Every Halloween the same blue face shows up on fresh spawns all over the beach: the Dracula Mask. It is a skin you buy once, but unlike most skins it is a real item with its own recipe and its own armor stats, so owners can craft a decent head piece out of almost nothing.
This Dracula Mask Rust guide covers how to get it, the 10 cloth recipe, the exact protection values, how it compares with other head gear, the full Dracula outfit, what it recycles into and what it costs on the Steam Market right now.
What Is the Dracula Mask in Rust?
The Dracula Mask is a wearable head item that Facepunch added with the Halloween update on October 23, 2023. The game describes it as “a classic halloween costume mask which provides decent protection”. In the game files it is draculamask with item ID 1865253052 (see our Rust item IDs list).
When it was first spotted in the game files, Rustafied called it a reskin of the Metal Facemask. It sits on the face the same way, but its stats are nowhere near metal. It is a cloth costume piece, priced like a Boonie Hat and protecting a little better than one.
It is the head half of a matching pair. The Dracula Cape came out at the same time as a Halloween replacement for the Jacket, and the two were sold together on the limited Item Store again in Halloween 2024.
How to Get the Dracula Mask in Rust
The Dracula Mask is a Steam item. The recipe only shows up in your crafting menu when the skin is in your Steam inventory, so there are only four ways to end up wearing one:
- Buy it on the Steam Community Market. This is the only way to get it right now unless Facepunch puts it back in the store. It sold for a median of about $3.70 with the lowest listing at $4.29 on October 27, 2026.
- Catch it on the limited Item Store. It launched on the Halloween 2023 store at $4.99 and came back for Halloween 2024 next to the Dracula Cape, and it is back again in the 2026 Halloween store for $3.99 (see the full 2026 list). Check our Rust Item Store page each Thursday during October.
- Craft it once you own it. After the skin lands in your inventory, the Dracula Mask appears in the clothing tab of every server you join, ready to craft from 10 cloth.
- Loot it off an owner. A crafted mask is a normal item. Kill someone wearing one and you can take it and wear it, even if you never bought the skin. You just cannot craft another.
Dracula Mask Craft Cost
The recipe is as cheap as it gets: 10 cloth, which is a single hemp plant. No workbench, no sewing kit, no research.
| Stat | Dracula Mask |
|---|---|
| Recipe | 10 Cloth |
| Workbench | None |
| Craft time | 15 s by hand, 7.5 s at Workbench 1, 3.75 s at Workbench 2 or 3 |
| Unlock | Own the Dracula Mask in your Steam inventory |
| Slot | Head (face mask) |
| Repairable | No |
| Stack size | 1 |
| Despawn time | 5 minutes on the ground |
| Recycles into | 6 cloth at a powered green recycler, 4 at a safe zone |
| Short name / ID | draculamask / 1865253052 |
Running a server? Admins can spawn one straight into their inventory from the F1 console, whether they own the skin or not:
inventory.give draculamask 1Our Rust admin commands list has every other give and spawn command.
Dracula Mask Protection Stats
| Protection | Dracula Mask |
|---|---|
| Projectile | 20% |
| Melee | 25% |
| Bite | 6% |
| Radiation | 5% |
| Cold | 10% |
| Explosion | 0% |
Twenty percent projectile on the head matters more than it sounds. Headshots do double damage or more, so cutting a fifth off an arrow or a revolver round to the face is often what decides a wipe day bow fight. The 10% cold also makes it a handy pick on snow spawns.
The catch is the slot. The mask covers your whole face, so you cannot wear a helmet, a bandana or a headdress with it. Every point of head protection you have comes from the mask alone.
Dracula Mask vs Other Head Gear
| Head item | Projectile | Melee | How you get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dracula Mask | 20% | 25% | 10 cloth, skin owners only |
| Bandana Mask | 5% | 10% | 5 cloth |
| Boonie Hat | 15% | 15% | 10 cloth |
| Bucket Helmet | 20% | 50% | 20 frags, Workbench 1 |
| Wolf Headdress | 30% | 60% | Wolf skull + 10 cloth |
| Frankenstein / Mummy Mask | 35% | 50% | Halloween scarecrow drop |
| Coffee Can Helmet | 35% | 50% | 60 frags + 15 cloth + 1 sewing kit, Workbench 2 |
| Riot Helmet | 25% | 80% | 50 frags + 10 cloth, Workbench 1 |
| Metal Facemask | 50% | 70% | Workbench 3 |
The honest verdict: the Dracula Mask is the best thing you can put on your head for 10 cloth and zero workbench, which makes it a great first hour item. The moment you have a wolf skull or a workbench and some frags, a Wolf Headdress, Riot Helmet or Coffee Can Helmet at least doubles your melee protection and adds explosion resistance. The free Halloween masks also beat it, 35% projectile against 20%, if you get lucky with a scarecrow.
