Event

Rust Christmas

Gift boxes drop near every player and placed stockings fill up. Santa's sleigh drops a crate of presents, portals open a dungeon, and the advent calendar gives a gift each day from December 16 to 25. Each server turns it on for itself.

Gift boxes: 2; per player, within 40 m
Sleigh speed: 25 m/s
Portals stay open: 20 min
Advent calendar: December 16 to 25

How it works

1. Fresh spawns: Every fresh spawn gets 3 Snowballs.
2. Open gift boxes: Each gift refill drops 2 gift boxes within 40 m of each awake player. Each box holds 5 presents.
3. Place a stocking: Each gift refill fills every placed stocking.
4. Open the advent calendar: Open an Advent Calendar once a day, December 16 to 25, for that day's gift.
5. Follow Santa's sleigh: It drops a Present Drop crate halfway along its path.
6. Enter a portal: Portals to the Christmas dungeon stay open 20 min.

What you spawn with

Snowball

Every fresh spawn gets these.

Gift boxes

Each refill drops: 2; gift boxes per player
Within: 40 m; of each awake player
Each gift box holds: 5; presents

Gift box contents
Item	Chance	Amount
Small Present	90%	1
Medium Present	10%	1

Each present in a gift box is one of these, at the chance shown.

Presents

chance per present

Small Present

Small Present contents
Item	Chance	Amount
Snowball	19.5%	1-2
Candy Cane Club	13%	1
Chocolate Bar	13%	3-4
Metal Fragments	13%	25-49
Stones	13%	100-199
Wood	13%	200-399
Wrapping Paper	13%	1
Eoka Pistol	6.5%	1
Handmade Shell	6.5%	8-11
Low Grade Fuel	6.5%	25-34
Reindeer Antlers	6.5%	1
Scrap	6.5%	8-11
Santa Hat	2.6%	1
Decorative Gingerbread Men	1.6%	1
Decorative Pinecones	1.6%	1
Decorative Plastic Candy Canes	1.6%	1
Decorative Tinsel	1.6%	1

Each one you unwrap rolls this table once.

Medium Present

Medium Present contents
Item	Chance	Amount
Stones	21.3%	1,000
Snowball	12.8%	1-4
Handmade Shell	10.6%	10
Pookie Bear	10.6%	1
Small Stocking	10.6%	1
Waterpipe Shotgun	10.6%	1
Salvaged Cleaver	8.5%	1
Low Grade Fuel	6.4%	150
Medical Syringe	6.4%	1
Short Ice Wall	6.4%	3-4
Sled (Xmas)	6.4%	1
Snowball Gun	6.4%	1
Decorative Baubels	2.7%	1
Star Tree Topper	2.7%	1
Tree Lights	1.1%	1

Each one you unwrap rolls this table once.

Large Present

Large Present contents
Item	Chance	Amount
Pistol Bullet	20%	20
12 Gauge Buckshot	13.3%	12
Crude Oil	13.3%	250
Flame Turret	13.3%	1
High Quality Metal	13.3%	60
Pump Shotgun	13.3%	1
Revolver	13.3%	1
SUPER Stocking	13.3%	1
6 items, each 6.7% chance, amount 1 Custom SMG Flashlight Holosight Military Silencer Supply Signal Weapon Lasersight

Each one you unwrap rolls this table once.

Combine recipes
Combine
×10 Small Present Medium Present
×5 Medium Present Large Present

Combining never fails.

Stockings

Small Stocking

Small Stocking contents
Item	Chance	Amount
Snowball	31.6%	1-4
Candy Cane Club	21.8%	1-2
Wrapping Paper	21.8%	1-2
Stones	21.8%	100-398
Wood	21.8%	200-798
Metal Fragments	21.8%	25-98
Chocolate Bar	21.8%	3-8
Coal :(	21%	1-2
Reindeer Antlers	11.2%	1-2
Eoka Pistol	11.2%	1-2
Handmade Shell	11.2%	8-22
Scrap	11.2%	8-22
Low Grade Fuel	11.2%	25-68
Santa Hat	4.6%	1-2
Decorative Pinecones	2.9%	1-2
Decorative Plastic Candy Canes	2.9%	1-2
Decorative Tinsel	2.9%	1-2
Decorative Gingerbread Men	2.9%	1-2

Large Stocking

Large Stocking contents
Item	Chance	Amount
Snowball	42.5%	1-12
Stones	33%	100-3,000
Candy Cane Club	28%	1-3
Wrapping Paper	28%	1-3
Wood	28%	200-1,197
Metal Fragments	28%	25-147
Chocolate Bar	28%	3-12
Coal :(	27.1%	1-3
Handmade Shell	17.6%	8-33
Low Grade Fuel	16.5%	25-450
Reindeer Antlers	14.8%	1-3
Eoka Pistol	14.8%	1-3
Scrap	14.8%	8-33
Santa Hat	6.1%	1-3
Decorative Pinecones	3.8%	1-3
Decorative Plastic Candy Canes	3.8%	1-3
Decorative Tinsel	3.8%	1-3
Decorative Gingerbread Men	3.8%	1-3
Pookie Bear	3.2%	1-3
Small Stocking	3.2%	1-3
Waterpipe Shotgun	3.2%	1-3
Salvaged Cleaver	2.5%	1-3
Medical Syringe	1.9%	1-3
Short Ice Wall	1.9%	3-12
Snowball Gun	1.9%	1-3
Sled	1.9%	1-3
Star Tree Topper	0.8%	1-3
Decorative Baubels	0.8%	1-3
Tree Lights	0.3%	1-3

A gift refill fills every placed stocking.

