Come ottenere la mutazione Old Amber in Grow a Garden — la rotta della resina antica
Launch
19 September 2025
Why Chase the Old Amber Mutation?
The Old Amber Mutation turns ordinary crops into Fossilized versions worth 4× their base sale price and grants a permanent +2 % Market Bargain bonus while any Amber crop sits in your inventory. Because the buff stacks up to five times and persists across sessions, farmers who unlock even a single Amber plant snowball profits faster than any other mutation branch.
Prerequisites
- Player level 27+ — unlocks the Prehistoric Glade biome.
- Mutation Lab Tier 3 (costs 12 k Gold + 8 Dino Coins).
- Ancient Sapling + Pumpkin — the recommended parent pair.
- Amber Catalyst ×5 — boosts success rate to 28 %.
- Resin Extractor blueprint — optional, makes farming catalysts ten times easier.
Step 1 | Harvest Ancient Saplings
- Enter Prehistoric Glade and locate Amberwood Trees.
- Equip a Sap Tap (900 Gold from Glade trader).
- Interact with a tree trunk; wait 5 minutes real time.
- Each tap yields 1–2 Ancient Saplings (rare) or Prehistoric Bark (common).
- Taps refresh every 30 minutes; server-hop to gather faster.
Ancient Saplings carry the hidden Fossil gene required for the Old Amber Mutation.
Step 2 | Farm Amber Catalysts
| Source | Catalysts/hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Resin Extractor mini-game | 8–10 | Unlock blueprint for 2 k Gold; perfect timing boosts yield |
| Dino Dig site | 5–6 | Shovel cost 500 Gold each; small RNG |
| Daily Glade quest | 2 (one-time) | Resets every 23 h; easy fetch quest |
You need five catalysts for a realistic success chance; ten pushes odds to 40 % but is overkill for most players.
Step 3 | Upgrade Your Mutation Lab
- Open the lab UI → Upgrade → Tier 3.
- Pay 12 000 Gold + 8 Dino Coins (from Fossil Foss digs).
- Tier 3 adds the Resin Chamber where catalysts infuse.
Step 4 | Set Up the Mutation Recipe
| Parent A | Parent B | Why this pair? |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Sapling | Pumpkin | Highest Fossil × Growth genes synergy |
- Place Ancient Sapling into Parent A slot.
- Place Pumpkin into Parent B slot.
- Insert 5 Amber Catalysts into the Resin Chamber.
- Hit Mutate — timer: 75 minutes real time.
Success / Failure Table
| Catalysts used | Success chance | Refund on fail |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 % | 0 % |
| 2 | 9 % | 25 % catalysts returned |
| 5 | 28 % | 50 % catalysts returned |
| 10 (max) | 40 % | 70 % catalysts returned |
Step 5 | Handle the Outcome
- Success: Receive an Old Amber Seed with a fossil icon.
- Failure: Parents crack and vanish; the lab spits back a fraction of your catalysts based on the table above.
- Regardless, Mutation XP accrues toward cheaper future attempts.
Step 6 | Plant and Grow Your Fossilized Crop
- Use a Tier-2 Soil Plot — required for fossil crops.
- Growth stages: Sprout (20 min) → Harden (30 min) → Fossilize (25 min) → Harvest.
- Total time: 75 minutes; Lunar Fertilizer does not affect fossil crops.
- Harvest yields Old Amber Fruit ×1 and refreshes your +2 % Market Bargain buff for 60 minutes.
Total Cost vs. Profit
- Lab upgrade: 12 000 Gold + 8 Dino Coins.
- Catalysts ×5: Time investment (or 1 250 Gold if bought).
- Expected tries for success (28 %): ~4 → effective cost 20 catalysts + 4 parents.
- Old Amber Fruit sell price: 6 000 Gold.
- Break-even around the second successful fruit; every crop afterward is clear profit.
Common Pitfalls
- Using Tier-2 lab — Resin Chamber missing → mutation impossible.
- Mixing non-Fossil genes — Ancient Sapling is mandatory.
- Skipping catalysts — wasting parents on 2 % odds.
- Leaving during mutation — timer pauses; stay online or hop with caution.
- Planting in basic soil — seed refuses to sprout and is lost.
Advanced Strategies
Catalyst Loop
Each harvested Old Amber Fruit has a 12 % chance to drop an Amber Shard; five shards craft one Amber Catalyst, partially refunding future attempts.
Parallel Mutations
Run two labs: Lab 1 crafts Amber, Lab 2 clones successful seeds via Seed Cloner Tier 2 (cost 3 k Gold/clone). Quickly fill plots without additional RNG.
Buff Stacking
Five concurrent Amber crops → +10 % Market Bargain. Combine with Tier-4 Bee Hive (Pollen Burst) for a compound 15 % sale-price increase.
FAQ
- Can any crop become Old Amber?
- No. One parent must carry the hidden Fossil gene—Ancient Sapling, Dino Melon, or Trilobite Root.
- Are Amber seeds tradable?
- Yes, average price 1 500 Bee Coins. Seeds bind once planted.
- Does Market Bargain stack with Garden Rating buffs?
- Yes; they multiply sequentially for massive sale prices.
- What if mutation fails but catalysts refund?
- Refunded catalysts return to your bag automatically—reuse them next attempt.
- Will catalysts ever expire?
- No. They're permanent items until consumed in a successful mutation.
Conclusion
The Old Amber Mutation turns prehistoric patience into modern-day profit: farm Ancient Saplings, grind catalysts, upgrade your lab, and lean into a 28 % success lineup. Once that first fossilized crop sprouts, your wallet—and every market stall buyer—will feel the ancient resin's golden touch.