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

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#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
401	RS-509	Magic Rust #10 — Modded 2x (Solo/Duo/Trio) \| Pyccкий185.207.214.23:20010	9/ 100	EU	trio	weekly	2xmodded	3d 19h ago	T− ~3d 4h
402	RS-625	WEREWOLF GAMING.CO 5x Solo/Duo LARGE\|Lootx5\|TP\|Home\|Kits\|WIPED205.178.168.204:28016	9/ 200	EU	duo	biweekly	5xvanillamodded	16h ago	T− ~2d 7h
403	RS-1880	16/10\|Rusty\|AU/NZ\|3X\|Solo\|Events\|SOLO ONLY103.193.80.44:25216	9/ 100	OC		weekly	3xmodded	11h ago	T− ~6d 12h
404	RS-1155	Boat Building \| Admin Menu \| F1 Items \| MedioTesting Builds217.60.245.134:28027	9/ 100				modded	4d 5h ago	–
405	RS-837	PUCA \|HUN\| OFFICIAL51.178.187.59:28015	9/ 50				modded	1d 12h ago	–
406	RS-192	[US] Stevious 2x Mondays \| Vanilla \| 10/1264.40.8.14:28015	9/ 200	NA		weekly	2xvanillamodded	3d 9h ago	T− ~3d 14h
407	RS-1118	新问仙PVE/死亡不掉/全新模式/6个月精心打造/好60.26.181.122:28018	9/ 100	EA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 10h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
408	RS-121	Magic Rust #3 — Modded 2x (Solo/Duo/Trio) \| Pyccкий80.242.59.46:20010	9/ 100	EU	trio		2xmodded	6d 19h ago	T− ~4h
409	RS-1059	\|ESP\| \| LOS PARIAS \| PVE \| WIPE 01/10 \| SKILL \| EVENTOS89.222.104.137:20787	9/ 100	EU		biweekly	vanillamoddedpve	12h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
410	RS-1379	PvE (=MARS=) x5-x10\|Tp\|Kit\|Skill\|RPG\|Coin\|Event\|RaidBase\|FPS+95.31.130.21:28023	9/ 200			biweekly	5xmoddedpve	12d 17h ago	T− ~1d 6h
411	RS-908	US RENEGADE 2x Monthly Main \| 50% Upkeep \| No BP Wipe \|64.40.8.90:28017	9/ 150	NA		monthly	2xmodded	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
412	RS-784	DUO \| ПАЛЯНИЦЯ \| FULL WIPE 15.10 \| UA \| EU \| UKRAINE194.247.12.239:28028	9/ 100	EU	duo	weekly	vanillamodded	15h ago	T− ~6d 8h
413	RS-1353	The Monster Den PVE\|5x\|Quad\|Kits\|Loot+\|RaidableBases\|Purge104.129.132.129:28014	9/ 100	NA	quad	biweekly	5xmoddedpve	6h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
414	RS-577	DOGFIGHT \| BATTLEFIELD/HELI/MINI/AIMTRAIN/PVP/BOW91.244.197.135:28017	9/ 150	EU			modded	resets	–
415	RS-1576	RustGamingNation 100000x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]216.39.240.13:28045	9/ 101			weekly	100000xmoddedpve	6d 15h ago	T− ~8h
416	RS-1563	肝帝\|10月16日\|2倍\|半月清\|50%维护43.249.193.239:13022	9/ 100	EA	trio	biweekly	vanillamodded	13h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
417	RS-671	[EU] RustNRelax 3x Solo/Duo \| Monthly \| No BP Wipes \| Wiped 01/168.100.161.35:28022	8/ 150	EU	duo	monthly	3xmodded	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
418	RS-1280	WARBANDITS.GG AU 2X \|Solo/Duo/Trio\|X2 JUST WIPED46.233.39.131:28015	8/ 100	OC	trio	weekly	2xmodded	2d 1h ago	T− ~22h
419	RS-1071	Bestrust Solo ONLY 2x \| JUST FULLWIPED 15.10 10/15205.178.168.190:28015	8/ 200	EU	solo	weekly	2xvanillamodded	21h ago	T− ~3d 6h
420	RS-684	[BR/LATAM] RUSTICO 10X SOLO/DUO \| FULLWIPE 13/10131.196.198.103:28034	8/ 200	SA	duo	weekly	10xvanillamodded	2d 8h ago	T− ~4d 15h
421	RS-1500	RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests64.20.51.155:28015	8/ 50	NA		biweekly	moddedpvehardcore	12h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
422	RS-1204	US RUST PVE - No Killing \| No Raiding \| No Upkeep216.39.240.25:28015	8/ 100	NA		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
423	RS-769	KoalaKopters - Minicopter / Helicopter Training\|Arena\|Dogfight23.27.211.145:28019	8/ 100				modded	14d 11h ago	–
424	RS-1337	#1 RUSTMAX PVE EASY x2/KIT/TP/BASE/EVENTS37.230.137.162:20571	8/ 150	EU		biweekly	2xvanillamoddedpve	10h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
425	RS-692	EU RENEGADE 3x MONTHLY \| Solo Duo Trio Quad \| Shop \| 50% Upkeep195.60.166.113:29017	8/ 150	EU	quad	monthly	3xmodded	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
