Every throwable and explosive
Price is per life; the unlock is the role level and one-time payment where the files record one. The quoted text is the game’s own description.
All equipment in the database →
| Item | Price | Unlock | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| M67 Frag Grenade | $200 | — | “Detonates a short time after being thrown.” |
| C4 Charge | $250 | Support 2 | “Remotely Detonated Explosive. Requires Remote Detonator.” |
| Remote Detonator | $550 | Support 2 · $15,000 | “Detonates placed C4 Charges.” |
| Improvised Explosive Device | $300 | — | “Remotely Detonated Explosive. Can Only Be Used Once.” |
| AT Mine | $650 | Support 25 · $75,000 | “Pressure Triggered by Vehicles only.” 8.6 kg |
| Claymore | $900 | Recon 22 · $50,000 | “Motion Triggered by Infantry & Vehicles.” |
| M18 Smoke Grenade: White | $100 | Medic 5 · $7,500 | “Emits a cloud of White Smoke.” |
| M18 Smoke Grenade: Black | $100 | Medic 21 · $15,000 | “Emits a cloud of Black Smoke.” |
| M18 Signal Grenades (6 colours) | $50 each | — | Coloured smoke plus a map marker |
| Gold Frag Grenade | — | — | “Money to burn? Throw it all away… literally.” |
What it takes to destroy a FOB and other buildables
The game files record each explosive’s damage per hit against every buildable. A selection, as the number of hits to destroy it:
How a FOB works, and how to take one down →
| Structure (health) | C4 | IED | AT Mine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Operating Base (15,000) | 5 | 1 | 50 |
| Gate (5,320) | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Hedgehog (4,500) | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| Hesco Wall (4,600) | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| Bremer Wall (6,500) | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| Bunker (5,000) | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| Drill Rig (2,500) | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Sandbag Wall (735) | 1 | 1 | 3 |
C4 and the detonator: one switch fires them all
C4 is bought by the charge, and the Remote Detonator is a separate purchase that fires them — players pointed out on 26 September that the detonator comes with one charge. Hold the detonator to throw or place a charge, then press to fire. A player found on 8 October that any detonator you carry sets off every charge you have placed, and that a teammate who picks up your detonator after you die cannot fire your charges. Since Update 0.1.2 on 30 September, grenades, smoke and C4 can no longer be used from enclosed vehicle seats.
Mines and claymores
The AT Mine ignores infantry entirely — the files say it is pressure triggered by vehicles only — and its 8.6 kg is a real cost in a loadout. The Claymore is motion triggered by infantry and vehicles, but it is a weak demolition tool: 150 damage per hit against buildables. Players are not sure it is reliable: one asked on 8 October whether claymores work at all, after never seeing one detonate, and another the same day reported teammates deliberately walking into their claymores to bait a team-kill penalty.
Smoke and signal grenades
White and black M18 smoke are the tactical screens, unlocked through the Medic track. The six coloured M18 signal grenades are a communication tool: each puts a column of coloured smoke in the world and a marker on the map — purple for a landing zone, green for a supply request, yellow for an alert, orange for a damaged vehicle, blue for friendly, red for hostile. Players on the Steam board in early October say few people buy them at $50 a slot.
Season 02 adds the Molotov
BULKHEAD’s Season 02 preview of 9 October: “A thrown incendiary that splashes fire on impact and damages anyone caught in its radius. Throw overarm or underarm.” It is meant for damage and area denial — clearing buildings, per the site’s notes on BULKHEAD’s 9 October press conference, and deliberately poor against vehicles. Price and unlock are not yet published. Season 02 releases on 15 October.
Common questions
How do you use C4 in WARDOGS?
Buy C4 charges and a Remote Detonator ($550, Support level 2). Hold the detonator to throw or place a charge, then press it to detonate. One detonator fires every charge you have placed.
How many C4 does it take to destroy a FOB in WARDOGS?
Five, according to the game files. A single IED ($300, no unlock) destroys one outright.
Do AT mines kill infantry in WARDOGS?
No. The game files say the AT Mine is pressure triggered by vehicles only. The Claymore is the anti-infantry option.
How do you unlock smoke grenades in WARDOGS?
Through the Medic track: white smoke at Medic level 5 ($7,500) and black smoke at Medic 21 ($15,000), then $100 each per life.
What do the coloured smoke grenades do in WARDOGS?
They are signal grenades: coloured smoke plus a map marker — landing zone, supply request, alert, damaged vehicle, friendly or hostile. They cost $50 each.
Can you throw grenades from a vehicle in WARDOGS?
Not from enclosed seats. Update 0.1.2 on 30 September stopped grenades, smoke and C4 being used from enclosed vehicle seats.
Sources & verification
Prices, unlocks, weights, in-game text and the structure-damage tables are wardogs.zone’s extraction of the game files, read 6 and 10 October 2026; BULKHEAD has published none of them. The vehicle-seat rule is Update 0.1.2; the Molotov is the Season 02 preview. Behaviour reports are players on the Steam board, 13 September to 8 October.
| Source | Type | Read |
|---|---|---|
| wardogs.zone · item database (throwables and deployables), read 6 and 10 October 2026Prices, unlocks, weights, in-game text and the per-structure damage tables (health, damage per hit, hits to destroy) for C4, Remote Detonator, IED, AT Mine and Claymore. Fan extraction of the game files, not BULKHEAD. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| BULKHEAD · WARDOGS Update 0.1.2, 30 September 2026Published at 06:57:06 UTC. Schedules an 08:00 UTC maintenance window estimated at one hour and publishes the complete 0.1.2 change list: a fix for the recent KB5124010-linked WD-L020 crash, named cash and XP exploit changes and enforcement, a four-way Deploy flow, browser/admin controls, stability, Havoc, buildable, throwable, crosshair and localisation fixes. The maintenance window is an announcement, not a live recovery signal. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-30 |
| BULKHEAD · WARDOGS Season 02 Preview, 9 October 2026Published through Steam at 16:00:14 UTC (Steam News API gid 1846018067933823). The complete announcement names four weapons, a Molotov, four vehicles, three buildables, rain behaviour, an experimental Wager Vendor, headline balance work and Season 02-only Lonestar bonuses. It repeats the 15 October release date, says full balance notes and a maintenance window will follow early the next week, and gives no start time, patch number, item prices, unlocks or numeric combat values beyond a 20% losing-team vendor discount that activates at least 40 points behind second place. | Publisher stated | 2026-10-09 |
| Steam · “C4 Implementation issue”, 8 October 2026Opened 18:17 UTC. Any detonator fires every charge the player placed; a teammate picking up the detonator cannot fire them. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| Steam · “When buy C4 don't FORCE us to buy trigger seperately”, 26 September 2026Reply: the detonator comes with one C4 by default. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| Steam · “Do claymores work?”, 8 October 2026Opened 20:54 UTC. Claymores never seen to detect enemies or explode. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| Steam · “remove claymores”, 8 October 2026Players walking into teammates’ claymores on purpose to get them penalised. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| Steam · “Make signal grenades cheaper.”, 3 October 2026Few players pay $50 or spend a vest slot on signal grenades. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
