How is a modded server different from vanilla?

A modded server changes gameplay through plugins: gather rates above 1x, kits, shops, teleports, custom loot tables or entirely new modes. Vanilla servers run the base game with no such changes. Facepunch requires any server that alters gameplay to appear in the Modded tab, so if you see a raised rate outside that tab, it is against the rules. Plugins that only affect admin tools or chat do not make a server modded.

What should I check before joining a modded server?

Start with the rate, because it changes how long a wipe lasts and how much you need to farm. Then look at the wipe schedule: some servers wipe weekly, others monthly, and blueprints may or may not reset. Region and group limit are next, especially if you play with a small team. The server's own page shows its recent player counts, so you can see whether it is busy at the times you play.

Do modded servers wipe blueprints?

It depends on the server. The monthly force wipe on the first Thursday resets the map for everyone, but blueprint wipes are a separate choice. Many modded servers wipe blueprints with the map, some keep them for several wipes. The server's page or its description will say which. If it does not, assume they wipe with the map.

Can I play on a modded server with the normal game client?

Yes. The mods run on the server, so you join with the standard Rust client and download nothing extra. You will see the effects in-game: faster gathering, shops, kits and so on. Some servers use custom maps, but those are also delivered by the server automatically.

Observation log

Top modded Rust servers

8,334 online Ordered by most players Page 50 of 167

#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Light curve · 24h	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
2451	RS-6894	Ironwood Refuge PVE67.210.97.252:27046	1/ 50					modded	10d 22h ago	–
2452	RS-2826	HighMiles 5x PVE\|No Bp\|SkillTree\|Kits\|RaidBases\|EpicLo66.51.99.4:28028	1/ 100		NA		monthly	5xmoddedpve	16d 1h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2453	RS-2090	EverGreene 2X \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Monthly \| Raid Protection66.51.99.54:28026	1/ 50		NA	trio	monthly	2xmodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2454	RS-5083	[EU/ES] Stonehaven PvE x10 \| Skills \| Invasions \| Raidable Base162.19.74.117:28017	1/ 100		EU	6		10xmoddedpve	16d 2h ago	–
2455	RS-2257	!RUSTY&CHILL! PVE\|2X+\|Friendly\|KaruzaVehicles\|Farm\|Build\|Skill\|167.235.169.114:28015	1/ 50				monthly	2xmoddedpve	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2456	RS-5326	Mudar Personal Cinematic Server66.51.99.60:28006	1/ 50		NA		monthly	modded	13d 0h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2457	RS-9287	SiennaVille 4x Solo\|Duo\|Trio66.51.99.60:28036	1/ 75		NA		monthly	4xmodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2458	RS-3715	Ethan's Wet Dream144.48.104.130:28017	1/ 30					modded	11d 22h ago	–
2459	RS-7482	Naked & Afraid \| 3x loot \| FRESH WIPE \| PvP \| Quads \|154.16.200.198:28015	1/ 50				monthly	3xmodded	13d 3h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2460	RS-2647	WILDERNESS Romania x10 \|Solo Only\| No BPs \|Just Wiped\|Events49.12.146.141:28026	1/ 100		EU	solo		10xvanillamodded	1d 11h ago	T− ~1d 17h
2461	RS-1321	МОСКВА \| КЛАССИКА X2 \| KARMA RUST 12.10185.189.255.155:35010	1/ 200		EU		biweekly	2xvanillamodded	5d 11h ago	T− ~1d 12h
2462	RS-5881	[US] Shooters Rust 1000X PVE XP\|KITS\|SHOP64.20.40.186:28017	1/ 250		NA			1000xmodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2463	RS-5463	KARMA RUST \| NA \| 2X \| Vanilla+ \| Noob Friendly66.51.99.77:28001	1/ 50		NA		monthly	2xmodded	1d 23h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2464	RS-2558	[NORDIC]Northern Lights PvE \| RaidableBases \| Events \| Skilltre5.186.77.105:28016	1/ 50		EU		monthly	moddedpve	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2465	RS-5585	Alcatraz \| 2X \| Solo Only \| Weekly Prize208.52.152.41:28016	1/ 101		NA		weekly	2xmodded	5d 20h ago	T− ~1d 3h
2466	RS-4529	[EU][NL] Rust Unlimited64.40.9.139:28446	1/ 100		EU		monthly	modded	16d 1h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2467	RS-7179	A BisectHosting Server - 417fac9c165.217.129.40:9153	1/ 40				monthly	vanillamodded	5d 22h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2468	RS-7277	LazyYeti Making It Rust66.51.99.75:28031	1/ 50		NA		monthly	moddedpve	16d 1h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2469	RS-5739	FUN LAND66.51.99.82:28056	1/ 50		NA	duo	monthly	modded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2470	RS-8774	Rust Granacante PVE ESP [KITS\|TP\|EVENTS\|BACKPACKS]79.112.114.208:28017	1/ 50		EU		biweekly	modded	11d 6h ago	T− ~2d 17h
