Mutations are cosmetic overlays that change how your creature looks without touching combat stats. You can roll them by hatching from another player's nest or by hitting growth milestones like age 67 or age 100. Each creature can hold up to three mutation slots, but only one non-Glimmer mutation shows on the body at a time. Glimmer is the odd one out: it layers on top of another mutation and keeps its neon glow visible.
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Natural Mutations
Year-round mutations you can chase through normal nesting or growth with no event timer or plushie gate. Gilded and Marine are here too, but they still require Hardcore Realm or Aquatic Realm (and a swimming species for Marine). Glimmer leads this group because it is the only mutation that visually stacks with another.
Albinism
Classic white-body mutation with red eyes, available whenever you hatch from another player's nest.
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns a creature's entire body white and its eyes red. Based on real world albinism.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Glimmer
Signature growth mutation that adds neon glowing markings and is the only mutation that visually stacks with one other.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes several different parts of a creature's body into neon, giving it glowing markings.
- How to get
- Growth path: 5% at age 100 (Glimmer tokens can also apply it). Growth tokens prevent growth mutations, but Glimmer tokens can still target Glimmer specifically.
- Chance note
- 5% at age 100 (Glimmer tokens can also apply it)
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- Yes
Diamond
Year-round nesting mutation with bright turquoise reflective texture.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and bright turquoise coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Dwarfism
Natural size mutation that slightly shrinks the creature model and hitbox.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a slight reduction in the creature's default size. Its mutation icon is in fact smaller than its peers in-game.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Gigantism
Natural size mutation that slightly enlarges the creature model and hitbox.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a slight increase in the creature's default size.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Gilded
Hardcore Realm exclusive mutation with stone body and gold highlights.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Nesting, Growth
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- Hardcore
- Appearance
- Makes the creature appear like its made out of stone with gold highlights
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: Rarely when nested or growing to age 67 in Hardcore Realm. Only obtainable while playing in the Hardcore Realm.
- Chance note
- Rarely when nested or growing to age 67 in Hardcore Realm
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Glow Tail
Growth milestone mutation that makes the creature's tail glow.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes the tail of the creature, making it glow.
- How to get
- Growth path: Very rarely when growing to age 67.
- Chance note
- Very rarely when growing to age 67
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Leucistic
Common nesting mutation with off-white, beige, and tan tones plus white eyes.
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns the creature's body a stony dark blue, with light blue glowing eyes and claws. Aquatic Realm exclusive.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Melanism
Common nesting mutation with all-black body and yellow eyes.
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns a creature's entire body black and its eyes yellow. Based on real world melanism.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Marine
Aquatic Realm exclusive nesting mutation with aquatic-themed visual changes; unobtainable on non-swimming species.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Appearance
- Aquatic-themed visual mutation (wiki still marks details as work-in-progress).
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Aquatic Realm exclusive and unobtainable on non-swimming species.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Overgrown
Nesting mutation with stony grey body, mossy green markings, and glowing green claws or eyes.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes a creature's material and color, giving it a gray, stony appearance with mossy green markings. Claws and eyes turn a bright, glowing green.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Piebald
Nesting mutation with white body, brown markings, and blue eyes.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns a creature white with stark, brown markings and blue eyes. Based on real world piebaldism.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Shadow
Growth mutation with solid black neon body, white glowing eyes or teeth, and dark smoke.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Internally known as "Light", it turns a creature's whole body a light grey with the neon material, making the color a solid white. The creature also receives solid neon black eyes and/or teeth, and white smoke/particles.
- How to get
- Growth path: Rarely when growing to age 67.
