🏺 Clay Mutation in Grow a Garden — ×5 Multiplier
Clay is an environmental mutation — fusions and aging chains such as Frozen, Clay, Ceramic, and the Amber stages. Multiplier ×5. 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 Wet (or Drenched) + Sandy on the same fruit. Clay (×5) is Wet or Drenched + Sandy. Combine Clay with Sundried, Fried, Burnt, Molten, or Cooked to fuse Ceramic (×32).
Last verified . Multiplier and trigger come from this site's mutation dataset — we do not invent extra rates.
Ranked #76 of 108 tracked mutation pages by multiplier.
📌 When to use Clay
Clay is a fusion/aging environmental mutation. Build the ingredients on the same fruit; Cleaning Spray undoes a mis-stack. Low multiplier: keep it as a free additive if it is easy to apply; do not pause a bigger farm for it.
📐 How to Get the Clay Mutation
Trigger (from our mutation data): Fusion of Wet (or Drenched) + Sandy on the same fruit.
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.
At ×5, Clay is a stacking chip, not a solo payday. Its value is the additive formula with bigger mutations (Shocked, Aurora, Disco) plus Gold or Rainbow on top.
💰 Worked Examples: Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay Ranks
Clay is the #76 most valuable mutation out of 108 tracked entity pages by multiplier, sitting just behind ⚒️ Tempered (×6) and just ahead of ☁️ Cloudtouched (×5).
The mutations hub calculator also lists mutations that do not yet have their own URL. This page is the entity URL for Clay only.
❓ FAQ
Does Clay use the homepage calculator formula?
Yes. Clay is a fruit modifier at ×5, not a crop and not a pet. Plug it into the Grow a Garden calculator with a real kg. This FAQ does not repeat the intro paragraph.
How do you get the Clay mutation?
Fusion of Wet (or Drenched) + Sandy on the same fruit.
Does Clay stack with Gold or Rainbow?
Yes. Clay 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 Clay on?
Any crop uses the same multiplier. Worked examples on this page use Sunflower (50,138₡ at 8.55 kg) because that crop is also the Dawnbound reference. Weight² usually moves the number more than swapping a mid-tier crop.
Plug Clay into any crop, weight, and mutation stack for the real number.
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