

Molotov Cocktail
A glass bottle filled with low grade fuel. Smashes and spreads fire when it lands, incredibly high damage to wood and players but innefective against stronger materials.
Fire damage
- Damage
- 8
- per second
- Radius
- 1 m
- of the flames
- Burns
- 15 to 20 s
- each fire
Damage per second in the flames, before armour.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
| 10s | 30 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7.2% | 1-7 | |
| 5.1% | 1-6 | |
| 5.1% | 1-6 | |
| 1.3% | 1-2 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.3% | 1 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 4 Elite Crate19 Military Crate | |
| 0.8 | 3 Elite Crate4 Military Crate | |
| 0.6 | 2 Elite Crate8 Military Crate1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig) | |
| 0.6 | 2 Elite Crate7 Military Crate | |
| 0.6 | 2 Elite Crate6 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
| Makes | Ingredients | Time | Workbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10s | |||
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | ||
| Unlock one of these first, then this one. | ||
Recycling
one item at full condition| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| None | ||
| None |
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Skins
Apply with the Repair Bench.
Loading skinsMolotov Cocktail: common questions
- Where do you find Molotov Cocktail?
- Craft it at workbench level 2. It drops from Elite Crate (7.2%), Bradley Heavy Scientist (5.1%) and Heavy Scientist (5.1%), plus 6 more. The most from one full clear: Missile Silo (1.1), Military Tunnel (0.8) and Large Oil Rig (0.6). Mission box: Treasure box (1.6%).
- What does Molotov Cocktail cost to craft?
- Molotov Cocktail crafts for 10 Cloth, 50 Low Grade Fuel.
- What does Molotov Cocktail recycle for?
- Recycling Molotov Cocktail at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 6 Cloth, 30 Low Grade Fuel. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.