The Full Dracula Outfit
For the full Count look, pair the mask with the Dracula Cape. The cape takes the outer chest slot like a Jacket (50 cloth and 2 sewing kits at a Workbench 1), so you can still wear a Hoodie under it. Finish with pants, boots and gloves in dark skins.
- Head: Dracula Mask (10 cloth)
- Chest: Hoodie under the Dracula Cape
- Legs, feet, hands: Pants, Boots and Leather or Tactical Gloves
Want to see the numbers for a whole kit before you craft it? Try our Rust outfit builder, and read the Rust clothing guide for how layers stack.
What Does the Dracula Mask Recycle Into?
A spare mask only ever gives back cloth. How much depends on the recycler:
| Recycler | Cloth back |
|---|---|
| Red recycler (Power Plant at max power, 75%) | 7, with a 50% chance of an 8th |
| Green recycler, Power Plant online (60%) | 6 |
| Green recycler, Power Plant offline (50%) | 5 |
| Safe zone recycler (Outpost, Bandit Camp, 40%) | 4 |
It is never worth crafting one just to recycle it. Recycle the masks you loot off other players if you do not want to wear them.
Dracula Mask Price
On October 27, 2026 the Steam Community Market had the Dracula Mask at a lowest listing of $4.29 and a median sale of $3.69, with around 15 sold that day. Prices usually climb a little in the run up to Halloween and drift back down in November.
Compare that with its original $4.99 store price and the skin has held its value well for a cheap Halloween item. If you are buying anyway, the Dracula Cape sits at a similar price, and our where to buy Rust skins and skin trading sites guides show cheaper places than the Steam Market. To see what your current stash of skins is worth, run it through our Rust inventory value checker.
Dracula Mask Tips
- Craft it the second you spawn. One hemp plant turns a bare head into 20% projectile protection, which is a real edge in early bow fights.
- Upgrade as soon as you can. A Wolf Headdress more than doubles your melee protection, and a Coffee Can or Riot Helmet is better again for gun fights.
- Do not combine it. It takes the whole head, so wearing it means no bandana or helmet underneath.
- Do not spend scrap on it. Owning the skin is what unlocks it. Research only makes a physical blueprint, which is pointless when the recipe is already yours.
- Play the Halloween event in it. The 2026 Halloween event runs until the November force wipe. Check the force wipe countdown to see how long you have left.
New to the game? Our Rust beginner’s guide covers the first hours of a wipe, and the Rust skins guide explains which other skins unlock their own items.
Dracula Mask FAQ
How do you get the Dracula Mask in Rust?
Buy it on the Steam Community Market, where it costs about $3.70 to $4.30 in October 2026, or from the limited Item Store if Facepunch brings it back for Halloween. Once it is in your Steam inventory you can craft it on any server from 10 cloth.
How much cloth does a Dracula Mask cost?
10 cloth. It needs no workbench and takes 15 seconds by hand, 7.5 seconds at a Workbench 1 and 3.75 seconds at a Workbench 2 or 3.
Is the Dracula Mask good in Rust?
It is good for its price. It gives 20% projectile, 25% melee, 6% bite, 5% radiation and 10% cold protection for 10 cloth, which beats a Boonie Hat. A Wolf Headdress, Coffee Can Helmet or Metal Facemask protects much more, so swap it out once you can.
Can you craft the Dracula Mask without owning it?
No. The recipe only appears in your crafting menu when the Dracula Mask skin is in your Steam inventory. You can still wear one you loot from another player.
Does the Dracula Mask drop from Halloween loot bags or scarecrows?
No. The Dracula Mask is not in any loot table. Scarecrows can drop the free Frankenstein Mask and Mummy Mask, which have 35% projectile and 50% melee protection.
Can you wear a helmet with the Dracula Mask?
No. The Dracula Mask covers the whole face like a Metal Facemask, so it cannot be combined with a helmet, headdress or bandana.
When was the Dracula Mask added to Rust?
It was added with the Halloween update on October 23, 2023 and sold on the limited Item Store. It came back to the limited store with the Dracula Cape for Halloween 2024.
What does the Dracula Mask recycle into?
Cloth only: 6 in a powered green recycler, 5 with the Power Plant offline, 7 or 8 in a red recycler at max power and 4 in a safe zone recycler.
What is the Dracula Mask item ID and short name?
The short name is draculamask and the item ID is 1865253052. Admins can spawn one with inventory.give draculamask 1.