Combine recipes
Combine
×6 Small Stocking SUPER Stocking

Combining never fails.

Santa's sleigh

Speed: 25 m/s; across the map
Altitude: 50 m; at least, above the ground

Present Drop
Crate	HP	Items
Present DropDropped halfway along the sleigh's path	1,000	43

See the full Present Drop loot table, with the chance of each item.

Advent calendar

December 16 to 25

Advent calendar gift by day
Day	Gift
Dec 16	×1 Pump Shotgun ×10 12 Gauge Incendiary Shell
Dec 17	×3 Pure Wood Tea ×3 Pure Ore Tea ×3 Pure Scrap Tea
Dec 18	×3 Diesel Fuel ×1 Jackhammer
Dec 19	×1 Multiple Grenade Launcher ×20 40mm Shotgun Round
Dec 20	×8 F1 Grenade ×6 40mm HE Grenade
Dec 21	×3 Double Horse Saddle ×3 Roadsign Horse Armor ×3 High Quality Horse Shoes
Dec 22	×1 M39 Rifle ×30 HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo ×2 Pure Ore Tea
Dec 23	×1 Supply Signal
Dec 24	×1 Holosight ×1 Military Silencer ×1 Muzzle Brake ×1 Muzzle Boost ×1 Weapon Lasersight ×1 HMLMG ×1 Weapon flashlight
Dec 25	×1 LR-300 Assault Rifle ×90 5.56 Rifle Ammo

Place an Advent Calendar and open it once a day. Each player gets one gift per day, and only on the days above (server date).

Christmas dungeon

Portals stay open: 20 min

Christmas Tunnel Crate
Crate	HP	Items
Christmas Tunnel CrateLoot in the dungeon	250	113

See the full Christmas Tunnel Crate loot table, with the chance of each item.

Gingerbread

Gingerbread Man
Enemy	HP
Gingerbread ManThe Christmas enemy	350

Christmas items

Christmas items
Item	Craft cost	Drops from
Christmas Tree	Not craftable	Not in loot
Christmas LightsNot a default blueprint	×25 ×20	Not in loot
Christmas Door WreathNot a default blueprint	×20	Not in loot
Festive Doorway GarlandNot a default blueprint	×25	Not in loot
Festive Double Doorway GarlandNot a default blueprint	×25	Not in loot
Festive Window GarlandNot a default blueprint	×25	Not in loot
SnowmanNot a default blueprint	×50 ×20 ×20	Not in loot
Giant Candy DecorNot a default blueprint	×30	Not in loot
Giant Lollipop DecorNot a default blueprint	×20	Not in loot
Santa Hat	Not craftable	Large Stocking 6.1% Small Stocking 4.6% Small Present 2.6%
Santa BeardNot a default blueprint	×10	Not in loot
Candy Cane Club	Not craftable	Large Stocking 28% Small Stocking 22% Small Present 13%
Snowball Gun	Not craftable	Medium Present 6.4% Gingerbread Man 6.4% Large Stocking 1.9%
Star Tree Topper	Not craftable	Medium Present 2.7% Gingerbread Man 2.7% Large Stocking 0.8%
Decorative Baubels	Not craftable	Medium Present 2.7% Gingerbread Man 2.7% Large Stocking 0.8%
Tree Lights	Not craftable	Medium Present 1.1% Gingerbread Man 1.1% Large Stocking 0.3%
Decorative Tinsel	Not craftable	Large Stocking 3.8% Small Stocking 2.9% Small Present 1.6%
Decorative Plastic Candy Canes	Not craftable	Large Stocking 3.8% Small Stocking 2.9% Small Present 1.6%
Decorative Gingerbread Men	Not craftable	Large Stocking 3.8% Small Stocking 2.9% Small Present 1.6%
Decorative Pinecones	Not craftable	Large Stocking 3.8% Small Stocking 2.9% Small Present 1.6%

Drop chances are per present, per stocking or per body.

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Methodology

Tested in game on our own server: the timers, spawn counts, rewards, loot tables, combine recipes and damage settings this event uses by default. A server can change these. Tested on the current version of Rust.

Rust Christmas: common questions

What does Santa's sleigh drop in Rust?

A Present Drop, a crate that falls halfway along the sleigh's path. It holds weapons, ammo, components and armor.

How many Christmas gifts spawn per player in Rust?

Each gift refill drops 2 gift boxes within 40 m of each awake player. Each gift box holds 5 presents.

How long does a Christmas portal last in Rust?

20 minutes.