426	RS-253	ВОСТОК \| MONDAY X2152.89.199.124:35012	8/ 100	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	3d 23h ago	T− ~3d 0h
427	RS-990	[PvE] ExaRust #2 x2-x5 \| RB \| Skills \| Events \| NoRaid \| NoKill152.89.199.32:35210	8/ 100			monthly	2xmoddedpve	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
428	RS-084	WARBANDITS.GG 2X \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\| JUST FULLWIPED162.222.16.156:28015	8/ 200	NA	quad	weekly	2xvanillamodded	3d 11h ago	T− ~12h
429	RS-749	TRAVELER SOLO [MAX 1] Wipe 12.10185.189.255.204:30010	8/ 100	EU		weekly	modded	3d 18h ago	T− ~3d 5h
430	RS-812	[US] RustDecay PVE 15x Relax & Build - No Kill No Raid205.178.168.82:28015	8/ 60	NA		monthly	15xmoddedpve	14d 10h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
431	RS-178	Magic Rust #24 — Vanilla 2x (Solo/Duo/Trio) \| Pyccкий185.207.214.221:10010	8/ 300	EU	trio	weekly	2xmodded	3d 19h ago	T− ~3d 4h
432	RS-1354	[AU] HollowServers.co 10x Solo/Duo/Trio [Loot++\|MyMini\|Shop\|PvP62.233.59.36:28010	8/ 100	OC	trio	monthly	10xmodded	2d 2h ago	T− ~21h
433	RS-1735	JumpRust.com - US 3x\|Primitive\|Full PVP\|Shop\|Kits\|TP\|Clans\|162.222.16.247:28889	8/ 120	NA		biweekly	3xmoddedprimitive	14d 12h ago	T− ~13d 11h
434	RS-583	DOPERUST.COM – 5X EU Solo Only [MyMini\|Kits\|Rewards]194.69.160.155:28017	8/ 100	EU	solo	biweekly	5xvanillamodded	2d 14h ago	T− ~9d 9h
435	RS-1567	[US]Braz20x PvE \|LEGENDARY GUNS\|LEGENDARY ARMOR\|23.26.135.134:27017	8/ 100	NA		biweekly	moddedpve	11h ago	T− ~13d 12h
436	RS-2284	MARIJUANAVILLE (PVE) Zombies Raid Bases Events 42047.156.163.29:42071	8/ 50	NA		biweekly	moddedpve	10h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
437	RS-432	[EU] Salty Zombies PvE #1 \| Skills \| Raid \| Quests \| Jetpack \| 194.69.160.180:28017	8/ 150	EU		monthly	moddedpve	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
438	RS-813	BattleZone.gg — Survival PvE \| Zombies/Bots \| Skills \| Raidab72.9.148.33:28017	8/ 100	NA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
439	RS-1230	CRYMAP - X2 \| PVE + PVP \| Для новичков78.24.41.96:28016	8/ 200	EU		biweekly	2xvanillamodded	14h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
440	RS-317	Magic Rust #31 — Modded 2x (Solo/Duo) \| Pyccкий80.242.59.46:10010	8/ 200	EU	duo		2xmodded	4d 19h ago	T− ~2d 4h
441	RS-1710	WARBANDITS.GG EU 5X \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|Loot+\|TP\|Kits\|x5 JUST W64.40.9.155:28015	8/ 100	EU	quad	weekly	5xmodded	1d 15h ago	T− ~2d 8h
442	RS-904	[JP] DON-tacos PvE118.27.226.54:28016	8/ 100	EA		monthly	vanillamodded	5d 20h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
443	RS-1549	Distorted - PVE 3X - Events and Raidable Bases - Biweekly110.235.108.197:28017	8/ 200	EA		biweekly	3xmoddedpve	15h ago	T− ~13d 8h
444	RS-3020	Tommygun's Frag \| US \| BedWars \| Aim Train \| Scrim \| Gun Game208.52.152.2:28015	8/ 50	NA			modded	resets	–
445	RS-704	Japan Tokyo - Hard PvE\|BPdrop\|JP162.222.17.4:28046	8/ 100	EA			vanillamoddedpve	13d 20h ago	–
446	RS-639	[ESP] TIESOLAND PVE \| SKILLS \| EVENTOS \| HOME5.135.90.65:28016	8/ 50	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	12h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
447	RS-890	[NA] Willjum's 2x Solo/Duo/Trio \| Monday wipes66.51.99.182:28015	8/ 75	NA			2xmodded	3d 10h ago	–
448	RS-640	UKN.GG - EU Sandbox - Creative \| Build \| Noclip64.40.9.137:28015	8/ 200	EU			modded	resets	–
449	RS-1064	Intoxicated SEA Sandbox - Creative \| Build \| Noclip103.69.128.205:27121	8/ 100	EA			modded	14d 10h ago	T− 20d 13h FW
450	RS-1380	The Green Card \| Cozy 2x PvE - Events\|Perks\|RaidBases\|Zombies107.193.75.154:28018	8/ 25	NA		monthly	2xmoddedpve	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 13h 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.