great choice for further distances as well as quicker battles that a player may face.

Apart from needing a workbench to craft, the HV Arrow also swaps the resource of stone for metal fragments. Although this isn't exactly an expensive resource many players may feel that this isn't a fair trade-off and wish to put their metal fragments into more defensive means. They only take a short amount of time to craft and yield two arrows a time. This doesn't stop the High Velocity Arrow being one of the least used ammunition types, especially as it can't be found anywhere in-game naturally.

Resources Needed To Craft

20 Wood
5 Metal Fragments

Bone Arrow

A player aiming at a stone building up a hill with a bow in Rust

Taking a step back from requiring a Workbench, the Bone Arrow is by far one of the best arrow types in the entirety of Rust. Firstly, the cost of crafting such an arrow is even cheaper than a wooden one as its crafting requirement of stone has been replaced with bone fragments. This means that stone can return to its vital role of being used to construct bases that won't go up in flames, which is an essential step for beginners if they hope to survive.

Although Bone Arrows also hit for less damage than a wooden one, players are far more likely to hit their mark with them and therefore make up for that damage that has been lost. This makes Bone Arrows another great choice for players starting out who don't have as much confidence when it comes to aiming at their foes and therefore aren't wasting vital resources that they may need in the future.

Resources Needed To Craft

25 Wood
10 Bone Fragments

Fire Arrow

Players that enjoy Player Vs Player combat are sure to want to invest in Fire Arrows for their destructive capability. They are incredibly expensive to craft as they first require a player to have unlocked the tier one Workbench along with using a lot of scarps in the tech tree to unlock the capability of using the Fire Arrow recipe. Not only this but it does demand a fair amount of low grade fuel which players may struggle to get their hands on early in the game.

Pushing these set-backs aside, players that can equip themselves with Fire Arrows are sure to enjoy their buffs. These arrows are incredibly helpful against enemies that are wearing metal armor when compared to wooden or HV arrows, they also have the chance to set a foe on fire, dealing an extra amount of damage to them. Although the range on using these arrows is lackluster, the area of effect to burn makes Fire Arrows a great part of the artillery when raiding other bases as it can easily burn through wooden doors or tool cupboards.