The Night Staff is an exclusive piece of equipment introduced in Grow a Garden’s Lunar Glow Event. This special item helps players mutate their plants into Moonlit Fruit, which can be presented to the Wise Old Owl. Understanding the functionality and acquisition method for this staff is essential for maximising your gameplay experience during the event.
How to Acquire the Night Staff
The moon-shaped Night Staff is granted as a special reward upon completing the Lunar Glow Event Quest for the Wise Old Owl.
Interestingly, you’ll need to obtain Moonlit Fruit before you can receive the Night Staff, which then helps you acquire more Moonlit Fruit. For those uncertain about how to begin collecting mutated fruit during Nightfall, there are several helpful strategies available for obtaining Moonlit Fruit.
Players can collect up to 6 Night Staffs at specific points along the reward track:
- Reward Number 3 at 40 Lunar Points
- Reward Number 5 at 110 Lunar Points
- Reward Number 11 at 250 Lunar Points
- Reward Number 16 at 360 Lunar Points (provides 3x Night Staff)
Night Staff Functionality
Night Staffs function similarly to Lightning Rods in the game. Just as Lightning Rods help channel lightning to fruits to create the Shocked mutation, Night Staffs channel moonlight to produce the Moonlit Mutation.
During Nightfall (which occurs hourly at the beginning of each hour and continues for 10 minutes), the Night Staff channels moonlight. This results in nearby fruit becoming mutated and emitting a purple glow. Players will hear a distinctive ping and see a notification at the top of the screen stating “your night staff mutated a fruit to moonlit” when the mutation occurs.
Using Your Night Staff
After unlocking a Night Staff as a reward, it automatically enters your backpack inventory. To use it, simply locate the staff in your backpack or the hotbar at the bottom of the screen, then place it somewhere in your garden.
Each Night Staff can be used to mutate up to 6 fruits before being destroyed. While there’s no guarantee that it will transform 6 fruits in a single Nightfall cycle, fortunate players may achieve this maximum efficiency.