- Chance note
- Rarely when growing to age 67
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Shimmer
Nesting mutation with neon glowing patches distinct from Glimmer's patterning.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Year-round
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes several different parts of a creature's body into neon, making it glow. Glowing patches are different from that of Glimmer creatures.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Type | Availability | Realm | Appearance | How to get | Chance note | Plushie | Visual stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albinism | Classic white-body mutation with red eyes, available whenever you hatch from another player's nest. | Common | Nesting | Year-round | - | Turns a creature's entire body white and its eyes red. Based on real world albinism. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Glimmer | Signature growth mutation that adds neon glowing markings and is the only mutation that visually stacks with one other. | - | Growth | Year-round | - | Changes several different parts of a creature's body into neon, giving it glowing markings. | Growth path: 5% at age 100 (Glimmer tokens can also apply it). Growth tokens prevent growth mutations, but Glimmer tokens can still target Glimmer specifically. | 5% at age 100 (Glimmer tokens can also apply it) | - | Yes | |
| Diamond | Year-round nesting mutation with bright turquoise reflective texture. | Rare | Nesting | Year-round | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and bright turquoise coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Dwarfism | Natural size mutation that slightly shrinks the creature model and hitbox. | Rare | Nesting | Year-round | - | Gives a slight reduction in the creature's default size. Its mutation icon is in fact smaller than its peers in-game. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Gigantism | Natural size mutation that slightly enlarges the creature model and hitbox. | Rare | Nesting | Year-round | - | Gives a slight increase in the creature's default size. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Gilded | Hardcore Realm exclusive mutation with stone body and gold highlights. | - | Nesting, Growth | Year-round | Hardcore | Makes the creature appear like its made out of stone with gold highlights | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: Rarely when nested or growing to age 67 in Hardcore Realm. Only obtainable while playing in the Hardcore Realm. | Rarely when nested or growing to age 67 in Hardcore Realm | - | No | |
| Glow Tail | Growth milestone mutation that makes the creature's tail glow. | - | Growth | Year-round | - | Changes the tail of the creature, making it glow. | Growth path: Very rarely when growing to age 67. | Very rarely when growing to age 67 | - | No | |
| Leucistic | Common nesting mutation with off-white, beige, and tan tones plus white eyes. | Common | Nesting | Year-round | - | Turns the creature's body a stony dark blue, with light blue glowing eyes and claws. Aquatic Realm exclusive. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Melanism | Common nesting mutation with all-black body and yellow eyes. | Common | Nesting | Year-round | - | Turns a creature's entire body black and its eyes yellow. Based on real world melanism. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Marine | Aquatic Realm exclusive nesting mutation with aquatic-themed visual changes; unobtainable on non-swimming species. | - | Nesting | Year-round | Aquatic | Aquatic-themed visual mutation (wiki still marks details as work-in-progress). | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Aquatic Realm exclusive and unobtainable on non-swimming species. | - | - | No | |
| Overgrown | Nesting mutation with stony grey body, mossy green markings, and glowing green claws or eyes. | Rare | Nesting | Year-round | - | Changes a creature's material and color, giving it a gray, stony appearance with mossy green markings. Claws and eyes turn a bright, glowing green. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Piebald | Nesting mutation with white body, brown markings, and blue eyes. | Uncommon | Nesting | Year-round | - | Turns a creature white with stark, brown markings and blue eyes. Based on real world piebaldism. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No | |
| Shadow | Growth mutation with solid black neon body, white glowing eyes or teeth, and dark smoke. | - | Growth | Year-round | - | Internally known as "Light", it turns a creature's whole body a light grey with the neon material, making the color a solid white. The creature also receives solid neon black eyes and/or teeth, and white smoke/particles. | Growth path: Rarely when growing to age 67. | Rarely when growing to age 67 | - | No | |
| Shimmer | Nesting mutation with neon glowing patches distinct from Glimmer's patterning. | Rare | Nesting | Year-round | - | Changes several different parts of a creature's body into neon, making it glow. Glowing patches are different from that of Glimmer creatures. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. | - | - | No |
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Monthly Birthstones
Gem-themed nesting mutations tied to calendar months. Each birthstone can nest outside its month, but players concentrate hunts during the matching month when boosted odds are expected.
Garnet
January birthstone nesting mutation with pink-purple and deep red-black reflective tones.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (January)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture with pinkish-purple hues, a deep, nearly black shade with subtle reddish tones, and white coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (January) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Amethyst
February birthstone mutation with smooth reflective purple and white coloring.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (February)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and purple and white coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (February) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Rose Quartz
April birthstone nesting mutation with smooth reflective pink coloration.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (April)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and pink coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (April) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Emerald
May birthstone nesting mutation with smooth reflective green coloration.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (May)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and green coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (May) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Pearl
June birthstone nesting mutation with smooth pearl-like reflective coloration.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (June)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and pale pink pearl-like coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (June) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Ruby
July birthstone nesting mutation with darker reflective red shades.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (July)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- -
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (July) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Peridot
August birthstone nesting mutation with lime-to-dark-green reflective tones.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (August)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives the creature a smooth, reflective surface and a coloration of various shades of green ranging from lime green to dark green.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (August) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Sapphire
September birthstone mutation with smooth reflective blue coloration.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Nesting, Growth
- Availability
- Monthly (September)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and blue coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: Rarely when nesting or growing to age 67 during September. Most commonly hunted during its (September) monthly window.
