Rust Teas & Recipes
Every tea by family and tier with its exact buff and duration. Pure Ore Tea is +40% ore yield; Pure Wood Tea is +150% wood yield.
Rust tea buffs and duration
| Tea | Buff | Lasts min | Other effects | Raw materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolingTemporarily lowers your max temperature (heat resistance). | ||||
| +10°C cooling | 20 | - | ||
| +14°C cooling | 45 | - | ||
| +18°C cooling | 60 | - | ||
| +18°C cooling | 90 | +90 Calories | ||
| +22°C cooling | 48 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| Crafting QualityRaises the chance that armor you craft gets extra insert slots. | ||||
| +50% craft quality | 3 | - | ||
| +75% craft quality | 5 | - | ||
| +85% craft quality | 7 | - | ||
| Harvesting (Corpses)Temporarily increases resources harvested from corpses. | ||||
| +35% harvest yield | 20 | - | ||
| +45% harvest yield | 20 | - | ||
| +55% harvest yield | 20 | - | ||
| +55% harvest yield | 30 | +90 Calories | ||
| +65% harvest yield | 16 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| HealingHeals you over time. | ||||
| - | - | +30 HP over time (1 HP/s) | ||
| - | - | +50 HP over time (1 HP/s), +5 Instant heal | ||
| - | - | +75 HP over time (1 HP/s), +10 Instant heal | ||
| - | - | +100 HP over time (1 HP/s), +10 Instant heal, +90 Calories | ||
| - | - | +97 HP over time (1 HP/s), +18 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| Max HealthTemporarily raises your maximum health. | ||||
| +5% max health | 20 | - | ||
| +10% max health | 20 | - | ||
| +15% max health | 20 | - | ||
| +15% max health | 30 | +90 Calories | ||
| +20% max health | 16 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| Ore GatheringTemporarily increases ore yield from nodes. | ||||
| +20% ore yield | 30 | - | ||
| +30% ore yield | 30 | - | ||
| +40% ore yield | 30 | - | ||
| +40% ore yield | 45 | +90 Calories | ||
| +50% ore yield | 24 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| Radiation RemovalRemoves some radiation immediately. | ||||
| - | - | -6 Radiation | - | |
| - | - | -8 Radiation | - | |
| - | - | -10 Radiation | - | |
| Radiation ResistanceTemporarily increases radiation resistance. | ||||
| +15% radiation resist | 30 | - | ||
| +25% radiation resist | 30 | - | ||
| +35% radiation resist | 30 | - | ||
| +35% radiation resist | 45 | +90 Calories | ||
| +45% radiation resist | 24 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| Scrap (Barrels)Temporarily increases scrap from barrels. | ||||
| +100% scrap yield | 30 | - | ||
| +200% scrap yield | 45 | - | ||
| +300% scrap yield | 60 | - | ||
| +300% scrap yield | 90 | +90 Calories | ||
| +400% scrap yield | 48 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| WarmingTemporarily raises your min temperature (cold resistance). | ||||
| +5°C warmth | 20 | - | ||
| +9°C warmth | 45 | - | ||
| +13°C warmth | 60 | - | ||
| +13°C warmth | 90 | +90 Calories | ||
| +17°C warmth | 48 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
| Wood GatheringTemporarily increases the wood you gather from trees. | ||||
| +50% wood yield | 30 | - | ||
| +100% wood yield | 30 | - | ||
| +150% wood yield | 30 | - | ||
| +150% wood yield | 45 | +90 Calories | ||
| +200% wood yield | 24 | +5 Instant heal, +45 Calories | ||
How teas work
- Every tea also gives +30 hydration, a Milky tea +45.
- Creamy and Milky teas are crafted at a Workbench Level 1 (15s) from one Pure tea and 3 Cream or 3 Milk. Cream makes the Pure buff 1.18× to 1.33× as strong for 0.8× as long; Milk keeps the same buff for 1.5× as long.
- Brew at the Mixing Table (5s per mix). Advanced and Pure take 4× the tier below, so one Pure Ore Tea is 32 Blue and 32 Yellow berries.
- Basic, Advanced and Pure gather teas do not heal; they only add yield. Harvest and max health teas last 20 min at those tiers; cooling teas last 20 / 45 / 60 minutes.
- Teas of the same buff do not stack. A second one replaces the first, even if it is weaker. Teas with different buffs work together.
- A pie with the same kind of buff as a tea replaces it, the same way a second tea does: a Survivor's Pie ends a harvest tea, a Pumpkin Pie a max health tea.
- A Bear Pie makes ore, wood, scrap and harvest buffs 1.5× as strong, but they run out twice as fast. Compare every mix in the tea and pie combos tool.
Methodology
Tested in game on our own server: all 92 teas, pies and cooked meats. The table shows each tea's buff type, strength and duration. Tested on the current version of Rust.
Rust teas: common questions
- What is the best tea in Rust?
- For farming, the Pure gather teas: Pure Ore Tea gives +40% ore yield, Pure Wood Tea +150% wood yield and Pure Scrap Tea +300% scrap yield from barrels. A Creamy Pure tea is stronger for a shorter time (Creamy Pure Ore Tea: +50% ore yield for 24 min); a Milky one keeps the Pure buff for longer.
- How long do teas last in Rust?
- From 3 min (Basic Crafting Quality Tea) to 90 min (Milky Pure Warming Tea). Ore and wood teas last 30 min as Basic, Advanced and Pure, 45 min as Milky and 24 min as Creamy.
- How do you make tea in Rust?
- Mix berries at a Mixing Table (5s per mix). Basic Ore Tea takes 2 Yellow Berry and 2 Blue Berry. Advanced and Pure each take 4 teas of the tier below. Creamy and Milky teas are crafted from one Pure tea and 3 Cream or 3 Milk.
- How many berries does a Pure tea take?
- Pure Ore Tea takes 32 Blue Berry and 32 Yellow Berry in total. Other Pure teas scale the same way from their own Basic recipe.