Mysterious mutations and hidden mechanics make the Ancestral Horn one of the most sought-after items in Grow a Garden. Learn the clever tricks behind Safari mutation chains and how seasoned players manage to grow this rare artifact from ordinary seeds.
How to Obtain Ancestral Horn in Grow a Garden
Ancestral Horn is a Safari Harvest event item unlocked by the community reaching 240 billion points, then purchasable from the Safari Shop; when used, it summons a fairy that targets plants without Safari mutations and applies a random Safari mutation to one of them.
The only way you can get the Ancestral Horn is by purchasing it from the Safari Shop in Grow a Garden. However, there is one prerequisite: the whole community must have contributed to Safari Harvest enough times to gather a total of 240 billion points. Once done, the gear is unlocked in the shop and can be bought by the players.
But there’s another catch here. Since the rarity of the Ancestral Horn is quite high, it may not be available in the shop at all times. So, make sure to keep a check on the stock at an interval of every 10-15 minutes. In addition to this, consider contributing to the harvest event more often to increase the milestone points and unlock the boosted luck for getting better items in the stock. This can increase the chances of having the gear more often.
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How to Use Ancestral Horn in Grow a Garden
After obtaining the Ancestral Horn, place it in your garden’s relic slot to activate its effect. It boosts growth rates and increases the mutation chances for rare plants such as those in the Safari category. Use it during planting phases for the best results, and pair it with high-quality soil or fertilizer for stronger outcomes. The horn’s power has a limited duration, so reapply or recharge it through relic energy as needed.
Now that you have obtained the Ancestral Horn in the game, it’s time to put it to use. Just like any other Safari-themed gear, you can equip it in your hand and left-click with your mouse. This blows the horn and summons a fairy around you.
The fairy will then check your garden for plants that don’t have any Safari mutations. Once it finds any such plant, a new Safari-themed mutation will be randomly applied to it. For me, most of the time, the fairy applied a Lush mutation to my sugar apples, but it can be anything for your plot.
One important point to note is that if all of your plants have any sort of Safari mutation already applied, a text message will appear on top stating that the fairy could not find any plants in your garden.
Can players trade the Ancestral Horn after purchase
No, players cannot trade the Ancestral Horn after purchase in Grow a Garden.
Trading Mechanics
The game features a trading system enabled by Trading Tickets, which new accounts (under 7 days old) cannot use initially. However, event-specific gears like the Ancestral Horn from the Safari Harvest event are not eligible for trading, as they remain bound to the purchaser.
Event Item Restrictions
High-rarity items such as the Ancestral Horn are designed for personal use only, with no mentions of trading in official guides or community discussions. Players must buy it directly from the Safari Shop when available, and it stays in their inventory for garden mutations.
How to use Ancestral Horn to mutate plants
Players use the Ancestral Horn in Grow a Garden by equipping it and activating it to apply Safari mutations to eligible plants.
Activation Steps
Equip the Ancestral Horn from your inventory to your hand or hotbar. Left-click to blow the horn, summoning a fairy spirit that scans the garden.
Mutation Process
The fairy targets one plant without a Safari mutation and applies a random one, such as Lush. If all plants already have Safari mutations, activation fails with a notification.
Usage Tips
Plant fresh Safari-eligible crops beforehand to ensure success. The horn works once per activation and cannot replace existing Safari mutations.
