In the world of Grow a Garden, events offer unique opportunities to power up your garden. The Smithing Event introduces the Horse Shoe Magnet, a standout Mythical item that is more than just a cosmetic. It’s the only cosmetic from this event with a functional ability, making it a must-have for strategic players looking to maximize their garden’s efficiency.
This guide will walk you through how to craft it, how its ability works, and how to use it to get the most out of your pets.
How to Craft the Horse Shoe Magnet: Materials and Location
The Horse Shoe Magnet is exclusive to the Smithing Event and cannot be crafted at any other time. To create it, you need to use the Cosmetics Crafting Table, located near the Smith’s Furnace during the event.
Here is the complete list of required materials:
1x Smith Hammer of Harvest
1x Hollow Bamboo Crop
1x Legendary Coal
1x Divine Coal
15,000,000 Sheckles
Once you have all the materials and interact with the table, the crafting process will take two hours to complete.
Crafting the Smith Hammer of Harvest
The Smith Hammer of Harvest is a key ingredient that itself requires crafting. You need to use a Gear Crafting Table to make it.
The materials for the Smith Hammer are:
1x Harvest Tool
2x Rare Coal
6,000,000 Sheckles
Ensure you have this hammer ready before you attempt to craft the Horse Shoe Magnet.
How the Horse Shoe Magnet Ability Works
Unlike passive cosmetics, the Horse Shoe Magnet has an active and visual effect on your garden.
The Ability: When placed, the Horse Shoe Magnet periodically emits a pulse that draws all pets in your garden towards its location for a few moments.
The Effect: This causes your pets to cluster together around the magnet before eventually dispersing and returning to their normal routines.
Stacking: You can place multiple Horse Shoe Magnets in your garden. Doing so increases the frequency of the pulling effect, creating a near-constant cycle of gathering and dispersing.
Best Uses and Strategic Pets for the Magnet
The true power of the Horse Shoe Magnet lies in its ability to control pet positioning. This is incredibly valuable for pets whose abilities affect a specific area or require proximity to plants.
By grouping these pets together, you can create concentrated zones of effect, ensuring their abilities are not wasted on empty patches of land.
Here are some of the best pets to use with the Horse Shoe Magnet:
Cats (Cat, Orange Tabby, Moon Cat): Their abilities often involve buffing or affecting nearby plants.
Hedgehogs (Hedgehog, Blood Hedgehog): Known for their area-of-effect mutations and influences.
Toucan: Its ability can provide beneficial effects to plants in a local area.
Farm Animals (Cow, Pig): Often provide boosts or mutations to surrounding crops.
Frogs (Frog, Echo Frog): Their abilities are typically centered around their location.
Praying Mantis: This pet also possesses abilities that are more effective when it is positioned near the plants you want to affect.
FAQ: Horse Shoe Magnet Questions Answered
Q1: Can I craft the Horse Shoe Magnet after the Smithing Event ends?
No. The Horse Shoe Magnet is an exclusive item that can only be crafted during the active Smithing Event period.
Q2: Does the magnet work on all pets?
Yes, the ability pulls all pets in your garden, regardless of their type or rarity.
Q3: What is the main benefit of grouping pets together?
It allows you to focus the area-of-effect abilities of multiple pets on a specific section of your garden, maximizing the impact of their mutations, buffs, and other effects instead of having them spread out and diluted.
Q4: Where is the best place to put the Horse Shoe Magnet?
Place it in a strategic location in your garden where you want pet abilities to be concentrated, such as in the middle of a valuable crop field or near a specific plant you are trying to mutate.
Conclusion
The Horse Shoe Magnet is a strategic game-changer in Grow a Garden. While the crafting process during the Smithing Event requires significant resources and preparation, the payoff is immense. Its unique ability to control pet movement allows you to optimize your garden’s layout like never before, creating powerful synergy between your pets’ abilities and your crops. By strategically placing this Mythical item and pairing it with pets like Cats, Hedgehogs, and Toucans, you can transform your garden into a highly efficient and productive farm.