What the Oxpecker Shard Does in Grow a Garden

A unique item from Grow a Garden’s Mega Safari Harvest Event is the Oxpecker Shard. It offers players with Safari pets with the Oxpecker Mutation, which is a helpful boost.

How to Get the Oxpecker Shard

• Visit the event’s NPC, Safari Joe.
• To improve your chances of gaining the shard, trade a valuable pet.
• The shard can only be generated by pets worth up to 80.

Effects of the Oxpecker Mutation

• Cooldown Reduction: When an ability triggers, each active Safari pet gets about four seconds off their ability cooldown.
• Passive Boost: The base passive skills of the mutant pet are greatly improved.

Pets Affected

Safari pets get affected by the mutation, including: Elephant, giraffe, gecko, hippo, hydra, lion, mantis shrimp, oxpecker, stag beetle, zebra, crocodile, armadillo, and cape buffalo. Ready to supercharge your garden? Buy pets at Mitchcactus and grab powerful pets instantly and skip the grind! 

Why it matters / strategic value

• The cooldown decrease enhances your efficiency during the event or during your garden runs as it occurs each time a Safari pet uses its ability. Hence, more frequent use of the ability leads to faster triggers.

• Even when the mutant pet is not actively using a power, the passive boost boosts their strength.

• This shard can tell the difference between mediocre pet setups and excellent ones for players that take part in a lot of events or who farm to advance in rank. Running low on Sheckles and want to unlock upgrades fast? Stock up sheckles in minutes and power your way ahead. 

• Instead of allowing easy play, it promotes collection, investment, and strategic use by rewarding the keeping and placement of a certain set of Safari dogs.

Tips for using the Oxpecker Shard

• Select the pet that will get the most from the shard before applying it; perhaps this should be a pet which activates often and that you use frequently in your Safari lineup.

• Because the cooldown drop affects all active Safari pets, not just the mutant one: make sure you have plenty in play. Its value is multiplied by that. Exciting stuff: the game you love is going to the big screen! Discover how your garden adventures could be part of the story.

• The small boost from the Oxpecker Mutation will raise the strength of your pet’s already excellent passive ability. Balancing is therefore essential.

• Since getting the shard requires giving up a valuable pet, consider the cost: is the sacrificed creature less helpful than the mutation’s long-term gain?

• Make excellent use of the event window; try to get the shard during the Mega Safari Harvest Event. Want the ultimate boost for your pet? Learn how to unlock the rare Mega Lollipop and level up like a pro! 

The Oxpecker Shard is a valuable event item in Grow a Garden that gives Safari pets the Oxpecker Mutation, cutting ability cooldowns and raising the mutated pet’s passive stats. It will greatly improve your setting if you have suitable pets and take the occasion seriously.