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Rust Cooling Tea

By Frozen · checked in-game on the live patch · Updated 3 July 2026

// Basic: green + white berries · Advanced: 4× Basic Cooling Teas · Pure: 4× Advanced Cooling Teas

Cooling Tea is the desert-biome counterpart to Warming Tea. Drink before entering hot regions — desert monuments, summer wipes, or geothermal zones — and the cooling effect prevents heat damage and dehydration tick. The Basic tier negates 10°C of heat (max temp cap 40°C while active) and gives +30 hydration, with the higher tiers stacking the buff strength. 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	Negates 10°C of heat + 30 hydration (max temp cap 40°C)	20 min	Green + white berries (verify pattern in-game)
Advanced	Stronger heat negation + hydration	20 min	4× Basic Cooling Teas combined
Pure	Strongest heat negation + hydration	20 min	4× Advanced Cooling 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

Desert monuments and summer wipe events. Drink before crossing a desert or entering a hot monument — Pure lasts an hour, plenty for any planned route.

What it stacks with

Light/burlap clothing — Wear minimal clothing in heat — stacks with the cooling buff
Hydration buffs — Cooling Tea reduces dehydration; pair with water sources to stay topped up
Max Health Tea — Different slot, run both for combat-ready desert ops

What it doesn't stack with

Warming Tea (opposite buff — drinking either replaces the other).
Another Cooling Tea — replaces, doesn't double up.

Tips from the wipe meta

Plan brewing in advance — Pure tier needs 16 Basic Teas (~64 berries), so a dedicated green/white plot is worthwhile if you do a lot of desert content.
White berries are the rare ingredient — they only grow naturally near coastal biomes, so plant a hybrid plot if you can't find them in the wild.
If you also need rad resistance for a hot monument, drink Anti-Rad Tea separately — both stack.

Common mistakes

Drinking outside hot biomes — gives no benefit and wastes the buff.
Using as a heal — Cooling Tea doesn't restore HP, only mitigates heat damage.

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