Rust Anti-Rad Tea
Anti-Rad Tea reduces radiation damage at high-tier monuments. With a Pure Anti-Rad Tea active you can spend longer at Launch Site, Military Tunnels and Missile Silo before radiation eats your HP — though it's a meaningful supplement to a hazmat suit, not a replacement. Like every Rust tea, it follows the standard tier progression: 4 berries make 1 Basic, 4 Basics make 1 Advanced, 4 Advanced make 1 Pure.
Recipe & tiers
| Tier | Effect | Duration | Berries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | +5% radiation resistance | 30 min | 2× red + 2× green berries |
| Advanced | +15% radiation resistance | 30 min | 4× Basic Anti-Rad Teas combined |
| Pure | +25% radiation resistance | 30 min | 4× Advanced Anti-Rad Teas combined |
Brew at a Mixing Table or Cooking Workbench. The order of berries in the slots matters — check the Berry & Tea Reference if unsure. The Tea Brewery Calculator tells you how many of each tier you can brew from your current berry stockpile.
When to use it
Heavy-rad monuments: Launch Site, Military Tunnels, Train Yard, Underwater Labs. Drink before entering — 30 minutes is plenty for a monument clear with loot run.
What it stacks with
- Hazmat suit — Stacks multiplicatively — tea + hazmat lets you stay almost indefinitely
- Anti-rad pills — Different mechanic (pills clear current rad, tea reduces incoming)
- Max Health Tea — For unexpected PvP at the monument
What it doesn't stack with
- Another Anti-Rad Tea — replaces, doesn't double up.
Tips from the wipe meta
- Green berries are mid-rarity; plant a small green-berry plot once per wipe just for Anti-Rad teas.
- If you're in a hazmat already, the marginal gain from Anti-Rad Tea is smaller — but for green/red protection setups it's huge.
- Don't drink it before you've confirmed your route; 30-minute buffs feel long but disappear fast in monument runs.
Common mistakes
- Drinking for low-rad monuments like Outpost — you don't need it.
- Relying on Anti-Rad Tea instead of a hazmat for Launch Site — the tea reduces, doesn't eliminate rad damage.