- Chance note
- Rarely when nesting or growing to age 67 during September
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Opal
October birthstone nesting mutation with smooth pastel coloration.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Monthly (October)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth surface, with various shades of pastel.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (October) monthly window.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Type | Availability | Realm | Appearance | How to get | Chance note | Plushie | Visual stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet | January birthstone nesting mutation with pink-purple and deep red-black reflective tones. | Uncommon | Nesting | Monthly (January) | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture with pinkish-purple hues, a deep, nearly black shade with subtle reddish tones, and white coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (January) monthly window. | - | - | No | |
| Amethyst | February birthstone mutation with smooth reflective purple and white coloring. | Rare | Nesting | Monthly (February) | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and purple and white coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (February) monthly window. | - | - | No | |
| Rose Quartz | April birthstone nesting mutation with smooth reflective pink coloration. | Uncommon | Nesting | Monthly (April) | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and pink coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (April) monthly window. | - | - | No | |
| Emerald | May birthstone nesting mutation with smooth reflective green coloration. | Uncommon | Nesting | Monthly (May) | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and green coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (May) monthly window. | - | - | No | |
| Pearl | June birthstone nesting mutation with smooth pearl-like reflective coloration. | Uncommon | Nesting | Monthly (June) | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and pale pink pearl-like coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (June) monthly window. | - | - | No | |
| Ruby | July birthstone nesting mutation with darker reflective red shades. | - | Nesting | Monthly (July) | - | - | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (July) monthly window. | - | - | No | |
| Peridot | August birthstone nesting mutation with lime-to-dark-green reflective tones. | Uncommon | Nesting | Monthly (August) | - | Gives the creature a smooth, reflective surface and a coloration of various shades of green ranging from lime green to dark green. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (August) monthly window. | - | - | No | |
| Sapphire | September birthstone mutation with smooth reflective blue coloration. | - | Nesting, Growth | Monthly (September) | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and blue coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: Rarely when nesting or growing to age 67 during September. Most commonly hunted during its (September) monthly window. | Rarely when nesting or growing to age 67 during September | - | No | |
| Opal | October birthstone nesting mutation with smooth pastel coloration. | Uncommon | Nesting | Monthly (October) | - | Gives a creature a smooth surface, with various shades of pastel. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Most commonly hunted during its (October) monthly window. | - | - | No |
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Event Mutations
Seasonal and limited-time mutations that only roll during their event window. Halloween, Valentine's, LSS team events, and holiday months each gate their own color families.
Blossom
Spring event nesting mutation that adds flowery pink materials to parts of the body.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (February)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Partially changes a creature's body to display a flowery material with a pink and hot-pink color scheme. Regions unaffected by the mutation will display the colors of the creature, whether default or custom.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (February) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Shiny Petal
Valentine's event mutation with reflective light and dark red petal tones.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Event (Valentine's)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns the creature shades of red and dark pink, with a primarily foil texture, and a few metallic and forcefield sections.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Can roll at growth milestones such as age 67 or 100. Tied to (Valentine's) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Clover
Spring Meadow event mutation with clover-like green patterning on parts of the body.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (March / Spring Meadow)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Partially changes a creature's body to display a clover-like material with a green color scheme. Regions unaffected by the mutation will display the colors of the creature, whether default or custom.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (March / Spring Meadow) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Fools Error
April Fools event nesting mutation with pink and black checkered texture.
