Rust Healing Tea
Healing Tea is Rust's combat heal consumable. Brewed from red berries, it gives instant HP at consume plus a healing-over-time effect that continues to tick. Pure tier delivers +30 instant heal, +75 healing over time, and +30 hydration in a single drink — useful as a panic-button heal in fights and a slower top-up between engagements. 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 | +30 healing over time + 30 hydration | over time | 4× red berries |
| Advanced | +5 instant heal + 50 healing over time + 30 hydration | over time | 4× Basic Healing Teas combined |
| Pure | +30 instant heal + 75 healing over time + 30 hydration | over time | 4× Advanced Healing 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
Mid-fight emergency heals when bandages are too slow. Carry 3-4 Pure Healing Teas into any fight as your panic-button heal between gunshots.
What it stacks with
- Max Health Tea — Combine the +20% max HP with instant heals to max your effective HP
- Bandages — Tea heals instantly, bandage continues over time — use both
- Med syringe — Same logic — different heal source, different timing
What it doesn't stack with
- Doesn't stack with itself — each tea is a one-shot heal, not a buff. Drink as many as you want one after another.
Tips from the wipe meta
- Pure tier delivers +30 instant heal at consume plus +75 over time — the instant chunk is the panic-button value.
- Carry Healing Teas alongside bandages in PvP. Tea instant-heal happens immediately; bandage continues to tick for steady recovery.
- Brew in bulk on wipe day. Pure tier needs 16 Basic Teas (~64 red berries), so plan a dedicated red-berry plot if you want a serious stockpile.
Common mistakes
- Drinking when you're at 100 HP — wasted, since it's an instant heal not a buff.
- Using as your only healing source — bandages are still cheaper for between-fights HP.