Dracula Cape

The Dracula Cape was first introduced in the RUST Halloween Update of 2023 as a limited-time drop from monsters lurking within the portal dungeons during the Halloween Event. However, this item was later modified in the Halloween Update of 2024. It became a purchasable item for $5.99 USD in the item store.

Dracula’s Cape is a one-off defensive clothing piece that occupies the entire check area, including the undergarment and over-armor slots. It can be worn with any other item except those occupying either of those slots. It boasts higher-than-average projectile protections for comparable pieces and above-average cold protection. Defensively and practically, it most closely resembles the Snow Jacket in the slots that it occupies and its defenses. 

For players who have purchased the Dracula Cape from the RUST Item Store, it can be crafted in-game at a Tier 1 Workbench, with 50 Cloth and 2 Sewing Kits. It can be recycled, yielding 30 pieces of Cloth and a single Sewing Kit.

Concerning its aesthetic qualities, its fashionability is unparalleled. It brings the presentation of a nice undershirt paired with a button-up vest. To ‘cape’ off the ensemble, a high collared black-exterior cloak drapes over the player’s shoulders, adorned with an internal red satin cloth that flows all the way to the back of the player’s calves. Finished off with a medallion straight out of an early horror movie film, players will become the mirror image of Dracula wearing this garb. Be sure to pair it with the Dracula Mask for full effect.

In addition to being an in-game item, the Dracula Cape is also directly spawnable as its own entity type by server administrators from the F1 Console. Despite its namesake, players do not develop fangs or immortality upon equipping it.