- Rarity
- Unknown
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (April Fools)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives the creature a pink and black checkered texture and coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (April Fools) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Dark Heart
LSS team Blade event mutation with dark garnet and void-magma patterning.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (LSS)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes a creature's entire body to display shades of pink and very dark garnet and fandango, with some pink-cream bright spots and lilac areas, in what a developer called "blazing void-magma" pattern.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Pure Heart
LSS team Bastion event mutation with blue, lilac, and turquoise heart-themed colors.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (LSS)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes a creature's entire body to display shades of blue, lilac, turquoise and black very dark garnet and fandango, with some spots of warmer artificial-grape purple shades.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Souls Blessing
Upgraded Pure Heart LSS mutation with transparent elements and darker blues.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (LSS)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- An upgraded version of the Pure Heart mutation, with transparent elements and darker blues.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Souls Fracture
Upgraded Dark Heart LSS mutation with darker abyssal colors and occasional transparency.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (LSS)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- An upgraded version of the Dark Heart mutation, with the occasionally transparent element and much darker, more abyssal colors.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Ghosty
Halloween event nesting mutation with green slime and forcefield areas.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (October / Halloween)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes several different parts of a creature's body into green slime aspect and some areas into forcefield. The forcefield areas retain their original/custom colors.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (October / Halloween) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Headless
Halloween event nesting mutation that turns the head and neck into dark forcefield material.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (October / Halloween)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes a creature's head into dark forcefield material.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (October / Halloween) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Zombified
Halloween event nesting mutation with zombie reds, greens, bone white, and yellow eyes.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (October / Halloween)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Applies a zombie-themed color scheme to the creature, consisting of dark reds, greens, black, bone white, and glowing yellow eyes (if the creature has eyes).
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (October / Halloween) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Harvest
Autumn event mutation with grassy orange, tan, and brown harvest tones.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Nesting, Growth
- Availability
- Event (November)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes a creature's body to feature orange and tan grassy tones, smooth beige/yellowy and brown/mud coloration, and, in some cases, greener grasses and layers of leather.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: Can also roll on growth at age 67 during the event window. Tied to (November) event windows.
- Chance note
- Can also roll on growth at age 67 during the event window
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Coal Chunk
Winter event nesting mutation that turns the body black with glass material.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (December)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns a creature's entire body shades of black with the glass material.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (December) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
Frostburn
Winter event nesting mutation with layered ice textures and pale glowing eyes or claws.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Nesting
- Availability
- Event (December)
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Partially changes a creature's body to display layers of ice, with pale glowing eyes and claws. Regions unaffected by the mutation will display the colors of the creature, whether default or custom.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (December) event windows.
- Chance note
- -
- Plushie
- -
- Visual stack
- No
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Type | Availability | Realm | Appearance | How to get | Chance note | Plushie | Visual stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom | Spring event nesting mutation that adds flowery pink materials to parts of the body. | Uncommon | Nesting | Event (February) | - | Partially changes a creature's body to display a flowery material with a pink and hot-pink color scheme. Regions unaffected by the mutation will display the colors of the creature, whether default or custom. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (February) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Shiny Petal | Valentine's event mutation with reflective light and dark red petal tones. | Rare | Growth, Nesting | Event (Valentine's) | - | Turns the creature shades of red and dark pink, with a primarily foil texture, and a few metallic and forcefield sections. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Can roll at growth milestones such as age 67 or 100. Tied to (Valentine's) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Clover | Spring Meadow event mutation with clover-like green patterning on parts of the body. | Uncommon | Nesting | Event (March / Spring Meadow) | - | Partially changes a creature's body to display a clover-like material with a green color scheme. Regions unaffected by the mutation will display the colors of the creature, whether default or custom. