Birthday Cake
A very special and happy birthday to Rust!
The Birthday Cake is food in Rust. One gives 100 calories, 1 hydration and 10 health over time.
About the Birthday Cake
It can also be swung as a melee weapon, for 15 damage per hit. Chickens in a Chicken Coop eat it.
Birthday Cake effects and stats
Its 10 health over time heals 1 health per second, so it lands in full over 10 seconds unless you reach full health first. Its effects scale with its condition: one at half condition gives half as much.
15DAMAGE
0.8/sATTACK SPEED
1.5mRANGE
1sDRAW TIME
YesTHROWABLE
10CONDITION
+100CALORIES
+1HYDRATION
+10HEALTH OVER TIME
YesCHICKEN FEED
Effect Amount Over When
Calories +100 Instant —
Hydration +1 Instant —
Health over time +10 — —
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.