Rust Force Wipe Countdown
Next force wipe
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Shown in your own time zone.
The next 12 force wipes
| Your time | UTC |
|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026, 19:00 | |
| 3 Dec 2026, 19:00 | |
| 7 Jan 2027, 19:00 | |
| 4 Feb 2027, 19:00 | |
| 4 Mar 2027, 19:00 | |
| 1 Apr 2027, 18:00 | |
| 6 May 2027, 18:00 | |
| 3 Jun 2027, 18:00 | |
| 1 Jul 2027, 18:00 | |
| 5 Aug 2027, 18:00 | |
| 2 Sept 2027, 18:00 | |
| 7 Oct 2027, 18:00 |
How to use it
- The countdown runs to the next first-Thursday force wipe at 19:00 London time.
- The date under it and the table of the next 12 wipes are converted to your own time zone.
- Your server may also wipe in between: check its description or wipe tag (weekly, biweekly, monthly).
Next wipe around the world
| Place | Time on 5 Nov |
|---|---|
| UTC | 19:00 |
| London | 19:00 |
| Berlin / Paris | 20:00 |
| Moscow | 22:00 |
| New York (ET) | 14:00 |
| Chicago (CT) | 13:00 |
| Los Angeles (PT) | 11:00 |
| Sydney | 06:00 (Fri) |
The last force wipe was Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC.
How the force wipe works
Facepunch releases a Rust update on the first Thursday of every month, and every server wipes with it: the map, bases and items reset. Facepunch's own server wipe timer is set to exactly that by default: time zone London, Thursday, 19:00, monthly schedule "first Thursday".
The time is London time, so it moves with the UK clocks: 18:00 UTC during British Summer Time (late March to late October) and 19:00 UTC in winter. Facepunch said so itself before the October 2025 clock change, noting its "native timezone" was going back from British Summer Time to GMT. A lot of countdowns use 19:00 UTC all year and are an hour off for seven months of the year; this one doesn't.
On the US East Coast that is usually 14:00 (2pm). In the weeks when the UK and US have changed clocks on different dates (late March and late October to early November) the gap is an hour shorter, so check the table above rather than a fixed "2pm".
BP wipes
A force wipe resets the map. Blueprints are a separate wipe that Facepunch only forces when it announces one: on 6 November 2025 it wiped all blueprints on all servers and said it was "not committing to anything yet" on regular BP wipes. It also said most servers, Facepunch's own included, don't blueprint wipe. If a monthly update post doesn't mention a blueprint wipe, expect only the map to reset; community servers may still choose to wipe blueprints themselves.
Server wipe schedules
Between force wipes, servers wipe on their own schedule. Facepunch's wipe timer gives three standard ones, all on Thursday at 19:00 London time unless the owner changes them:
| Wipe tag | When it wipes |
|---|---|
| Monthly | First Thursday of the month (the force wipe) |
| Biweekly | First and third Thursday; in five-week months the three-week gap splits into two plus one |
| Weekly | Every Thursday |
Server owners change it with wipetimer.wipedayofweek (0 = Sunday to 6 = Saturday), wipetimer.wipehourofday, wipetimer.wipetimezone or a cron expression in wipetimer.wipecronoverride, and printwipe shows the next 10 wipe dates. More server commands are on our Rust console commands page.
Getting ready for wipe day
Work out what your first base will cost to keep with the upkeep calculator and what it takes to raid one with the raid calculator. Check the Rust skin prices and item store and any Twitch drops running. If you play on Rust skin sites, our Rust site reviews and promo codes are here (18+).
Sources: Facepunch's server wipe timer (defaults and schedules), the Meta Shift post of 2 October 2025 (UK time zone) and the Pivot or Die post of 6 November 2025 (blueprint wipe). Monthly update posts: rust.facepunch.com/news.
FAQ
- When is the next Rust force wipe?
- Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 19:00 London time (19:00 UTC, 2:00 PM New York time). Force wipes come with Facepunch's monthly update on the first Thursday of every month.
- What time is the Rust force wipe?
- 19:00 London time on the first Thursday of the month. Because the UK changes its clocks, that is 18:00 UTC from late March to late October (British Summer Time) and 19:00 UTC the rest of the year. Calculators that use 19:00 UTC all year are an hour late in summer.
- Is this month's force wipe a BP wipe?
- Not unless Facepunch says so in that month's update post. A force wipe always resets the map, but blueprints are only wiped when Facepunch announces it, as it did on 6 November 2025. Facepunch said then that most servers, including its own, don't blueprint wipe.
- How often do Rust servers wipe?
- Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe. Many also wipe weekly or every two weeks in between. Facepunch's wipe timer defaults to Thursdays at 19:00 London time for weekly, biweekly (first and third Thursday) and monthly servers, but each server can set its own day and hour.
- Do I keep my blueprints after a force wipe?
- On most servers, yes: the map, bases and items reset, but learned blueprints stay unless the server or Facepunch does a BP wipe. Check the server's description or wipe tags.
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- Rust skins & pricesThis week's item store and Steam Market prices for every Rust skin.