THE BEST
Offline 157.85.95.6:22983 checked 6d ago
Vital stats
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 12 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 49% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 22 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct, 18:14 UTC11d ago | 4 | – | running | 2 |
| Wed 14 Oct, 18:07 UTC13d ago | 5 | held half | 2 days | 3 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 08:54 UTC15d ago | 6 | held half | 2.4 days | 1 |
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include THE BEST?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include THE BEST: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on THE BEST mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from THE BEST: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp40 (Max players): Slots: 40; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2634 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): It's on game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does THE BEST rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place THE BEST at #10,971, in the top 49% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on THE BEST right now?
The last sighting of THE BEST was 6 days 9 hours ago, and it is offline now. Peak for the week was 2, against an average of 1 players.
About the server
Is THE BEST online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: THE BEST was last seen 6 days 9 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 2%, with 4 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 12 October 2026.
Where is THE BEST located?
No region is published by THE BEST. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 157.85.95.6:22983.
Which Rust version is THE BEST on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version THE BEST runs on Linux. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What happens on THE BEST when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 5 players at their busiest. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 22 hours in. Above half the peak until the next wipe: that happened in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on THE BEST?
There is no next wipe to predict on THE BEST, because wipes come at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 11 days 10 hours is when the present world was made.
Rules and settings
Which map does THE BEST run?
The procedural map on THE BEST measures 2,899 and comes from the game with seed 1967448719. Matching size and seed produce the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
What are the rules and settings on THE BEST?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on THE BEST. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins power it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join THE BEST?
Enter client.connect 157.85.95.6:22983 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.