Ancient Sphinx is a pet in Grow a Garden, the Roblox gardening game, and it hatches from Anubis Eggs. Each hatch gives it a 0.5% chance, or 1 in 200. You can get the egg from Archeologist Archie's reward track or by buying it from Trader Tina's Anubis Coin Shop.
| Route | What you need | Reward or cost |
|---|---|---|
| Archeologist Archie's reward track | Submit fruit to his 20-find Ancient Archeology track | Anubis Eggs at finds 5, 8 and 12 (one each) and find 19 (two) |
| Trader Tina's Anubis Coin Shop | Complete 6 Ancient Archeology Excavations | 3,000 Anubis Coins per egg, when in stock |
Get Anubis Eggs From Archeologist Archie's Dig
Archie's track has 20 finds, and four of them pay out Anubis Eggs. Each of those finds has a weight target: 35 kg for find 5, 75 kg for find 8, 170 kg for find 12 and 520 kg for find 19.
You submit fruit until you reach the target, and any weight past it is wasted rather than carried over. Try to match each fruit's weight to the target so you don't throw any away.
Fruit also has to match the trait that's active at the time. The trait rotates every 30 minutes, so check it before you submit, or your fruit won't count. Find 5 comes before the shop unlocks at six excavations, which is why your first Anubis Egg usually comes from Archie rather than Tina.
Buy an Anubis Egg From Trader Tina's Coin Shop
Trader Tina sets up in the sand area west of the market. Her shop keeps the egg locked until you complete six Ancient Archeology Excavations, and you pay for it with Anubis Coins. Follow these steps in order.
- Complete six Ancient Archeology Excavations. If the egg's card still reads "Complete 6 Ancient Archeology Excavations to unlock," you need more excavations first.
- Grow fruit with the Hieroglyphic mutation. It comes from the sandstorm weather, which rolls in every hour, so keep an eye on the weather. Anubis Coins come from selling this fruit.
- Sell the Hieroglyphic fruit to Trader Tina. Head to the sand area to reach her, then sell your fruit for Anubis Coins.
- Buy the egg at 3,000 coins when it's in stock. The shop restocks at the start of every hour (UTC), and the egg doesn't show up at every restock. If it's missing, check again when the next hour begins.
Hatch Odds: Why the Ancient Sphinx Takes Patience
A standard Anubis Egg takes 4 hours to hatch. The egg can hatch other pets too, but Ancient Sphinx has the lowest chance of the group, at 0.5% per egg. Expect to hatch many eggs rather than counting on a single run. A full run of Archie's track gives five eggs, which is only five tries at that 0.5% chance.
Ancient Guardian: Trading Three Plants for Growth and Mirage
Ancient Sphinx has two abilities, and both cost you something. Ancient Guardian starts on a timer of 23 minutes and 20 seconds. When it fires, it destroys three Rare or Legendary plants in your garden and advances three other plants by 12 hours. It skips any plant with favorited fruit when choosing what to destroy.
At its maximum, the timer drops to 11 minutes and 40 seconds, and the number of plants it advances rises to six. Every fruit on those plants also gets the Mirage mutation, which multiplies its value by 25. It's a straight trade: three plants lost for growth and a valuable mutation on several others.
Ancient Protector: Refreshing Cooldowns at the Cost of Pet Age
Ancient Protector is the second ability, and its cost is pet age. Its timer starts at 33 minutes and 20 seconds. When it fires, it removes 3 age from your pets and refreshes the cooldowns of three pets in your garden, so their abilities can fire again right away.
At its maximum, the timer drops to 16 minutes and 40 seconds, and it refreshes up to six pets. Each affected pet gets 15,000 XP at the start, and up to 30,000 XP at its maximum.
How to Protect Your Plants and Pet Age Before Equipping Ancient Sphinx
- Decide whether your garden can spare three plants. On a large farm, losing three Rare or Legendary plants is a small share of what you grow, so the trade is easier to accept. On a small garden, those plants may be most of what you have, so think twice.
- Favorite the fruit on every plant you want to keep. Do this before you equip the pet, not after, so those plants are protected from Guardian.
- Plan for the age Protector takes. It removes 3 age each time it fires.
