Grow a Garden new pets headline the Admin War update with a mix of mutation enablers, cooldown manipulation, and farming boosters you can unlock through Skyroot Chest, the Friendship Shop, and limited event rewards. This guide walks through every new pet, how to obtain them, what each ability does, and which choices offer the best profit upside right now.
What are the Grow a Garden new pets?
The Admin War update adds a full lineup across three sources: Skyroot Chest, Friendship Shop, and event exclusives. Each pet brings a specific utility, from guaranteed income spikes to mutation chaining.
From Skyroot Chest
Purchased in the Friendship Shop for 1,500,000 Sheckles or crafted at the crafting station.
Elk – 2.54% chance that berry fruits remain after harvest, letting you re-harvest for extra value.
Mandrake – 3.57% chance to trigger Rot mutation when harvesting Mandrake crops, turning a routine pickup into a profit window.
Griffin – Every 15 minutes triggers Cyclone. If the cyclone hits a pet, that pet’s ability cooldown advances by 60 seconds; if it hits a fruit, there is a 10% chance the fruit becomes cyclonic.
From Friendship Shop
Gnome Pet – Every 9.57 minutes has a 1.05% chance to apply Gnomed mutation to a random fruit. Each Gnome cosmetic placed in your garden adds another 1.05% chance, scaling the proc rate as you expand your theme.
From the Admin War event
Lemon Lion – Brain-Roar triggers Brainrot mutation on a random fruit; Citrus Roar grants bonus EXP to a random pet.
Apple Gazelle – Apple Harvester gives a 4–7% chance to duplicate apple fruit; Sugar Warp gives a 2–4% chance to trigger Warped mutation from Sugar Apple crops.
Peach Wasp – Peach Pollinator triggers Plasma mutation every 1500–200s; Peach Stinger advances other pets’ ability cooldowns by 60–120s every 602–300s.
Green Bean Pet – Every 29:48 minutes sacrifices one Beanstalk fruit to instantly grow a random plant with a 5.13x fruit size bonus. This ability cannot be mimicked or refreshed.
How to get Grow a Garden new pets
Your unlock paths depend on the source:
Skyroot Chest route
Save 1,500,000 Sheckles to buy Skyroot Chest from the Friendship Shop, or craft it at the crafting station. Opening the chest can yield Elk, Mandrake, or Griffin. If you are chasing mutation value and cooldown synergy, this box is your core progression step.Friendship Shop route
Buy the Gnome Pet directly from the Friendship Shop. To raise its effectiveness, collect and place Gnome cosmetics in your garden; each one adds a flat 1.05% to the Gnomed proc chance, stacking cleanly with the pet’s base rate.Event route (Admin War)
Participate during the Admin War update to secure Lemon Lion, Apple Gazelle, Peach Wasp, and Green Bean Pet. These are time-limited opportunities tied to the event window, so prioritize any mutation or cooldown tools that align with your current farm.
Abilities explained and smart uses
Mutation enablers for profit
Mandrake (Rot), Gnome (Gnomed), Lemon Lion (Brainrot), Apple Gazelle via Sugar Warp (Warped), Peach Wasp (Plasma), and Green Bean Pet’s instant growth all convert ordinary cycles into higher-value harvests. Slot these where they naturally interact with your crops for passive gains.Cooldown and flow control
Griffin’s Cyclone can pull forward other pets’ abilities by 60 seconds when it tags them, creating more frequent mutation rolls across your lineup. Peach Wasp’s Peach Stinger also advances cooldowns on a schedule, layering additional timing windows.Duplication and retention
Apple Gazelle’s 4–7% duplication on apple fruit and Elk’s 2.54% chance for berries to persist after harvest add steady, low-touch value, especially in long sessions.
Best pets in the Admin War update
Based on the current kit, the standouts for profit and consistency are Griffin, Gnome, and Mandrake. Griffin’s Cyclone accelerates your entire pet engine by bringing abilities online sooner. Gnome scales linearly with cosmetics, turning small odds into reliable income over time. Mandrake’s on-harvest Rot procs convert routine Mandrake farming into a meaningful revenue stream.
If you are event-focused, Green Bean Pet offers a unique instant-growth spike with a fixed 5.13x fruit size bonus, while Lemon Lion, Apple Gazelle, and Peach Wasp round out targeted farms with Brainrot, Warped, and Plasma utility plus cooldown support.
Final Thoughts
Grow a Garden new pets from the Admin War update split cleanly into three buckets: Skyroot Chest pulls for core engines like Griffin and Mandrake, Friendship Shop’s Gnome for scalable mutation odds, and event exclusives for targeted farming and cooldown tech. Start with Skyroot Chest and Gnome for dependable returns, then layer event pets to round out mutations and timing. With the right mix, your garden shifts from sporadic spikes to a steady cadence of high-value procs.