Boots
Sturdy work boots to keep your toes safe, you'd feel nothing if you kicked a table leg. Strong protection against the cold and incoming damage.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet and arrow | 10% |
| Slash | 15% |
| Blunt | 15% |
| Stab | 10% |
| Bite | 15% |
| Radiation | 3% |
| Warmth | 50% |
| Radiation damage | 20% |
The share of damage stopped with only this piece worn, on the leg and foot.
Fit
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Best in slot: Feet
Outer layer| # | Piece | Bullet | Melee | Explosion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10% (best) | 15% (best) | 0% | |
| 2 | 5% | 10% | 0% | |
| 2 | 5% | 5% | 0% |
This piece is #1 of 3 for bullet protection. The share of damage each piece stops on your feet at its best: with a metal insert in every slot it can roll, and the best base piece that fits under it. Skins are left out.
Methodology
Tested on the current version of Rust.
Protection was tested in game on the current version of Rust, with only the piece worn. Every body part a piece covers stops the same share.
Two pieces clash when they take the same slot in the same layer.
Pieces that take the same body parts in the same layer are ranked together, on the hit area named above. The best figure in each column is bold.
Protection adds up over everything you wear and every insert in it. A piece that also takes the base layer leaves no room under it, so it counts alone.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 2 | 25s | 30 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Buy
2 shops| Shop | Price |
|---|---|
Outpost: Output OutfittersOutpostBase price40 right after a wipe10 to 40 with demand | |
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3% | 1-2 | |
| 0.8% | 1-3 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.3% | 1 | |
Deep Sea ScientistSame loot in: Oil Rig Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
ScientistSame loot in: Bradley Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
Carried gear, no drop chance: Tunnel DwellerUnderwater Dweller
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 19 Military Crate4 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 8 Military Crate1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig)2 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 8 Military Crate1 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 7 Military Crate2 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 8 Military Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
Missions
1 mission| Mission | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6% | 1-2 |
Methodology
Best places to find it. Worked out from loot tables tested in game. A crate that has not been tested yet is left out, so a monument can give more than shown.
Crafting
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | ||
| Unlocks nexton the tech tree | ||
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | ||
| Monument50% | ||
 Safe zone40% |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
More Attire
Skins
6Apply with the Repair Bench. Prices are Steam Market USD.
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Boots: common questions
- How much protection does Boots give?
- Boots blocks 10% of bullet damage and 15% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find Boots?
- Craft it at workbench level 2. Buy it at Outpost: Output Outfitters (base price 20 Scrap) and Floating City: Attire shop (20 Scrap). It drops from Locked Crate (1.3%), Elite Crate (0.8%) and Military Crate (0.4%), plus 6 more. The most from one full clear: Missile Silo (0.1), Large Oil Rig (under 0.1) and Power Plant (under 0.1). Mission box: Treasure box (1.6%).
- What does Boots cost to craft?
- Boots crafts for 20 Leather, 15 Metal Fragments, 1 Sewing Kit.
- What does Boots recycle for?
- Recycling Boots at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 12 Leather, 9 Metal Fragments, Sewing Kit (60%). Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.