

Leather Gloves
Gloves made out of leather, offers a small amount of protection to the upper body.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet and arrow | 5% |
| Melee | 5% |
| Bite | 10% |
| Radiation | 4% |
| Warmth | 30% |
The share of damage stopped with only this piece worn, on the chest, stomach, arm and hand.
Fit
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Best in slot: Hands
Base layer| # | Piece | Bullet | Melee | Explosion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10% (best) | 15% (best) | 0% | |
| 1 | 10% (best) | 5% | 0% | |
| 3 | 7% | 10% | 0% | |
| 4 | 5% | 5% | 0% | |
| 4 | 5% | 5% | 0% |
This piece is #4 of 5 for bullet protection. The share of damage each piece stops on your hands, worn alone. 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.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
| None | 15s | Known by default |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4.8% | 1-2 | |
| 3.3% | 1-3 | |
| 3.3% | 1-3 | |
Tunnel DwellerSame loot in: Underwater Dweller | 2.2% | 1-2 |
| 1.1% | 1 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 27 Loot Barrel II25 Loot Barrel | |
| 0.4 | 20 Loot Barrel II17 Loot Barrel | |
| 0.3 | 16 Loot Barrel II15 Loot Barrel | |
| 0.3 | 12 Loot Barrel II10 Loot Barrel1 Basic Crate | |
| 0.2 | 11 Loot Barrel II11 Loot Barrel |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
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
| Makes | Ingredients | Time | Workbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15s | None |
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| Known by default: every player can craft it from the start. | ||
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| None | ||
| None | ||
| None |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Skins
1Apply with the Repair Bench. Prices are Steam Market USD.
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Leather Gloves: common questions
- How much protection does Leather Gloves give?
- Leather Gloves blocks 5% of bullet damage and 5% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find Leather Gloves?
- Craft it without a workbench. It drops from Basic Crate (4.8%), Tunnel Dweller (2.2%) and Barrel (1.1%). The most from one full clear: Airfield (0.6), Arctic Research Base (0.4) and Ferry Terminal (0.3).
- What does Leather Gloves cost to craft?
- Leather Gloves crafts for 20 Leather.
- What does Leather Gloves recycle for?
- Recycling Leather Gloves at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 12 Leather. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.