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (March / Spring Meadow) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Fools Error | April Fools event nesting mutation with pink and black checkered texture. | Unknown | Nesting | Event (April Fools) | - | Gives the creature a pink and black checkered texture and coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (April Fools) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Dark Heart | LSS team Blade event mutation with dark garnet and void-magma patterning. | Rare | Nesting | Event (LSS) | - | Changes a creature's entire body to display shades of pink and very dark garnet and fandango, with some pink-cream bright spots and lilac areas, in what a developer called "blazing void-magma" pattern. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Pure Heart | LSS team Bastion event mutation with blue, lilac, and turquoise heart-themed colors. | Rare | Nesting | Event (LSS) | - | Changes a creature's entire body to display shades of blue, lilac, turquoise and black very dark garnet and fandango, with some spots of warmer artificial-grape purple shades. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Souls Blessing | Upgraded Pure Heart LSS mutation with transparent elements and darker blues. | Rare | Nesting | Event (LSS) | - | An upgraded version of the Pure Heart mutation, with transparent elements and darker blues. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Souls Fracture | Upgraded Dark Heart LSS mutation with darker abyssal colors and occasional transparency. | Rare | Nesting | Event (LSS) | - | An upgraded version of the Dark Heart mutation, with the occasionally transparent element and much darker, more abyssal colors. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (LSS) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Ghosty | Halloween event nesting mutation with green slime and forcefield areas. | Rare | Nesting | Event (October / Halloween) | - | Changes several different parts of a creature's body into green slime aspect and some areas into forcefield. The forcefield areas retain their original/custom colors. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (October / Halloween) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Headless | Halloween event nesting mutation that turns the head and neck into dark forcefield material. | Rare | Nesting | Event (October / Halloween) | - | Changes a creature's head into dark forcefield material. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (October / Halloween) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Zombified | Halloween event nesting mutation with zombie reds, greens, bone white, and yellow eyes. | Uncommon | Nesting | Event (October / Halloween) | - | Applies a zombie-themed color scheme to the creature, consisting of dark reds, greens, black, bone white, and glowing yellow eyes (if the creature has eyes). | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (October / Halloween) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Harvest | Autumn event mutation with grassy orange, tan, and brown harvest tones. | - | Nesting, Growth | Event (November) | - | Changes a creature's body to feature orange and tan grassy tones, smooth beige/yellowy and brown/mud coloration, and, in some cases, greener grasses and layers of leather. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: Can also roll on growth at age 67 during the event window. Tied to (November) event windows. | Can also roll on growth at age 67 during the event window | - | No | |
| Coal Chunk | Winter event nesting mutation that turns the body black with glass material. | Rare | Nesting | Event (December) | - | Turns a creature's entire body shades of black with the glass material. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (December) event windows. | - | - | No | |
| Frostburn | Winter event nesting mutation with layered ice textures and pale glowing eyes or claws. | Uncommon | Nesting | Event (December) | - | Partially changes a creature's body to display layers of ice, with pale glowing eyes and claws. Regions unaffected by the mutation will display the colors of the creature, whether default or custom. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Tied to (December) event windows. | - | - | No |
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Plushie Mutations
Premium mutations boosted or guaranteed by equipping a specific plushie on the nesting parent or growing creature. Check the Plushie field on each card for the exact item and documented boost.
Bewitched
Premium plushie mutation that shifts creatures into purple, blue, and neon green tones.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns a creature's entire body shades of slimy purple and dark blue, as well as neon sky blues and electric greens.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for your hatchlings with Magic Frog equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Magic Frog plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +10% at age 67 and +10% for your hatchlings with Magic Frog equipped
- Plushie
- Magic Frog
- Visual stack
- No
Blood Moon
Catalyst plushie mutation that covers the body in deep red shades.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns a creature's entire body shades of red and dark red.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% for hatchlings and growth with Catalyst equipped (non-stackable). Boosted or guaranteed with the Catalyst plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +10% for hatchlings and growth with Catalyst equipped (non-stackable)
- Plushie
- Catalyst
- Visual stack
- No
Clownfish
Clownfish plushie mutation with orange, black, and white color blocking.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns a creature's entire body into an array of orange, black, and white.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +6% for hatchlings and growth with Clownfish plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Clownfish plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +6% for hatchlings and growth with Clownfish plushie equipped
- Plushie
- Clownfish
- Visual stack
- No
Elemental
Elemental plushie mutation mixing mossy greens, blues, greys, and transparent parts.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes a creature's body to feature mossy dark green, light green, foil "water" light blue, stone grey, and earthy dark brown colors, with some blue transparent parts. In some cases, unaffected regions retain their default or custom colors.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% to hatch or grow with Elemental plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Elemental plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +10% to hatch or grow with Elemental plushie equipped
