Summary
With each newRustupdate, the high-stakes survival game becomes more expansive and even more brutal. For players looking to boost their odds ofthriving inRust’s challenging environment,teas are a great option, and there is a variety available to enhanceRustgameplay in different ways.
Players can brew teas at a Mixing Table to benefit from their unique short-term buffs. Categorized into three tiers:Basic, Advanced, and Pure, players must combine four lower-tier variants to craft one higher-tier variant. Crafting the top-tier tea demands a considerable amount of time and resources but can bewell worth it for some of the best teas. Here is aranking of all the teas that can be crafted inRust,ensuring that players know which to grind for.
Slightly Improves Players' Resistance To Radiation Damage
The Anti-Rad Teaincreases players' resistance to radiation damage, with the most potent variation, the Pure Anti-Rad Tea, providing a +45% increase in damage resistance. Much like Anti-Radiation Pills, however, the Anti-Rad Tea is generally one of the least valuable teas, though it can be situationally useful.
At Launch Site, one of thebest high-tierRustmonuments,the high radiation levels penetrate even a Hazmat Suit, so players can use the Anti-Rad Tea to fight off some of the damage. Still, it’s hard to justify growing rare Green Berries for this lackluster tea when chugging water in high radiation zones typically suffices.
9Cooling Tea
Combats Extreme Heat But Is Rarely Necessary
The Cooling Tea was introduced with the cooking update to allow players to combat excessive heat in the Desert biome. TheCooling Tea reduces the player’s core temperature by -10°C, allowing one to avoid overheating in extreme temperatures.
While the Cooling Tea is not as essential as the Warming Tea, as heat inRustdoes not pose as much of a threat as the cold,players who like to live in the Desertmight benefit from its temperature-regulating effects.
8Harvesting Tea
Boosts Yield Of Animal Fat And Other Natural Resources
Animal and human bodies yield resources such as Leather, Bone Fragments, Cloth, and Animal Fat. Animal Fat is particularly useful for crafting Low-Grade Fuel, which is an essential resource needed to power vehicles and generate electricity.
TheHarvesting Tea boosts that resource yield from harvesting corpses by +50%, which can be handy for players who find themselves short on low-grade fuel. Still, it is a rather niche buff that, for most players, won’t be worth the grind of farming for.
7Scrap Tea
Increases Amount Of Scrap Looted From Barrels
Scrap Teatemporarily increases the amount of Scrap players receive when destroying barrelsthat spawn near roads, monuments, and junkpiles. Scrap isthe main currency inRust,which players need to research and craft items and can also use to purchase items from NPCs or other players.
The Pure Scrap Tea, the highest-tier Scrap Tea variant, boosts Scrap yield by a massive 350%. However, this boost is only applied to Scrap received from barrels, not from crates or recycling, which makes it far less practical and less worth farming White Berries for.
6Warming Tea
Combats Freezing Temperatures (Useful In The Snow Biome)
When a player’s temperature drops below 5°C, they start taking damage over time, which can be deadly if they are exposed for too long. TheWarming Tea combats the Cold debuffby temporarily increasing the player’s core temperature by 10°C+.
The Warming Tea comes in very handy at night or when it’s raining. It can also be a game-changer forplayers living in the Snow biome, who will now be able to wear a full metal set without freezing.
5Healing Tea
Heals The Player Over Time
The Healing Tea does as its name suggests; itgradually heals the player over time, with the higher variants alsoproviding some instant health. Unlike Syringes or Bandages, Healing Teas do not suffer from lengthy healing animations, and they don’t need to be equipped to be consumed.
Players can also stack teas in groups of 10 in their inventory, which makes them easy to spam. However, Healing Teas do not stop bleeding like Bandages and Med Kits, which makes them less effective during active combat.
4Crafting Quality Tea
Increases Armor Insert Slots On Crafted Items
Armor Inserts are a new addition toRust. Armor items crafted by players now have a chance to add 0–3 slots to the crafted item. These slots allow players to modify their gear, upgrading the armor’s protection stats against different damage types, such as radiation, projectile, or cold.
The number of slots a piece of armor receives when crafted is randomized, but players can temporarily improve their odds by 50% by consuming the Crafting Quality Tea. For players who really want to customize their loadout, theCrafting Quality Tea will boost their chances of max armor slots on their items.
3Max Health Tea
Boosts Players Max Health To 120 HP
TheMax Health Tea temporarily boosts the player’s maximum health, with the highest-tier variant offering a massive 20+ increase to standard health capacity. This extra health can drastically boost a player’s survivability. For example, with a max health of 120, a player wearing a Bandana and a Wolf Headdress can survive a headshot from a Bolt Action Rifle,one of the best guns inRust.
While it’s expensive and time-consuming to craft, the Pure Max Health Tea offers a much-needed short-term advantage for players trying tosurviveRust’s unforgiving world. For this reason, it’s arguably one of the best teas in the game.
2Wood Tea
Increases Wood Output From Farming Trees
Wood is an essential resource inRust, needed for building, crafting, and fueling furnaces. Thankfully, Wood Tea makes stockpiling that basic resource much easier.Wood Tea provides an extra percentage of wood yieldwhen farming trees.
The highest-tier variant, Pure Wood Tea, boosts wood output by a very substantial 200%, which candramatically transform a player’s harvesting efforts. If used in combination with a Chainsaw, players can quickly get a full inventory of wood.
1Ore Tea
Boosts Stone, Sulfur, And Metal Yield When Farming Nodes
The Ore Tea is one of the most popular and valuable teas inRust. When a player consumes the Ore Tea, their yield from farming Stone, Sulfur, and Metal nodes is increased.
The highest-tier variant,thePure Ore tea, provides a massive +50% buff to Ore harvesting yield for 30 minutes. If players invest in the pricey Pure Ore Tea, they should pair it with a quality tool, such as a Salvaged Icepick or Jackhammer, for maximum yield potential and, if possible,consume a Bear Pieto stack their effects.
