How do I get better at Rust combat?

Learn items range on a calm target, then fight only when the odds are clearly yours.

Which stat matters most?

Timing and positioning matter more than any single number. Practice the fight, not the sheet.

When your main items is empty and the enemy is untouched. Live to fight the next minute.

Combat in Rust is about timing and matchups more than raw stats. The items below shape most encounters you will take.

Before any fight, know your items range. Most loses come from swinging at air because the player never learned where the hitbox ends.

Position beats power. A weak tool used from the right angle wins more often than a strong tool used in a panic.

Hatchet (Weapons): This tool is a must-have for any rust player.
Pickaxe (Weapons): A Pickaxe, useful for gathering ore from rocks.
Rock (Weapons): A Rock.
Bolt Action Rifle (Weapons): A high powered, highly accurate rifle.
Revolver (Weapons): A shoddy eight-shooter.
Eoka Pistol (Weapons): A primitive pistol that fires one Shotgun round at a time.
Pump Shotgun (Weapons): A Shotgun.
Assault Rifle (Weapons): High damage machine rifle.
Bone Knife (Weapons): Melee weapon crafted from bone and wood.
Salvaged Axe (Weapons): A high-yield resource gathering axe.
Salvaged Hammer (Weapons): A Hammer made from a bunch of other crap.
F1 Grenade (Weapons): Reliable explosive device.
Rocket Launcher (Weapons): Shoots rockets slightly farther than North Korea
Rocket (Weapons): Ammunition for a type of ammo used in the Rocket Launcher.
Beancan Grenade (Weapons): Unreliable explosive device.
Custom SMG (Weapons): A rapid-firing Machine Gun.
High Velocity Rocket (Weapons): Fast moving rocket ammunition.
Crossbow (Weapons): A accurate ranged weapon.

Retreat is a move. If your items is spent and the threat is fresh, leaving the field is the win condition, not a failure.

Bandage (Items): Heal yourself or others with this bandage.
Anti-Radiation Pills (Items): Taking these pills will lower your radiation level.
Armor (Items): A Full list can be seen in Attire Armor is a system in Rust based on equipping particular items in the clothing slots ( by default, these are.
Animal Fat (Items): Fat from an animal.
Bear Trap (Items): see Snap Trap
12 Gauge Buckshot (Items): Ammunition for a Shotgun.
Assault Rifle (Items): High damage machine rifle.
5.56 Rifle Ammo (Items): Ammunition for a Rifle.
Apple (Items): An Apple.
Bear Meat (Items): Raw Bear Meat.
Battery - Small (Items): A Battery.