- Plushie
- Elemental
- Visual stack
- No
Ethereal Land
Ethereal Fae plushie mutation with neon blue, stony grey, and forcefield green accents.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes the creature's body to be neon blue, stony dark grey and forcefield green, with glowing blue eyes.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +25% to hatch or grow with Ethereal Fae plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Ethereal Fae plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +25% to hatch or grow with Ethereal Fae plushie equipped
- Plushie
- Ethereal Fae
- Visual stack
- No
Fool's Gold
Golden Bulb plushie mutation with reflective gold-brown coloration.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and goldish brown coloration.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Golden Bulb equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Golden Bulb plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Golden Bulb equipped
- Plushie
- Golden Bulb
- Visual stack
- No
Smore
Smore Cat plushie mutation with toasted brown, black, and white smore colors.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Applies a smore-themed color scheme to the creature, consisting of browns, black, and white. The creature also receives red/yellow eyes.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Smore Cat equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Smore Cat plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Smore Cat equipped
- Plushie
- Smore Cat
- Visual stack
- No
Stitch
Stitch Head plushie mutation with red-grey stone and gemlike textures plus blue-yellow eyes.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Applies a red and grey coloring to the creature, with stone and gemlike textures, as well as blue eyes with a yellow pupil.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: 100% at age 67 and for hatchlings with Stitch Head equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Stitch Head plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- 100% at age 67 and for hatchlings with Stitch Head equipped
- Plushie
- Stitch Head
- Visual stack
- No
Valcor
Valcorwings plushie mutation with metallic gold, bronze, and blue foil accents.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Turns the creature metallic gold and bronze, with blue foil shades and glowing blue eyes.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: 25% at age 66 and for hatchlings with Valcorwings plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Valcorwings plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- 25% at age 66 and for hatchlings with Valcorwings plushie equipped
- Plushie
- Valcorwings
- Visual stack
- No
Vile Bloom
Vile Thorn plushie mutation with dark pink, purple, foil, and forcefield accents.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Applies a primarily dark pink and purple coloring with smooth and foil textures, with some smooth black and black forcefield sections. The eyes glow red, the inside of the mouth white and the tongue is black.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Vile Thorn equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Vile Thorn plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Vile Thorn equipped
- Plushie
- Vile Thorn
- Visual stack
- No
Woolborne
Lucky Lamb plushie mutation with soft white, periwinkle, and metallic gold sections.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Plushie-boosted
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Applies a primarily soft textured white and periwinkle color to the creature, with metallic gold sections, a few greyish forcefield parts and glowing blue and white eyes.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Lucky Lamb equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Lucky Lamb plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Lucky Lamb equipped
- Plushie
- Lucky Lamb
- Visual stack
- No
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Type | Availability | Realm | Appearance | How to get | Chance note | Plushie | Visual stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bewitched | Premium plushie mutation that shifts creatures into purple, blue, and neon green tones. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Turns a creature's entire body shades of slimy purple and dark blue, as well as neon sky blues and electric greens. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for your hatchlings with Magic Frog equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Magic Frog plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +10% at age 67 and +10% for your hatchlings with Magic Frog equipped | Magic Frog | No | |
| Blood Moon | Catalyst plushie mutation that covers the body in deep red shades. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Turns a creature's entire body shades of red and dark red. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% for hatchlings and growth with Catalyst equipped (non-stackable). Boosted or guaranteed with the Catalyst plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +10% for hatchlings and growth with Catalyst equipped (non-stackable) | Catalyst | No | |
| Clownfish | Clownfish plushie mutation with orange, black, and white color blocking. | Uncommon | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Turns a creature's entire body into an array of orange, black, and white. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +6% for hatchlings and growth with Clownfish plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Clownfish plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +6% for hatchlings and growth with Clownfish plushie equipped | Clownfish | No | |
| Elemental | Elemental plushie mutation mixing mossy greens, blues, greys, and transparent parts. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Changes a creature's body to feature mossy dark green, light green, foil "water" light blue, stone grey, and earthy dark brown colors, with some blue transparent parts. In some cases, unaffected regions retain their default or custom colors. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% to hatch or grow with Elemental plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Elemental plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +10% to hatch or grow with Elemental plushie equipped | Elemental | No | |
