🧟 Infected Mutation in Grow a Garden — ×75 Multiplier
Infected is an event mutation — admin-triggered rather than ambient weather. Multiplier ×75. Same additive stacking as weather mutations once it lands. Trigger: During Jandel Zombie.
Ranked #21 of 108 tracked mutation pages by multiplier.
📐 How to Get the Infected Mutation
Trigger (from our mutation data): During Jandel Zombie.
Event mutations depend on admin-triggered sessions, not the 5-minute shop cycle. When the event is live, the trigger above is the condition we have verified.
💰 Worked Examples: Infected on a Sunflower
Numbers use the site formula Base × (Weight/BaseWeight)² × Growth × (1 + Σmutations − count) and Sunflower's listed base. Plug a live crop into the Grow a Garden calculator for other weights.
🔗 Stacking & Best Combos
Once Infected is on a fruit it follows the additive rule with other non-growth mutations: 1 + Σ(multipliers) − count. Gold (×20) or Rainbow (×50) then multiplies that total. Cleaning Spray (Gear Shop, listed on stock) can strip mutations if you need to rebuild a fusion.
📊 Where Infected Ranks
Infected is the #21 most valuable mutation out of 108 tracked entity pages by multiplier, sitting just behind ☀️ Sundried (×85) and just ahead of 🌀 Warped (×75).
The mutations hub calculator also lists mutations that do not yet have their own URL. This page is the entity URL for Infected only.
❓ FAQ
What is the Infected mutation in Grow a Garden?
Infected (🧟) is a event mutation that applies a ×75 multiplier to a crop's Sheckle value. During Jandel Zombie. It is not a crop and not a pet; it is a fruit modifier used in the same formula as the homepage calculator.
How do you get the Infected mutation?
During Jandel Zombie. Multiplier: ×75.
Does Infected stack with Gold or Rainbow?
Yes. Infected is not a growth mutation, so Gold (×20) or Rainbow (×50) can multiply it. With other environmental mutations it uses 1 + Σ − count first, then growth.
What crop should I put Infected on?
Any crop uses the same multiplier. This site's worked examples use Sunflower (Divine, 50,138₡ base, 8.55 kg) because it is also the Dawnbound reference crop. Weight² usually moves the number more than swapping a mid-tier crop. Use the Grow a Garden calculator for a live fruit.
Plug Infected into any crop, weight, and mutation stack for the real number.
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