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Mutations

Overview

Mutations are unique visual transformations that enhance the value of crops, making them more visually distinctive and often lucrative. These changes can be triggered by specific in-game conditions like weather, certain tools or special seeds. Certain mutations are significantly rarer than others, but yield a higher Sheckles multiplier.

Most mutations are obtained while growing the plant itself. One mutation, specifically named the Dawnbound Mutation can only be obtainable on the plant Sunflower.

Mutations List

This is a complete list and details of all the different mutations:

Environmental Mutations (x2 Multiplier)

Wet

  • Multiplier: x2
  • Obtainment: During Rain and Thunderstorm, or from a small chance from Sprinklers
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will be dripping with water particles
  • Combines: With Chilled to create Frozen mutation

Chilled

  • Multiplier: x2
  • Obtainment: During Frost weather, or by Polar Bear pet
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will be slightly bluish with frost particles
  • Combines: With Wet to create Frozen mutation

Choc (Chocolate)

  • Multiplier: x2
  • Obtainment: By placing a Chocolate Sprinkler (Easter Event 2025) or during Admin-Only Chocolate Rain
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will become brown, same color as chocolate

Moonlit

  • Multiplier: x2
  • Obtainment: During Night, 6 plants will be moonlit every 2 minutes during the 10 minute period
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will be shining and purple in color
  • Enhancement: Night Staff increases Moonlit crop yield

Special Mutations

Pollinated (x3)

  • Multiplier: x3
  • Obtainment: During Bee Swarm, or by certain bee pets (Bee, Honey Bee, Petal Bee, Queen Bee)
  • Visual: Plants shine yellow with yellow gas-like particles coming off of them
  • Exchange: Can be traded for honey

Bloodlit (x4)

  • Multiplier: x4
  • Obtainment: During Blood Moon (33% chance to replace Night)
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will be shining and red in color
  • Duration: Blood Moon lasts 15 minutes vs normal 10-minute night

Plasma (x5)

  • Multiplier: x5
  • Obtainment: During the nerfed Laser Storm (admin-only)
  • Visual: Plants shine with static, pinkish purple color with red flashing glints

HoneyGlazed (x5)

  • Multiplier: x5
  • Obtainment: Placing a Honey Sprinkler, or by Bear Bee pet
  • Visual: Plants have a yellow fog surrounding it and will be dripping in yellow liquid

Burnt (x5)

  • Multiplier: x5
  • Obtainment: Crops have a chance to get Burnt by Red Dragon (Unreleased)
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will have their model turn black

Heavenly (x5)

  • Multiplier: x5
  • Obtainment: During the honoured one Jandel event (admin-only)
  • Visual: Plants have golden, shining stars of light emitting from the base

High-Value Mutations

Frozen (x10)

  • Multiplier: x10
  • Obtainment: If a crop has both Wet and Chilled Mutations or by Polar Bear pet
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will be encased in an ice block
  • Special: Result of combining Wet + Chilled

Golden (x20)

  • Multiplier: x20
  • Obtainment: 1% chance to grow replacing normal variant, or by Dragonfly pet
  • Visual: Plants with this mutation will appear as shining and golden in color
  • Restriction: Cannot stack with Rainbow mutation

Zombified (x25)

  • Multiplier: x25
  • Obtainment: Crops have a chance to get zombified by the unobtainable Chicken Zombie
  • Visual: Plants have a green fog surrounding it and will be dripping in green liquid

Twisted (x30)

  • Multiplier: x30
  • Obtainment: During Tornado (Unreleased)
  • Visual: To be added

Rainbow (x50)

  • Multiplier: x50
  • Obtainment: 0.1% chance to grow replacing normal variant, or crops with 5+ mutations can turn rainbow by Butterfly (removes all other mutations)
  • Visual: Plants continuously change colors, emitting yellow particles and a rainbow above it
  • Restriction: Cannot stack with Golden mutation

Ultra-Rare Mutations

Shocked (x100)

  • Multiplier: x100
  • Obtainment: When crops get struck by lightning bolt from Thunderstorm or Jandel Storm
  • Visual: Plants will be very neon and glow very brightly, typically without the classic studded texture
  • Enhancement: Lightning Rod can direct strikes to specific locations

Celestial (x120)

  • Multiplier: x120
  • Obtainment: Crops get star struck during Meteor Shower
  • Visual: Plants are slightly discolored and sparkling yellow and purple
  • Tool: Star Caller can direct meteors to crops

Disco (x125)

  • Multiplier: x125
  • Obtainment: During Disco weather (admin-only), or via Disco Bee
  • Visual: Plants flash red, pink, yellow, green, and blue colors constantly (instant color changes vs. Rainbow's gradual fading)
  • Music: Accompanied by "Raining Tacos" soundtrack

Voidtouched (x135)

  • Multiplier: x135
  • Obtainment: During the Admin-Only Black Hole Event
  • Visual: Plants have purple particles resembling black holes around the model
  • Effect: Event lowers gravity and provides jump boost

Dawnbound (x150)

  • Multiplier: x150
  • Obtainment: During the Sun God Event (admin-only or very low natural chance)
  • Visual: Makes the sunflower glow in neon yellow (originally neon-white)
  • Exclusive: Only available on Sunflower crops
  • NPC: Floating Jandel appears during this event

Value Calculation

The total value of a mutated crop is calculated using this formula:

Total Value = Base Value × Growth Mutation × (1 + ∑ Mutations - Number of Mutations)

Formula Terms

  • Base Value: The original value of the unmutated crop
  • Growth Mutation: One of:
    • Gold (×20)
    • Rainbow (×50)
    • None (×1)
  • Mutation Total: Sum of all applicable environmental mutation bonuses
  • Mutation Amount: Amount of unique environmental mutations applied

Stacking Restrictions

  • Only one of either Golden or Rainbow can be applied
  • Only one of either Chilled, Wet or Frozen can be applied
  • Butterfly removes all mutations when creating Rainbow
  • Some mutations are mutually exclusive

Example Calculations

Basic Stacking Examples

Mutation Combination Calculation Total Multiplier
Shocked + Frozen 1x • (1x + 99x + 9x) 109x
Golden + Wet 20x • (1x + 1x) 40x
Golden + Shocked 20x • (1x + 99x) 2,000x
Rainbow + Shocked 50x • (1x + 99x) 5,000x

Maximum Possible Combinations

Mutation Stack Multiplier
Rainbow + Shocked + Frozen + Choc + Moonlit 5,550x
Rainbow + Shocked + Frozen + Choc + Moonlit + Disco + Celestial 17,700x
Rainbow + All Compatible Mutations 33,900x

Mutation Stacking Values

Mutation Stack Bonus
Default +0
Wet, Chilled, Chocolate, Moonlit +1
Pollinated +2
Bloodlit +3
Plasma, HoneyGlazed +4
Frozen +9
Zombified +24
Shocked +99
Celestial +119
Disco +124
Voidtouched +134
Dawnbound +149

Obtainment Strategies

Weather-Based Mutations

  1. Rain/Thunderstorm: Plant crops before weather starts for Wet mutations
  2. Frost: Use for Chilled mutations, combine with Wet for Frozen
  3. Night Events: 6 crops get Moonlit every 2 minutes during 10-minute period
  4. Blood Moon: 33% chance to replace Night, provides Bloodlit (x4)
  5. Meteor Shower: Use Star Caller to direct meteors for Celestial
  6. Lightning: Use Lightning Rod to direct strikes for Shocked

Pet-Based Mutations

  1. Bee Family: Pollinated mutations (Bee, Honey Bee, Petal Bee, Queen Bee)
  2. Bear Bee: HoneyGlazed mutations every 25 minutes
  3. Dragonfly: Golden mutations every ~5 minutes
  4. Butterfly: Rainbow mutations (requires 5+ existing mutations)
  5. Polar Bear: Chilled/Frozen mutations every ~90 seconds
  6. Disco Bee: Disco mutations (20m cooldown, 12% chance)
  7. Chicken Zombie: Zombified mutations (unobtainable)

Tool-Based Mutations

  1. Sprinklers: Increase mutation chances during weather
  2. Lightning Rod: Direct lightning strikes (1,000,000 Sheckles)
  3. Star Caller: Direct meteors during showers (12,000,000 Sheckles)
  4. Night Staff: Guarantee 6 Moonlit mutations (Lunar Event reward)
  5. Chocolate Sprinkler: Apply Chocolate mutation (Easter Event)
  6. Honey Sprinkler: Apply HoneyGlazed mutation (Bizzy Bee Event)

Natural Occurrence

  1. Golden: 1% chance during normal growth
  2. Rainbow: 0.1% chance during normal growth
  3. Weather Mutations: Automatic during appropriate weather
  4. Random Events: Some mutations occur through random triggers

Advanced Mutation Strategies

Maximum Value Farming

  1. Plant high-value crops (Divine/Prismatic tier)
  2. Use Master/Godly Sprinklers for mutation chances
  3. Time planting with weather events
  4. Stack compatible mutation-giving pets
  5. Use tools to direct rare mutations (Lightning Rod, Star Caller)

Event Optimization

  1. Blood Moon: Plant before event for Bloodlit chances
  2. Meteor Shower: Position Star Caller near valuable crops
  3. Thunderstorm: Use Lightning Rod on high-value plants
  4. Admin Events: Participate when Disco/Plasma/Heavenly events occur

Pet Synergy

  1. Dragonfly + Butterfly: Golden → Rainbow conversion chain
  2. Multiple Bee Pets: Stack Pollinated mutation sources
  3. Polar Bear + Weather: Combine with Rain for Frozen mutations
  4. XP Pets: Age mutation pets faster for better rates

Crop Selection for Mutations

  1. Multi-harvest crops: More opportunities for mutations
  2. Large crops: Higher base values amplify mutation multipliers
  3. Long-growth crops: More time for random mutations
  4. Event crops: Often have special mutation interactions

Trivia

  • Moonlit, Bloodlit, Zombified, and Pollinated mutations give screen notifications
  • Lightning from Thunderstorms doesn't kill pets
  • Most weather lasts 3-5 minutes, but Night lasts ~9.58 minutes
  • Playtime Luck increases weather mutation chances over time
  • "It's Raining Tacos" song will be retired and replaced (Disco weather)
  • Chocolate Rain was hosted 1 hour before Bizzy Bee Event
  • Dawnbound was originally neon-white but changed to neon-yellow
  • Some mutations can sink large fruits into the ground
  • Butterfly ignores favorited fruits when converting to Rainbow
  • Monster Mash event forced all players to dance and gave Trophy rewards