| Ethereal Land | Ethereal Fae plushie mutation with neon blue, stony grey, and forcefield green accents. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Changes the creature's body to be neon blue, stony dark grey and forcefield green, with glowing blue eyes. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +25% to hatch or grow with Ethereal Fae plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Ethereal Fae plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +25% to hatch or grow with Ethereal Fae plushie equipped | Ethereal Fae | No | |
| Fool's Gold | Golden Bulb plushie mutation with reflective gold-brown coloration. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Gives a creature a smooth, reflective texture and goldish brown coloration. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Golden Bulb equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Golden Bulb plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Golden Bulb equipped | Golden Bulb | No | |
| Smore | Smore Cat plushie mutation with toasted brown, black, and white smore colors. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Applies a smore-themed color scheme to the creature, consisting of browns, black, and white. The creature also receives red/yellow eyes. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Smore Cat equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Smore Cat plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Smore Cat equipped | Smore Cat | No | |
| Stitch | Stitch Head plushie mutation with red-grey stone and gemlike textures plus blue-yellow eyes. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Applies a red and grey coloring to the creature, with stone and gemlike textures, as well as blue eyes with a yellow pupil. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: 100% at age 67 and for hatchlings with Stitch Head equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Stitch Head plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | 100% at age 67 and for hatchlings with Stitch Head equipped | Stitch Head | No | |
| Valcor | Valcorwings plushie mutation with metallic gold, bronze, and blue foil accents. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Turns the creature metallic gold and bronze, with blue foil shades and glowing blue eyes. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: 25% at age 66 and for hatchlings with Valcorwings plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Valcorwings plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | 25% at age 66 and for hatchlings with Valcorwings plushie equipped | Valcorwings | No | |
| Vile Bloom | Vile Thorn plushie mutation with dark pink, purple, foil, and forcefield accents. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Applies a primarily dark pink and purple coloring with smooth and foil textures, with some smooth black and black forcefield sections. The eyes glow red, the inside of the mouth white and the tongue is black. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Vile Thorn equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Vile Thorn plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Vile Thorn equipped | Vile Thorn | No | |
| Woolborne | Lucky Lamb plushie mutation with soft white, periwinkle, and metallic gold sections. | - | Growth, Nesting | Plushie-boosted | - | Applies a primarily soft textured white and periwinkle color to the creature, with metallic gold sections, a few greyish forcefield parts and glowing blue and white eyes. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Lucky Lamb equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Lucky Lamb plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | +10% at age 67 and +10% for hatchlings with Lucky Lamb equipped | Lucky Lamb | No |
availability
Content Creator Mutations
Creator Star is the content-creator exclusive mutation, unlocked through the Creator Star plushie with a high documented boost at age 67 and on hatchlings.
Creator Star
Content-creator exclusive mutation with gold, brown, black, and glowing accents.
- Rarity
- -
- Type
- Growth, Nesting
- Availability
- Content Creator
- Realm
- -
- Appearance
- Changes a creature's entire body to display gold or golden brown, black, and white colors, with some glowing body parts.
- How to get
- Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: 75% when nesting or growing to age 67 with Creator Star plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Creator Star plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature.
- Chance note
- 75% when nesting or growing to age 67 with Creator Star plushie equipped
- Plushie
- Creator Star
- Visual stack
- No
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Type | Availability | Realm | Appearance | How to get | Chance note | Plushie | Visual stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator Star | Content-creator exclusive mutation with gold, brown, black, and glowing accents. | - | Growth, Nesting | Content Creator | - | Changes a creature's entire body to display gold or golden brown, black, and white colors, with some glowing body parts. | Can roll when hatching from another player's nest. Growth path: 75% when nesting or growing to age 67 with Creator Star plushie equipped. Boosted or guaranteed with the Creator Star plushie equipped on the nesting parent or growing creature. | 75% when nesting or growing to age 67 with Creator Star plushie equipped | Creator Star | No |
Nesting vs growth
Nesting mutations roll when you hatch from someone else's nest. You do not control the parent pair directly, but you can hunt nests from players who already carry the look you want or stack plushie boosts on the parent creature.
Growth mutations appear when your creature ages up. Age 67 is the big checkpoint for mutations like Shadow, Glow Tail, and Gilded in Hardcore Realm. Glimmer has its own rule: a 5% roll at age 100, or you can force it with a Glimmer token. Growth tokens speed aging but block growth mutations entirely, so save tokens for stat grinding, not mutation hunting.
How mutation slots work
Think of mutation slots as storage, not display. You can store three mutations on one creature, but the body only renders one cosmetic mutation plus Glimmer if you have it. That means a nest hatch might give you Melanism even if Glimmer is already stored, but you pick which one shows.
