Rust Manual

Sky Lantern

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Sky Lantern - Purple

A beautiful sky lantern. Can be launched in any direction. Has one inventory slot. Can be Ignited with a lit torch.

Shortname: skylantern

Item ID: 1819863051

Despawns after 5m on the ground

About this skin

Sky Lantern - Purple is a cosmetic skin for Sky Lantern — apply it from your inventory to change how the item looks. It doesn't change sky lantern's stats, crafting cost, or protection.

Craft recipe
Workbench tier
T0
Craft time
2s
Recycling yields

Radtown Recycler

Safe Zone Recycler

Approximate — recyclers return a share of an item's crafting cost (60% at monument Recyclers, 40% at Safe Zone Recyclers), not a fixed table.

Placed entity
Health
100 HP
Decay delay
48h
Decays over
48h

Health once placed in the world — not to be confused with the item's own condition/durability while held.

Raid cost
ExplosiveDamage / chargeCharges needed
Timed Explosive ChargeTimed Explosive Charge5501
Satchel ChargeSatchel Charge4751
Beancan GrenadeBeancan Grenade1151
F1 GrenadeF1 Grenade2251
Molotov CocktailMolotov Cocktail353
FlashbangFlashbang205
Bee GrenadeBee Grenade205

Assumes no damage resistance — unlike building tiers, this entity has no separate protection multiplier, so raw HP is divided by raw damage per charge.