Rust Teas Guide
18 TEAS / 6 FAMILIES / 3 TIERS
All teas in Rust with crafting recipes, effects, and durations. Teas are brewed in a Mixing Table using berries and water.
Survival status effects & cures→Berry Types
Berries are harvested from bushes found across the map or grown in planters. Each berry type is used in different tea recipes.
Yellow Berry
Used in 14 teas
Red Berry
Used in 8 teas
Blue Berry
Used in 8 teas
White Berry
Used in 3 teas
Green Berry
Used in 6 teas
Max Health Tea
Max Health BoostBasic Max Health Tea
+5 Max Health
Slightly increases your maximum health pool. Made from Yellow Berries found near rivers and swamps.
Recipe
Advanced Max Health Tea
+12.5 Max Health
Moderately increases your maximum health pool. More potent than the basic variant with longer duration.
Recipe
Pure Max Health Tea
+20 Max Health
Significantly increases your maximum health to 120 HP. The strongest max health boost available from teas.
Recipe
Healing Tea
Health RegenerationBasic Healing Tea
+5 HP/min
Provides slow passive healing over time. A cheap way to recover health between fights.
Recipe
Advanced Healing Tea
+10 HP/min
Provides moderate passive healing. Doubles the regen rate of the basic version with a much longer duration.
Recipe
Pure Healing Tea
+15 HP/min
The strongest passive healing tea. Rapidly regenerates health, making it invaluable during extended PvP sessions.
Recipe
Scrap Tea
Scrap Yield BoostBasic Scrap Tea
+10% Scrap Yield
Slightly increases scrap yield from barrels and crates. Short duration makes it best for quick monument runs.
Recipe
Advanced Scrap Tea
+20% Scrap Yield
Moderately increases scrap yield. Great for extended loot runs through multiple monuments.
Recipe
Pure Scrap Tea
+30% Scrap Yield
The maximum scrap yield boost. Highly valuable for Tech Tree grinding and early-wipe progression.
Recipe
Wood Tea
Wood Gather BoostBasic Wood Tea
+10% Wood Gather Rate
Slightly increases the amount of wood gathered from trees. Short duration for quick farming sessions.
Recipe
Advanced Wood Tea
+20% Wood Gather Rate
Moderately increases wood gathering. Combined with a Chainsaw or Salvaged Axe, provides very fast wood farming.
Recipe
Pure Wood Tea
+30% Wood Gather Rate
Maximum wood gathering boost. Stack with a Chainsaw for the fastest possible wood farming in the game.
Recipe
Ore Tea
Ore Gather BoostBasic Ore Tea
+10% Ore Gather Rate
Slightly increases ore yield from mining nodes. Works on all ore types: stone, metal, and sulfur.
Recipe
Advanced Ore Tea
+20% Ore Gather Rate
Moderately increases ore yield from all mining nodes. Very efficient for sulfur farming raids and base upkeep.
Recipe
Pure Ore Tea
+30% Ore Gather Rate
Maximum ore gathering boost. Extremely valuable for sulfur farming before a raid. Use with a Jackhammer for best results.
Recipe
Anti-Rad Tea
Radiation ResistanceBasic Anti-Rad Tea
+10 Rad Protection
Provides minor radiation protection. Enough for low-radiation areas like the Supermarket and Oxum's Gas Station.
Recipe
Advanced Anti-Rad Tea
+25 Rad Protection
Moderate radiation protection. Enough for medium-radiation monuments when combined with basic clothing.
Recipe
Pure Anti-Rad Tea
+50 Rad Protection
Maximum radiation protection from teas. With clothing, allows exploration of high-rad zones like Launch Site and Military Tunnels.
Recipe
Mixing Guide
How the tea mixing system works in Rust. Follow these steps to brew teas efficiently.
Craft Mixing Table
Costs 200 Metal Fragments and 75 Scrap at a Workbench Level 1. Place it inside your base.
Gather Berries
Harvest berries from bushes or grow them in Large Planters. Different berries grow in different biomes.
Add Ingredients
Place the correct berries and water in the Mixing Table input slots. Follow the exact recipe for the tea you want.
Collect & Drink
Click Mix to brew. Teas stack to 10 in inventory. Drink to apply the buff -- effects do NOT stack with each other.
Brewing Tips
Mixing Table Required
All teas are crafted at a Mixing Table. It costs 200 Metal Fragments and 75 Scrap to craft. Place berries and water in the input slots.
Berry Farming
Use planters to grow berries consistently. Each planter can hold 9 berry clones. Water with a Sprinkler or manually.
Stacking Teas
Tea effects do NOT stack. Drinking a Pure Tea while a Basic Tea is active will override it. Wait for effects to expire first.
Best Teas to Brew
Pure Ore Tea is the most valuable for sulfur farming. Pure Scrap Tea is great early wipe. Pure Max Health Tea gives +20 max HP for PvP.