Glimmer is the only mutation that visually stacks with another. Every other mutation replaces the visible cosmetic layer. Some creature models also hide Glimmer markings even when the mutation is applied, so preview on similar species before you commit hours to a hunt.
Keeping mutations after death
Mutations stay on your creature until you lose them through a fresh start. Paying 50 Shooms to restart after death keeps every stored mutation. Starting a brand-new creature from scratch wipes them. If you are building a showcase slot or trading a mutated hatch, plan your death/restart route before you grow.
Realm exclusives
Gilded only rolls while you are in Hardcore Realm, either from nests or growth to age 67. Marine is tied to Aquatic Realm and will not appear on species that cannot swim. If you are hunting either one, make sure you are in the right realm and on a compatible species before you burn time on nests.
Monthly birthstones and event windows
Birthstone mutations (Garnet through Opal) can technically nest any month, but each one gets a boosted window during its calendar month. Players stack nest hunts in January for Garnet, September for Sapphire, and so on because the odds feel better even when exact percentages are not published anymore.
Event mutations only roll during their seasonal window. Halloween brings Ghosty, Headless, and Zombified. Winter events cover Coal Chunk and Frostburn. LSS event mutations (Dark Heart, Pure Heart, and their upgraded Souls forms) tie to specific team events. If you miss the window, you wait until it returns.
Plushie-boosted mutations
Premium plushies sit on the nesting parent or the creature you are growing. They add flat percentage boosts or guarantee certain mutations. Stitch Head guarantees Stitch at age 67 and on hatchlings. Ethereal Fae adds a hefty +25% toward Ethereal Land. Catalyst, Magic Frog, Golden Bulb, and the rest each map to one mutation family.
Equip the plushie on the creature doing the nesting or growing, not in your inventory pocket. Boosts from different plushies do not stack for the same roll, so pick one target mutation per attempt.
Picking a hunt route
| Your goal | Start here | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Any year-round cosmetic | Natural Mutations section | Nesting or growth with no event gate |
| Specific birthstone color | Monthly Birthstones during its month | Community hunts peak in the matching calendar month |
| Limited seasonal look | Event Mutations when the event is live | Outside the window, the roll pool excludes them |
| Guaranteed premium look | Plushie Mutations with the matching plushie | Documented boost or guarantee on the linked plushie |
| Hardcore or Aquatic exclusive | Gilded or Marine in the correct realm | Realm check matters as much as the mutation name |
Common mistakes
Using growth tokens while hunting age-67 or age-100 mutations. Tokens age your creature but suppress growth mutation rolls, including Glimmer's age-100 chance.
Assuming every stored mutation shows at once. Only one cosmetic layer renders unless Glimmer is involved.
Nesting for Marine on a terrestrial species. The mutation is Aquatic Realm exclusive and unobtainable on non-swimming creatures.
Confusing mutations with traits. Traits use hexagonal icons and change stats like bite or speed. Mutations use the double-helix icon and are purely visual (plus minor size tweaks from Dwarfism and Gigantism).
Forgetting the 50 Shoom restart option after death. A free reroll loses every mutation you stored.
FAQ
What is the difference between nesting and growth mutations?
Nesting mutations roll when you hatch from another player's nest. Growth mutations roll when your creature reaches age milestones, usually age 67 or age 100 for Glimmer. Some mutations can come from either path.
Can you have more than one mutation visible at once?
You can store three mutations on a creature, but only one cosmetic mutation shows on the body. Glimmer is the exception: it visually stacks on top of one other mutation and keeps its neon glow.
Do growth tokens block mutation rolls?
Yes. Growth tokens prevent growth mutations from rolling while the creature ages with tokens. Glimmer tokens are separate and can still target Glimmer specifically.
How do you keep mutations after your creature dies?
Pay 50 Shooms to restart the same creature after death. That keeps every stored mutation. Starting a completely new creature clears them.
Are mutations the same as traits?
No. Mutations are cosmetic overlays marked with a double-helix icon. Traits are a separate system with hexagonal icons that modify stats like bite, speed, or health.
Which plushie do I need for a specific mutation?
Check the Plushie field on the mutation card. Each plushie-boosted mutation names its linked plushie and any documented percentage boost or guarantee.