2471	RS-4425	Warlords \| US 3X Trio \| Weekly \| Active Admins66.51.99.85:28006	1/ 300		NA	trio	weekly	3xmodded	6h ago	T− ~6d 17h
2472	RS-2725	⦿ ICEFUSE 20X Phoenix (NoBP\|PVP\|Shop\|MyMini\|5X WIPED)64.40.8.7:28022	1/ 100		NA		weekly	20xmodded	2d 1h ago	T− ~1d 22h
2473	RS-4275	PVE 서버119.200.9.67:28014	1/ 50		EA		biweekly	moddedpve	1d 23h ago	T− ~12d 0h
2474	RS-5384	[AU/NZ] RAGTAGS \| Dynamic Gather Rate \| Reputation \| Workingmen165.99.241.124:28081	1/ 40		OC		monthly	modded	15d 20h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2475	RS-3368	HQM.GG US 3x Monthly Solo Only - Skins - Pvp - ORP69.164.250.179:28020	1/ 95		NA		monthly	3xmodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2476	RS-3887	Hillside Exiles \| Survival \| Modded \| Monthly167.114.158.11:28017	1/ 125		NA		monthly	moddedpremium	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2477	RS-···	Clip Server84.32.215.94:28016	1/ 2	–				modded	9h ago	–
2478	RS-4074	XRUST.CO US 5x Monthly Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad - Skins - Pvp - ORP69.164.250.183:28032	1/ 160		NA	quad	monthly	5xmodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2479	RS-5005	[FR] Le Pti Slord Solo/Duo Full Wipe 15/10/26176.170.225.11:28017	1/ 50		EU	duo	biweekly	vanillamodded	1d 21h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2480	RS-8687	Rust Rampage DEV [US] [MODS] x10071.120.188.159:28020	1/ 100		NA		monthly	100xmodded	13d 3h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2481	RS-5178	MyrustServer71.233.103.130:28017	1/ 500					modded	6d 20h ago	–
2482	RS-···	My Build Test72.56.49.201:28016	1/ 1	–				modded	50m ago	–
2483	RS-3972	Kavkaz Rust X2 \| Trio \| RaidBases \| 16.10.26 \| duel \|78.17.98.27:28017	1/ 115		EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	1d 8h ago	T− ~5d 15h
2484	RS-4446	EU x1000k greenland PVP trio167.235.12.26:28017	1/ 100		EU		weekly	vanillamodded	1d 12h ago	T− ~5d 9h
2485	RS-5587	Rust Solo Only / Lightly Modded / North America158.69.23.51:28055	1/ 25		NA	solo	biweekly	moddedpremium	2d 4h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2486	RS-3403	US Rusty Bear 3x Monthly Duo \| No Offlines \| Noob Friendly \| Lo104.238.229.17:28016	1/ 100		NA	duo	monthly	3xvanillamodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2487	RS-5647	[BR] Rust Fresh 2x \| Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad \| Wipe Sexta187.77.226.64:28017	1/ 100		SA	quad	weekly	2xvanillamodded	resets	–
2488	RS-4501	King's Gambit168.100.160.35:28035	1/ 50					modded	2d 0h ago	T− ~4d 23h
2489	RS-3781	[EU/UA] GRAND ISLAND made in Kyiv109.207.198.163:28017	1/ 100		EU	5	weekly	modded	2d 5h ago	T− ~4d 18h
2490	RS-4389	Gibberish Rust 2x Vanilla+\|No BP wipe\|6 max team83.147.29.10:28024	1/ 50		EU	quad	monthly	2xvanillamodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2491	RS-9686	Snow_Build217.60.245.30:28026	1/ 150					modded	54d 17h ago	–
2492	RS-3567	Weekend Warriors 3 HC PVE NPCs Events Raids38.97.61.172:33001	1/ 60		NA		biweekly	moddedpvehardcore	2d 0h ago	T− ~11d 23h
2493	RS-2665	Dad's Vanilla Rootbeer PVE - Enjoy a tasty chill mature server!66.51.96.67:28006	1/ 50		NA		monthly	moddedpve	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2494	RS-6927	ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЙ \| КЛАССИКА \| StaticRust.ru77.91.89.69:27101	1/ 250		EU		monthly	modded	15d 17h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2495	RS-4869	RUST Server104.192.227.19:28017	1/ 30					modded	3d 0h ago	–
2496	RS-4201	[RU] YOBA \| rate x2 \| kits \| stacks \| anti offline raid77.66.179.119:28016	1/ 60		EU		biweekly	2xmodded	2d 4h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2497	RS-6074	RF \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ \| ЗАЩИТА ОТ РЕЙДА185.189.255.162:35010	1/ 200		EU		monthly	modded	2d 13h ago	T− 18d 22h FW
2498	RS-3580	[BR] NEXCORP \| SOLO/DUO \| RUST PÓS-EXPEDIENTE \| QUINZENAL72.61.59.139:28016	1/ 50		SA	duo		modded	20h ago	–
2499	RS-2167	Relaxing Rust \| Linux Friendly \| 10x \| PVE66.51.99.58:28026	1/ 50		NA		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	2d 2h ago	T− ~11d 21h
2500	RS-4494	[US] ZeroHour 10X Custom Server [Atlanta: The Walking Dead]74.208.23.165:28047	1/ 100		NA		monthly	10xmodded	16d 2h ago	T− 18d 22h FW

Rank is the catalogue number: RS-070 is the 70th server on players over the last seven days. The bar under the players is how full the server is; the light curve its players hour by hour. Next wipe is an estimate (~) unless it is the force wipe (FW); hover a time for the reason.