For players focused on farming rare variants like Gold and Rainbow fruits, the Praying Mantis is one of the most valuable pets you can own in Grow a Garden. Added during the Animal Update, this Mythical pet has a unique ability that can significantly increase your chances of growing these highly sought-after crops. I always have one active in my garden when I’m trying for rare mutations.
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This guide will cover the Praying Mantis’s appearance, its powerful trait, and how you can obtain it from a Bug Egg.
🦗 Appearance
The Praying Mantis has a great design that’s true to its real-life counterpart. It has a green body with four small legs and two large, intimidating green claws. Its head features two black square eyes, a big dark green mouth, and two antennae with light neon dots at the tips. It’s a cool-looking pet that definitely stands out in the garden.
🙏 The Zen Zone Trait
The core value of the Praying Mantis comes from its passive ability, Zen Zone. I find this trait to be essential for any serious variant farmer.
- Every 80 seconds, the Praying Mantis will ‘pray’ for about 10 seconds.
- During this time, it grants a 1.5x variant chance (for Gold, Rainbow, or Silver) to any crops that are currently growing within a 10-stud radius.
It’s important to understand that this ability only affects plants that are still in their growth phase. It increases the chance that a fruit will be a rare variant when it appears, but it does not change a fruit that has already grown. This is a key difference from pets like the Dragonfly or Butterfly, which can alter fully-grown fruits.
🥚 How to Obtain the Praying Mantis
The Praying Mantis is one of the rarer pets that can be hatched from a Bug Egg. While not as rare as the Dragonfly, it still requires a bit of luck to obtain.
- Tier: Mythical
- Obtaining Method: Hatched from a Bug Egg or an Exotic Bug Egg.
- Hatch Chance: 4% from either egg type.
- Hunger: 55,000
Because its ability increases the chance of mutations, it’s a great pet to pair with other items or pets that boost luck. You can learn more about mutations in our guide to understanding mutations.
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