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HQM Ore NodeA HQM Ore Node holds 12 High Quality Metal Ore and 400 Metal Ore, plus 8 High Quality Metal Ore when it breaks.
An ore tea adds a share of what every swing gives, finish bonus included: Basic Ore Tea +20% for 30 minutes, Advanced Ore Tea +35% for 30 minutes, Pure Ore Tea +50% for 30 minutes, Creamy Pure Ore Tea +65% for 24 minutes. Only one tea of a kind works at a time, and a Bear Pie multiplies the active tea bonus.
| Tool | Hits | Time | No tea |
Basic
, +20%
|
Advanced
, +35%
|
Pure
, +50%
|
Creamy
, +65%
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jackhammer
| 21 | 3s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 24 HQM ore + 480 metal ore | 27 HQM ore + 540 metal ore | 30 HQM ore + 600 metal ore | 33 HQM ore + 660 metal ore |
Salvaged Icepick
| 11 | 12.5s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 24 HQM ore + 480 metal ore | 27 HQM ore + 540 metal ore | 30 HQM ore + 600 metal ore | 34 HQM ore + 659 metal ore |
Pickaxe
Prototype Pickaxe
Abyss Metal Pickaxe
| 17 | 24s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 24 HQM ore + 480 metal ore | 27 HQM ore + 540 metal ore | 30 HQM ore + 600 metal ore | 32 HQM ore + 660 metal ore |
Stone Pickaxe
Concrete Pickaxe
| 28 | 24.3s | 17 HQM ore + 325 metal ore | 20 HQM ore + 389 metal ore | 23 HQM ore + 438 metal ore | 25 HQM ore + 486 metal ore | 26 HQM ore + 535 metal ore |
Salvaged Hammer
, misses the finish bonus | 22 | 21s | 9 HQM ore + 291 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 348 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 392 metal ore | 13 HQM ore + 436 metal ore | 14 HQM ore + 479 metal ore |
Bone Club
, misses the finish bonus | 85 | 58.8s | 8 HQM ore + 240 metal ore | 9 HQM ore + 287 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 324 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 359 metal ore | 12 HQM ore + 394 metal ore |
Candy Cane Club
, misses the finish bonus | 85 | 84s | 8 HQM ore + 240 metal ore | 9 HQM ore + 287 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 324 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 359 metal ore | 12 HQM ore + 394 metal ore |
Rock
Skull
Jungle Rock
, misses the finish bonus | 52 | 66.3s | 6 HQM ore + 200 metal ore | 7 HQM ore + 240 metal ore | 8 HQM ore + 270 metal ore | 9 HQM ore + 300 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 329 metal ore |
| Tool | Hits | Time | No tea |
Basic
, +30%
|
Advanced
, +52%
|
Pure
, +75%
|
Creamy
, +98%
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jackhammer
| 21 | 3s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 25 HQM ore + 520 metal ore | 30 HQM ore + 610 metal ore | 35 HQM ore + 700 metal ore | 40 HQM ore + 789 metal ore |
|
Salvaged Icepick
| 11 | 12.5s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 25 HQM ore + 520 metal ore | 30 HQM ore + 610 metal ore | 35 HQM ore + 700 metal ore | 40 HQM ore + 789 metal ore |
|
Pickaxe
Prototype Pickaxe
Abyss Metal Pickaxe
| 17 | 24s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 25 HQM ore + 520 metal ore | 30 HQM ore + 610 metal ore | 35 HQM ore + 700 metal ore | 39 HQM ore + 790 metal ore |
|
Stone Pickaxe
Concrete Pickaxe
| 28 | 24.3s | 17 HQM ore + 325 metal ore | 21 HQM ore + 421 metal ore | 25 HQM ore + 494 metal ore | 29 HQM ore + 567 metal ore | 32 HQM ore + 640 metal ore |
|
Salvaged Hammer
, misses the finish bonus | 22 | 21s | 9 HQM ore + 291 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 377 metal ore | 13 HQM ore + 443 metal ore | 15 HQM ore + 508 metal ore | 16 HQM ore + 573 metal ore |
|
Bone Club
, misses the finish bonus | 85 | 58.8s | 8 HQM ore + 240 metal ore | 9 HQM ore + 311 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 365 metal ore | 13 HQM ore + 419 metal ore | 14 HQM ore + 472 metal ore |
|
Candy Cane Club
, misses the finish bonus | 85 | 84s | 8 HQM ore + 240 metal ore | 9 HQM ore + 311 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 365 metal ore | 13 HQM ore + 419 metal ore | 14 HQM ore + 472 metal ore |
|
Rock
Skull
Jungle Rock
, misses the finish bonus | 52 | 66.3s | 6 HQM ore + 200 metal ore | 7 HQM ore + 260 metal ore | 9 HQM ore + 305 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 350 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 395 metal ore |
| Tool | Hits | Time | No tea |
Basic
, +35%
|
Advanced
, +61%
|
Pure
, +88%
|
Creamy
, +114%
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jackhammer
