Mutations, a crucial mechanic in Grow a Garden, help you accumulate more capital, allowing you to acquire desired seeds, pets, and more faster. Countless players yearn to collect more Mutations in the game, bringing a unique look to their farms.
Mutations can be broadly categorized into pet mutations and crop mutations. In GAG, Crop Mutations are the core of increasing profits.
By transforming ordinary crops into rare variants, you can obtain returns several times or even hundreds of times greater. Mastering Crop Mutations mechanic will allow you to quickly accumulate capital before the update and exchange for your desired items.
What Are Crop Mutations?
Crop Mutations mechanic brings a more interesting setting to the game, offering players unique gameplay content. It manifests in two aspects: its intrinsic value and its appearance.
Because crops change because of specific conditions during their growth, mutated crops not only have a unique appearance, but their selling price is multiplied by a specific factor, making them key to players obtaining substantial profits.
The following are the factors affecting crop selling price:
- Weight
- Base Value
- Base Weight
- Variants
The final selling price is the result of multiplying the crop value by the mutation multiplier. Calculating crop value and the total mutation multiplier requires complex calculations. Specifically:
Crop Value: The square of the ratio of Weight to Base Weight, multiplied by the crop's Base Value.
Mutation Multiplier: First, sum Sheckles Multipliers from all mutations, then subtract the number of all mutation types. Note that an extra 1 needs to be added in this step. After calculating the result, multiply it by the corresponding multiplier for each variant to obtain the current mutation multiplier.
Different levels of variants will provide different multiplier bonuses:
- None and Ripe provide a multiplier of 1.
- Silver provides a multiplier of 5.
- Gold provides a multiplier of 20.
- Rainbow provides a multiplier of 50.
These calculations may seem complex, but with time, you'll eventually master them.
Best Crop Mutations
GAG features a wide variety of crop mutations. Besides their individual effects, they can also produce special reactions, granting unique bonuses and mutations during seed growth. Below are what I consider the best crop mutations in the game.
Celestial
- Value Multiplier: ×120
- Trigger Condition: Meteor Shower Weather Event
- Strategy Suggestion: Watch out for meteor showers at night and plant valuable crops densely in advance.
Shocked
- Value Multiplier: ×100
- Trigger Condition: Crops are struck by lightning during thunderstorms
- Strategy Suggestion: Spread out high-value crops during thunderstorms to increase the chance of them being struck.
Paradisal
- Value Multiplier: ×100
- Trigger Condition: During Solar Flare
- Strategy Suggestion: Plant the target crop before the game update for a chance to trigger this special weather event during this period.
Ancient Amber
- Value Multiplier: ×50
- Trigger Condition: Automatically evolves from an Amber mutation over time.
- Strategy Suggestion: After obtaining the basic Amber mutation, do not harvest crops immediately; wait for it to develop into Ancient Amber.
Although some mutations have a very low probability of appearing, obtaining them will provide you with extraordinary bonuses.
How To Obtain High-Multiplier Mutations?
Obtaining high-multiplier mutations requires strategy and preparation. Here are some methods for your reference.
Basic Preparation
Having a solid foundation will lay the groundwork for various activities later. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you improve your basic efficiency before pursuing mutations.
You can use Grow a Garden items like Super Watering Can to improve game efficiency and help you complete the initial construction as soon as possible.
Mastering The Methods
Understanding some available methods can yield twice the results with half the effort, saving you time and achieving superior outcomes:
Pay attention to weather and events: High-multiplier mutations like Shocked and Celestial rely on specific weather conditions. Keep an eye on in-game weather changes; they might appear any second.
Participate in limited-time events: Many events have previously offered players the chance to obtain rare mutations, such as Prehistoric Event introducing the special Amber mutation. Timely participation is the best way to acquire rare mutations.
Utilize Combinations And Planning
If you're already an experienced player, consider the following advanced strategies to quickly accumulate capital:
- Plan mutation combinations: Combine stackable mutations within known rules.
- Utilize community tools: Player-created tools can easily calculate the final value of different crop and mutation combinations, helping you make optimal decisions.
Wait patiently for evolution: For evolvable mutations like Amber, don't rush to harvest crops. Continue waiting for it to evolve into a more valuable mutation.
What Effect Do Pets Have?
Compared to environmental events, which, while having higher multipliers, are more random, the effects of pets, though less pronounced, are still worth considering.
Below are some of the effects of Grow a Garden pets:
- Polar Bear: Every 90 seconds, there is a 10% chance to inflict Chilled or Frozen status on crops.
- Dragonfly: Increases the chance of fruit reaching Gold level.
- Firefly: Has a small chance of causing hit fruit to mutate into Shocked mutation.
Combining the effects of pets with the random mutations that appear in the game, you will discover a wide variety of crop mutations, bringing you a surprising and fun gaming experience.
In short, to get rich in Grow a Garden, you need to pay attention to the effects of multiple factors.
By utilizing weather bonuses, participating in various limited-time events, cleverly combining mutation effects, and pairing them with the right pets, you can quickly accumulate considerable wealth in the game.
