Rust Ore Tea
Ore Tea is the single highest-impact farming buff in Rust for sulfur and metal-ore runs. Brewed from yellow and blue berries at a Mixing Table, it boosts the amount of ore you pull from every node — and stacks with Bear Pie for one of the most powerful yield combos in the game. 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 | +20% ore yield | 30 min | 2× yellow + 2× blue (Y/B/Y/B pattern in mixing table) |
| Advanced | +35% ore yield | 30 min | 4× Basic Ore Teas combined |
| Pure | +50% ore yield | 30 min | 4× Advanced Ore Teas combined (~64 berries total) |
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
Sulfur and metal-ore runs. Drink one Pure Ore Tea right before mining a sulfur quarry or roaming for nodes. Pair with a Jackhammer for the fastest extraction.
What it stacks with
- Bear Pie — Adds a separate yield multiplier on top of ore tea — the iconic stack
- Jackhammer — Mines nodes faster, converting the buff into ore quicker
- Max Health Tea — Different buff type, stacks for survivability while grinding
What it doesn't stack with
- Drinking another ore tea while one is active overrides (lower tier replaces higher).
Tips from the wipe meta
- Brew Pure tier only — Basic and Advanced give weak buffs at the same time cost. The bottleneck is berries, and 4 yellow + 4 blue gives you 2 Pure teas instead of 4 mediocre Basic teas.
- Stack Bear Pie before drinking. Eat the pie at base, drink the tea on the way to the nodes.
- Don't waste tea time travelling. The buff is 30 minutes — drink it once you reach the quarry, not before leaving base.
Common mistakes
- Drinking Ore Tea then mining stone — stone yield isn't affected by ore tea.
- Brewing Basic tier early wipe to save berries — you'll burn through more total berries this way over a wipe.