NPC

Scientist

Standard green/blue-suited scientist.

Health: 150 HP
Detects you at: 30 m
Loses you at: 40 m

Found at: Airfield, Train Yard, Launch Site, Arctic Research Base, Abandoned Military Base, Missile Silo, Giant Excavator, Cargo Ship

You can outrun this in light gear. It runs 5 m/s; a sprinting player is 5.5 m/s.

Weapons

one of 2, picked at random when it spawns

Weapon	Chance	Damage to you	Calculator
MP5A4	1 in 2	4.2 per bullet	Time to kill
LR-300 Assault Rifle	1 in 2	4.8 per bullet	Time to kill

Damage at close range to a player with no armour, before hit location. Your armour lowers it. Its own armour is the Scientist Suit.

Same scientist, other places

HP · detects you at

Found at	HP	Detects you at (m)
Airfield, Arctic Research Base, Launch Site, Train Yard	150	30
Arctic Research Base, Missile Silo	150	30
Arctic Research Base, Abandoned Military Base	150	30
Giant Excavator Pit	150	40
Cargo Ship	150	30

Same weapons and loot in every place. A bold range differs from the one at the top of this page.

Same NPC, other pages

4 pages

Page	HP
Cargo Ship Scientist	150
Excavator Scientist	150
Military Base Scientist	150
Patrol Scientist	150

These pages cover the same NPC. Each lists its health and what its body gives.

Equipment

carried; only the loot below drops

MP5A4 Medical Syringe Scientist Suit LR-300 Assault Rifle

Scientist loot

211 items · chance per kill

Scientist loot
Item	Chance	Amount
Pistol Bullet	52%	15-45
5.56 Rifle Ammo	51%	12-36
Medical Syringe	33%	1-2
Bandage	17%	1
12 Gauge Buckshot	8%	6-18
Metal Pipe	7.5%	1-9
12 Gauge Slug	4.8%	4-12
12 Gauge Incendiary Shell	4.8%	4-21
Gears	4.7%	2
Metal Spring	4.7%	1
Road Signs	4.7%	2-3
Sheet Metal	4.7%	1
Semi Automatic Body	4.7%	1
Electric Fuse	4.7%	1
SMG Body	3.5%	1
Tech Trash	2.9%	2-3
High Quality Metal	2.9%	15-24
Rifle Body	2.3%	1
Hazmat Suit	1.9%	1-2
Targeting Computer	1.7%	1-2
CCTV Camera	1.4%	1-2
Incendiary Pistol Bullet	1%	10
HV Pistol Ammo	0.5%	10
Supply Signal	0.4%	1
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo	0.4%	8
Auto Turret	0.2%	1-2
22 items, each 0.2% chance, amount 1 Kayak Siege Tower Floor grill Floor triangle grill High External Wooden Gate Wooden Ladder High External Wooden Wall Chainlink Fence Gate Chainlink Fence Metal Window Bars Watch Tower Bucket Helmet Miners Hat Prisoner Hood Riot Helmet Snow Jacket Jacket Pants Shirt T-Shirt Longsleeve T-Shirt Wooden Armor Insert
Sandbag Barricade	0.2%	4
44 items, each 0.2% chance, amount 1 Barbed Wooden Barricade Snap Trap Bed Beehive Ceiling Light Chair Chicken Coop Cooking Workbench Drop Box Fridge Hopper Hot Air Balloon Armor Engineering Workbench Mixing Table Audio Alarm Small Rechargeable Battery Button Pressure Pad Tin Can Alarm Door Controller Electric Heater Fluid Combiner Fluid Splitter Fluid Switch & Pump Blocker Electrical Branch Root Combiner OR Switch XOR Switch Large Solar Panel Storage Adaptor Industrial Combiner Industrial Conveyor Industrial Splitter Flasher Light Siren Light Switch Splitter Sprinkler Timer Reactive Target Shotgun Trap Small Water Catcher Flame Turret
Flare	0.2%	4-5
22 items, each 0.2% chance, amount 1 Metal Detector Telephone Weapon flashlight Beancan Grenade Bee Grenade Boomerang Salvaged Cleaver Compound Bow Double Barrel Shotgun Hatchet Combat Knife Mace Mini Crossbow Pickaxe Waterpipe Shotgun Reinforced Wooden Shield Revolver Salvaged Hammer Satchel Charge Speargun Salvaged Sword Handmade SMG
HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo	0.2%	10
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo	0.2%	8
93 items, each 0.074% chance, amount 1 Diver propulsion vehicle Roadsign Horse Armor High Quality Horse Shoes Mounted Ballista Ballista Battering Ram Catapult Ladder Hatch Triangle Ladder Hatch High External Stone Gate High External Stone Wall Prison Cell Gate Prison Cell Wall Garage Door Metal horizontal embrasure Metal Vertical embrasure Strengthened Glass Window Road Sign Gloves Coffee Can Helmet Heavy Plate Helmet Hoodie Heavy Plate Jacket Night Vision Goggles Heavy Plate Pants Road Sign Kilt Boots Road Sign Jacket Asbestos Armor Insert Lead Armor Insert Concrete Barricade Metal Barricade Computer Station Drone Elevator Large Furnace Homemade Landmine Locker Modular Car Lift Small Oil Refinery Smart Alarm Smart Switch Storage Monitor Large Rechargeable Battery Medium Rechargeable Battery Counter HBHF Sensor Laser Detector Digital Clock Electric Furnace AND Switch Memory Cell RAND Switch RF Broadcaster RF Receiver Small Generator Industrial Crafter Powered Water Purifier Seismic Sensor Tesla Coil Water Pump PTZ CCTV Camera Search Light Large Water Catcher Wind Turbine Parachute RF Transmitter Handcuffs Large Medkit RF Pager Smoke Grenade Extended Magazine Gas Compression Overdrive Holosight Muzzle Boost Muzzle Brake Chainsaw F1 Grenade Flame Thrower Flashbang High Caliber Revolver Homing Missile Launcher Metal Shield Molotov Cocktail Python Revolver Rocket Launcher Salvaged Axe Salvaged Icepick Pump Shotgun Semi-Automatic Pistol Semi-Automatic Rifle Custom SMG Longsword Thompson

Other NPCs

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Scientist: common questions

How much HP does the Scientist have in Rust?

150 HP.

Where do you find the Scientist?

Airfield, Train Yard, Launch Site, Arctic Research Base, Abandoned Military Base, Missile Silo, Giant Excavator, Cargo Ship.

What loot does the Scientist drop?

It rolls from 211 items. Most likely: Pistol Bullet (52%), 5.56 Rifle Ammo (51%), Medical Syringe (33%). The body gives only this roll, not the gear it carries.

How far can the Scientist see you?

It spots you from 30 m.