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Metal Ore Node

Ore node

A Metal Ore Node holds 500 Metal Ore, plus 100 Metal Ore and 2 High Quality Metal Ore when it breaks.

How much a Metal Ore Node gives, by tool, tea and pie

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.

Metal ore, 500 health, 3 models
Tool Hits Time No tea Basic +20% Advanced +35% Pure +50% Creamy +65%
Jackhammer 20 2.9s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 720 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 810 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 900 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 990 metal ore + 3 HQM ore
Salvaged Icepick 10 11.3s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 720 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 810 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 900 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 990 metal ore + 3 HQM ore
Pickaxe Prototype Pickaxe Abyss Metal Pickaxe 17 24s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 720 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 810 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 900 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 990 metal ore + 3 HQM ore
Stone Pickaxe Concrete Pickaxe 26 22.5s 485 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 581 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 654 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 727 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 799 metal ore + 3 HQM ore
Salvaged Hammer misses the finish bonus 19 18s 358 429 482 536 590
Bone Club misses the finish bonus 73 50.4s 286 343 385 428 471
Candy Cane Club misses the finish bonus 73 72s 286 343 385 428 471
Rock Skull Jungle Rock misses the finish bonus 50 63.7s 250 300 337 375 412
Metal ore, 500 health, 3 models
Tool Hits Time No tea Basic +30% Advanced +52% Pure +75% Creamy +98%
Jackhammer 20 2.9s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 780 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 915 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,050 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,185 metal ore + 3 HQM ore
Salvaged Icepick 10 11.3s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 780 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 915 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,050 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,185 metal ore + 3 HQM ore
Pickaxe Prototype Pickaxe Abyss Metal Pickaxe 17 24s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 780 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 915 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,050 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,185 metal ore + 3 HQM ore
Stone Pickaxe Concrete Pickaxe 26 22.5s 485 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 630 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 739 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 848 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 956 metal ore + 4 HQM ore
Salvaged Hammer misses the finish bonus 19 18s 358 465 545 625 706
Bone Club misses the finish bonus 73 50.4s 286 371 435 499 563
Candy Cane Club misses the finish bonus 73 72s 286 371 435 499 563
Rock Skull Jungle Rock misses the finish bonus 50 63.7s 250 325 381 437 493
Metal ore, 500 health, 3 models
Tool Hits Time No tea Basic +35% Advanced +61% Pure +88% Creamy +114%
Jackhammer 20 2.9s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 810 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 967 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,125 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,282 metal ore + 4 HQM ore
Salvaged Icepick 10 11.3s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 810 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 967 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,125 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,282 metal ore + 4 HQM ore
Pickaxe Prototype Pickaxe Abyss Metal Pickaxe 17 24s 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 810 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 967 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,125 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 1,282 metal ore + 4 HQM ore
Stone Pickaxe Concrete Pickaxe 26 22.5s 485 metal ore + 2 HQM ore 654 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 781 metal ore + 3 HQM ore 908 metal ore + 4 HQM ore 1,035 metal ore + 4 HQM ore
Salvaged Hammer misses the finish bonus 19 18s 358 482 576 670 764
Bone Club misses the finish bonus 73 50.4s 286 385 460 535 610
Candy Cane Club misses the finish bonus 73 72s 286 385 460 535 610
Rock Skull Jungle Rock misses the finish bonus 50 63.7s 250 337 403 468 534

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.

Where to find a Metal Ore Node

Seeded by the world, outside any monument
Terrain Biomes
the foot of cliffs desert, jungle, temperate, tundra, snow

How Metal Ore Node works in Rust

Across procedural Rust server maps, Metal Ore Node spawns as a harvestable world node with 500 hitpoints across 3 distinct 3D prefab variants, holding up to 600 metal ore + 2 HQM 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.

Metal Ore Node tool harvesting, tea multipliers and finishing bonus

Each row in the Metal 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.

  • Node identity summary: Health: 500 | Inside: 500 Metal Ore | Finish bonus: 100 Metal Ore and 2 High Quality Metal Ore | Models in the game: 3 across procedural terrain.
  • Optimal mineral-mining tools: Pneumatic drills and metal pickaxes recover 100% of the mineral pool and finishing bonus in the fewest seconds.
  • Primitive tool penalty: Crude rocks, bone clubs, and stone tools carry lower gathering efficiency and lose a portion of the node capacity.
  • Ore Tea and pie buffs: Three tiers of Ore Tea stack with Bear Pie to multiply mineral ore recovered per boulder up to +65%.
  • Biome and terrain placement: Generates naturally across procedural biome and topology layers, respawning as players clear nodes in the region.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Metal Ore Node yield in Rust and what is the best tool?

Clearing Metal Ore Node (500 HP) in Rust with a Jackhammer yields 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore (counting the 100 Metal Ore and 2 High Quality Metal Ore final-hit bonus), rising to 990 metal ore + 3 HQM ore under Creamy Pure Ore Tea (Pure Ore Tea plus Bear Pie).

Does Metal Ore Node have a finishing bonus on the last hit in Rust?

Breaking Metal Ore Node with a top-tier harvesting tool awards a 100 Metal Ore and 2 High Quality Metal Ore bonus on the final strike, which is already included inside the 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore total listed for Jackhammer in the yield table.

How does Ore Tea affect Metal Ore Node yields in Rust?

Consuming a Basic, Advanced, or Pure Ore Tea boosts every tool strike and any finishing bonus on Metal Ore Node, lifting the top Jackhammer payout from 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore unboosted up to 990 metal ore + 3 HQM ore with Creamy Pure Ore Tea.

Does eating a Bear Pie boost Metal Ore Node harvesting in Rust?

Eating a Bear Pie multiplies an active Ore Tea percentage buff when harvesting Metal Ore Node, turning a Pure Ore Tea into Creamy Pure Ore Tea (990 metal ore + 3 HQM ore maximum payout) across all compatible gathering tools.

How fast do different tools break Metal Ore Node in Rust?

The Metal 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.

Why do some tools get less than 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore from Metal Ore Node in Rust?

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 Metal Ore Node below 600 metal ore + 2 HQM ore.

Where does Metal Ore Node spawn across Rust maps and biomes?

Metal 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.

Every ore node