How do you start the Treasure Hunter mission in Rust?

Talk to the Hunter at Large Barn or Ranch. You can only have one mission active at a time.

What does the Treasure Hunter mission give in Rust?

It has no fixed reward. You loot the treasure box, which holds 103 possible items, most likely SMG Body (48.8%), High Quality Metal (42.1%) and Metal Pipe (42.1%).

Can you repeat the Treasure Hunter mission in Rust?

Yes. You can take it again 1 hour after you finish it. If you fail or abandon it, you can try again after 5 minutes. You have 6 hours to finish it.

Rust Treasure Hunter Mission: Steps, Reward and Cooldown

Time limit: 6 h
Repeat after success: After 1 h
Retry after a fail: After 5 min
Steps: 1

Steps

1
Find the treasure

Reward

In the treasure box

Treasure box contents
Item	Chance	Amount
SMG Body	48.8%	1
High Quality Metal	42.1%	15-24
Metal Pipe	42.1%	5
Tech Trash	42.1%	2-3
Rifle Body	34.9%	1
Targeting Computer	24%	1
CCTV Camera	19.9%	1
Auto Turret	3.9%	1
95 items, each 1.6% chance, amount 1 AND Switch Asbestos Armor Insert Ballista Battering Ram Boots Catapult Chainsaw Coffee Can Helmet Computer Station Concrete Barricade Counter Custom SMG Digital Clock Diver propulsion vehicle Drone Electric Furnace Elevator Extended Magazine F1 Grenade Flame Thrower Flashbang Garage Door Gas Compression Overdrive Handcuffs Hazmat Suit HBHF Sensor Heavy Plate Helmet Heavy Plate Jacket Heavy Plate Pants High Caliber Revolver High External Stone Gate High External Stone Wall High Quality Horse Shoes Holosight Homemade Landmine Homing Missile Launcher Hoodie Industrial Crafter Ladder Hatch Large Furnace Large Medkit Large Rechargeable Battery Large Water Catcher Laser Detector Lead Armor Insert Locker Longsword Medical Syringe Medium Rechargeable Battery Memory Cell Metal Barricade Metal horizontal embrasure Metal Shield Metal Vertical embrasure Modular Car Lift Molotov Cocktail Mounted Ballista Muzzle Boost Muzzle Brake Night Vision Goggles Parachute Powered Water Purifier Prison Cell Gate Prison Cell Wall PTZ CCTV Camera Pump Shotgun Python Revolver RAND Switch RF Broadcaster RF Pager RF Receiver RF Transmitter Road Sign Gloves Road Sign Jacket Road Sign Kilt Roadsign Horse Armor Rocket Launcher Salvaged Axe Salvaged Icepick Search Light Seismic Sensor Semi-Automatic Pistol Semi-Automatic Rifle Small Generator Small Oil Refinery Smart Alarm Smart Switch Smoke Grenade Storage Monitor Strengthened Glass Window Tesla Coil Thompson Triangle Ladder Hatch Water Pump Wind Turbine

250 HP, 5 scrap. Treasure box page

Where to start it

Given by: Hunter
Found at: Large Barn Ranch

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Methodology

Tested in game on our own server: the steps, rewards, time limit and cooldowns of this mission, and the contents of the treasure box. Tested on the current version of Rust.

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Treasure Hunter: common questions

How do you start the Treasure Hunter mission in Rust?: Talk to the Hunter at Large Barn or Ranch. You can only have one mission active at a time.
What does the Treasure Hunter mission give in Rust?: It has no fixed reward. You loot the treasure box, which holds 103 possible items, most likely SMG Body (48.8%), High Quality Metal (42.1%) and Metal Pipe (42.1%).
Can you repeat the Treasure Hunter mission in Rust?: Yes. You can take it again 1 hour after you finish it. If you fail or abandon it, you can try again after 5 minutes. You have 6 hours to finish it.