🌀 Tempestuous Mutation in Grow a Garden — ×12 Multiplier
Tempestuous is an environmental mutation — fusions and aging chains such as Frozen, Clay, Ceramic, and the Amber stages. Multiplier ×12. Once applied it stacks additively with other environmental/weather/pet mutations (1 + Σ − count), then Gold or Rainbow can multiply the total. Trigger: Fusion of Windstruck + Twisted on the same fruit, or Pterodactyl pet. Tempestuous (×12) fuses Windstruck + Twisted, or comes from Pterodactyl. Useful as a constructed environmental, not a top-end chase.
Ranked #68 of 108 tracked mutation pages by multiplier.
📐 How to Get the Tempestuous Mutation
Trigger (from our mutation data): Fusion of Windstruck + Twisted on the same fruit, or Pterodactyl pet.
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: Tempestuous 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 Tempestuous 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 Tempestuous Ranks
Tempestuous is the #68 most valuable mutation out of 108 tracked entity pages by multiplier, sitting just behind 👻 Veil (×14) and just ahead of 🟠 Amber (×10).
The mutations hub calculator also lists mutations that do not yet have their own URL. This page is the entity URL for Tempestuous only.
❓ FAQ
What is the Tempestuous mutation in Grow a Garden?
Tempestuous (🌀) is a environmental mutation that applies a ×12 multiplier to a crop's Sheckle value. Fusion of Windstruck + Twisted on the same fruit, or Pterodactyl pet. 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 Tempestuous mutation?
Fusion of Windstruck + Twisted on the same fruit, or Pterodactyl pet. Multiplier: ×12.
Does Tempestuous stack with Gold or Rainbow?
Yes. Tempestuous 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 Tempestuous 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 Tempestuous into any crop, weight, and mutation stack for the real number.
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