Rust Farming Tools
Berry & Tea Reference
Every berry type, every tea recipe with exact buff values, brewing costs, durations and stacking rules.
Berry types
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Red Berry
Eaten raw: +5 calories, +2 hydration. No special buff — same as all berries. Used in Healing Tea, Max Health Tea, Wood Tea and Anti-Rad Tea recipes.
// used in 4 tea recipes
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Blue Berry
Eaten raw: +5 calories, +2 hydration. Used in Ore Tea, Wood Tea and Anti-Rad Tea recipes.
// used in 3 tea recipes
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Green Berry
Eaten raw: +5 calories, +2 hydration. Used only in Anti-Rad Tea. Less versatile than red/blue — grow in smaller quantities.
// used in 1 tea recipe
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Yellow Berry
Eaten raw: +5 calories, +2 hydration. Used in Max Health Tea, Ore Tea and Scrap Tea recipes.
// used in 3 tea recipes
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White Berry
Eaten raw: +5 calories, +2 hydration. Used only in Scrap Tea recipe.
// used in 1 tea recipe
Eating berries raw gives the same +5 calories and +2 hydration regardless of colour — there are no colour-specific raw buffs. Save them for teas unless you desperately need food.
Black berries exist in the game files but are not currently used for any tea recipe and have no special effect. They give the same +5 calories / +2 hydration as all other berries if eaten.
Black berries exist in the game files but are not currently used for any tea recipe and have no special effect. They give the same +5 calories / +2 hydration as all other berries if eaten.
How to brew
01
Get a mixing table
Buy one at Bandit Camp food shop for 175 scrap, or research for 75 scrap then craft with 200 metal frags + 100 stone at a level 1 workbench.
02
Brew basic tea
Place 4 berries in the correct colour order into the mixing table. Order matters — the Start Mixing button turns green when the recipe is correct.
// 4 berries → 1 basic tea
03
Upgrade to advanced
Place 4 basic teas of the same type into the mixing table to produce 1 advanced tea with a stronger effect.
// 4 basic = 16 berries total
04
Upgrade to pure
Place 4 advanced teas of the same type to produce 1 pure tea — the strongest tier. Recipe order still matters at every step.
// 4 advanced = 64 berries total
All tea recipes & effects
R
R
R
R
// 4× red
Basic+30 healing over time + 30 hydrationover time
Advanced+5 instant heal + 50 healing over timeover time
Pure+30 instant heal + 75 healing over time + 30 hydrationover time
does not stack (same type)
R
R
R
Y
// 3× red, 1× yellow
Basic+5 max HP (105 HP)20 min
Advanced+12.5 max HP (~112)20 min
Pure+20 max HP (120 HP)20 min
does not stack
Y
B
Y
B
// 2× yellow, 2× blue
Basic+20% ore yield30 min
Advanced+35% ore yield30 min
Pure+50% ore yield30 min
does not stack (same type)
R
B
R
B
// 2× red, 2× blue
Basic+50% wood yield30 min
Advanced+100% wood yield (2×)30 min
Pure+200% wood yield (3×)30 min
does not stack (same type)
Y
W
Y
W
// 2× yellow, 2× white
Basic+100% scrap from barrels (2×)30 min
Advanced+225% scrap from barrels (3.25×)45 min
Pure+350% scrap from barrels (4.5×)60 min
does not stack
R
G
R
G
// 2× red, 2× green
Basic+5% radiation resistance30 min
Advanced+15% radiation resistance30 min
Pure+25% radiation resistance30 min
does not stack
R
R
Y
Y
// 2× red, 2× yellow — confirm order in-game
BasicCold-biome heat buff (basic)20 min
AdvancedCold-biome heat buff (medium)20 min
PureCold-biome heat buff (strongest)20 min
does not stack (same type)
G
G
W
W
// 2× green, 2× white — confirm order in-game
BasicNegates 10°C heat + 30 hydration (max temp cap 40°C)20 min
AdvancedStronger heat negation + hydration20 min
PureStrongest heat negation + hydration20 min
does not stack (same type)
Total berry cost per tea
1× Basic tea4 berries
1× Advanced tea16 berries (4 basic × 4 berries)
1× Pure tea64 berries (4 advanced × 16 berries)
Berry order in recipe⚠ Order matters — must match exactly
Scrap tea noteOnly affects barrels, not recycling or crates
What's worth farming
Stacking rules
Healing tea✓ Stackable — drink multiple for more health
Max health tea✗ Does not stack — strongest tier counts only
Ore tea✗ Does not stack — only one ore tea active at a time
Wood tea✗ Does not stack — only one wood tea active at a time
Scrap tea✗ Does not stack — reapplying refreshes timer only
Anti-rad tea✗ Does not stack — strongest tier counts only
Warming tea✗ Does not stack — strongest tier counts only
Cooling tea✗ Does not stack — strongest tier counts only
Warming + Cooling together✗ They cancel each other — pointless combo
Different tea types✓ Do stack — ore + wood + warming all active together is fine
All teas⚠ All effects lost on death