| 21 | 3s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 27 HQM ore + 540 metal ore | 32 HQM ore + 645 metal ore | 37 HQM ore + 750 metal ore | 42 HQM ore + 855 metal ore |
|
Salvaged Icepick
| 11 | 12.5s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 27 HQM ore + 540 metal ore | 32 HQM ore + 645 metal ore | 37 HQM ore + 750 metal ore | 42 HQM ore + 855 metal ore |
|
Pickaxe
Prototype Pickaxe
Abyss Metal Pickaxe
| 17 | 24s | 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore | 27 HQM ore + 540 metal ore | 32 HQM ore + 645 metal ore | 37 HQM ore + 750 metal ore | 42 HQM ore + 855 metal ore |
|
Stone Pickaxe
Concrete Pickaxe
| 28 | 24.3s | 17 HQM ore + 325 metal ore | 23 HQM ore + 438 metal ore | 27 HQM ore + 522 metal ore | 30 HQM ore + 608 metal ore | 35 HQM ore + 692 metal ore |
|
Salvaged Hammer
, misses the finish bonus | 22 | 21s | 9 HQM ore + 291 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 392 metal ore | 13 HQM ore + 468 metal ore | 16 HQM ore + 544 metal ore | 18 HQM ore + 620 metal ore |
|
Bone Club
, misses the finish bonus | 85 | 58.8s | 8 HQM ore + 240 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 324 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 386 metal ore | 13 HQM ore + 449 metal ore | 15 HQM ore + 511 metal ore |
|
Candy Cane Club
, misses the finish bonus | 85 | 84s | 8 HQM ore + 240 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 324 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 386 metal ore | 13 HQM ore + 449 metal ore | 15 HQM ore + 511 metal ore |
|
Rock
Skull
Jungle Rock
, misses the finish bonus | 52 | 66.3s | 6 HQM ore + 200 metal ore | 8 HQM ore + 270 metal ore | 10 HQM ore + 322 metal ore | 11 HQM ore + 375 metal ore | 12 HQM ore + 428 metal ore |
Simulated hit by hit as the game does it, rounding included. Time runs from the first hit to the last. A tea leaves a fraction over after the last hit that carries to the next node, so a player on a run can get one more.
| Terrain | Biomes |
|---|---|
| the foot of cliffs | desert, temperate, tundra, snow, jungle |
Across procedural Rust server maps, HQM Ore Node spawns as a harvestable world node with 500 hitpoints, holding up to 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore before tea multipliers when gathered with a top-tier tool. The strike-by-strike harvesting table above simulates every swing from first strike to final break so players can compare tool speeds and resource recovery across every tier.
Each row in the HQM Ore Node harvesting matrix applies exact in-game per-strike rounding to benchmark hit counts, swing duration in seconds, unboosted base payout, and Basic, Advanced, and Pure Ore Tea modifiers combined with Bear Pie buffs across electric, metal, stone, and primitive gathering tools.
Clearing HQM Ore Node (500 HP) in Rust with a Jackhammer yields 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore (counting the 8 High Quality Metal Ore final-hit bonus), rising to 33 HQM ore + 660 metal ore under Creamy Pure Ore Tea (Pure Ore Tea plus Bear Pie).
Breaking HQM Ore Node with a top-tier harvesting tool awards a 8 High Quality Metal Ore bonus on the final strike, which is already included inside the 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore total listed for Jackhammer in the yield table.
Consuming a Basic, Advanced, or Pure Ore Tea boosts every tool strike and any finishing bonus on HQM Ore Node, lifting the top Jackhammer payout from 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore unboosted up to 33 HQM ore + 660 metal ore with Creamy Pure Ore Tea.
Eating a Bear Pie multiplies an active Ore Tea percentage buff when harvesting HQM Ore Node, turning a Pure Ore Tea into Creamy Pure Ore Tea (33 HQM ore + 660 metal ore maximum payout) across all compatible gathering tools.
The HQM Ore Node (500 HP) table above benchmarks every tool option side by side, listing total strikes required, time to finish in seconds, and resource recovery from primitive rocks up to top-tier tools.
Improvised starter tools such as the Rock, Bone Club, or Stone Pickaxe and Hatchet have lower gathering multipliers and forfeit part of the node or its final bonus, leaving HQM Ore Node below 20 HQM ore + 400 metal ore.
HQM Ore Node populates procedural Rust maps according to biome filters (Arid, Temperate, Tundra, Arctic, or Jungle) and terrain topologies such as cliffs, forests, beaches, or monuments, respawning as nodes are cleared.