🟠 Old Amber Mutation in Grow a Garden — ×20 Multiplier
Old Amber is an environmental mutation — fusions and aging chains such as Frozen, Clay, Ceramic, and the Amber stages. Multiplier ×20. Once applied it stacks additively with other environmental/weather/pet mutations (1 + Σ − count), then Gold or Rainbow can multiply the total. Trigger: Aging stage of Amber (after 24 hours). Ages into Ancient Amber after 48 more hours. Old Amber is the middle Amber age (×20 after 24 hours). It continues to Ancient Amber (×50) after 48 more hours.
Ranked #57 of 108 tracked mutation pages by multiplier.
📐 How to Get the Old Amber Mutation
Trigger (from our mutation data): Aging stage of Amber (after 24 hours). Ages into Ancient Amber after 48 more hours.
Fusions need both ingredients on the same fruit (Cleaning Spray can remove a mutation if you mis-stack). Amber ages on the plant; do not harvest if you are waiting for Old/Ancient Amber.
💰 Worked Examples: Old Amber 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 Old Amber 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 Old Amber Ranks
Old Amber is the #57 most valuable mutation out of 108 tracked entity pages by multiplier, sitting just behind ⭐ Gold (×20) and just ahead of ⚡ Static (×20).
The mutations hub calculator also lists mutations that do not yet have their own URL. This page is the entity URL for Old Amber only.
❓ FAQ
What is the Old Amber mutation in Grow a Garden?
Old Amber (🟠) is a environmental mutation that applies a ×20 multiplier to a crop's Sheckle value. Aging stage of Amber (after 24 hours). Ages into Ancient Amber after 48 more hours. 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 Old Amber mutation?
Aging stage of Amber (after 24 hours). Ages into Ancient Amber after 48 more hours. Multiplier: ×20.
Does Old Amber stack with Gold or Rainbow?
Yes. Old Amber 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 Old Amber 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 Old Amber into any crop, weight, and mutation stack for the real number.
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