An editorial ranking of Growth Factor and Shiny Mutagen by their explicit direct sale-cash bonuses; mutation-focused choices are discussed separately.
1 — Growth Factor
The larger explicit direct cash bonus of these two card choices.
Growth Factor
Its +100% MONEY effect makes it the first pick here when the priority is the stated direct cash bonus.
Properties
- Rarity
- Rare (Shown in My Cards)
- Money bonus
- 100 % (Displayed card effect)
- Sell value
- 15 Tokens (Example SELL option in My Cards)
- Appearance
- Gold star on a purple background
2 — Shiny Mutagen
A smaller direct cash bonus with a separate mutation benefit.
Mutagen
The Shiny form adds 15% money on every sale. Its separate 25% mutation-likelihood increase makes it the more relevant choice when mutation discovery is the priority.
Properties
- Rarity
- Uncommon (Shown Shiny card)
- Form
- Shiny (Example Card Shop offer)
- Shop price
- 27 Tokens (Example Shiny Uncommon offer in the Card Shop)
- Mutation likelihood increase
- 25 % (Effect described on the shown Mutagen card)
- Money on every sale
- 15 % (Additional Shiny bonus)
- Appearance
- Green and purple helix-like rings with a LUCKY label (Shown Shiny card)
- Offered by
- Card Shop (Example Shiny Uncommon offer)
Card Effects and Example Prices
The card list below includes effects, Token offers and acquisition details. Shop prices refer to the listed offers; Growth Factor’s SELL value is the Tokens offered for selling that card.
Quick Harvest’s +300% is a card-face label without a named attribute.
Overgrowth can appear as a challenge reward, for example after a second-goal completion. See the challenge guide for goals and rewards.
For cooldown goals, No Wait is named alongside Speedy Ball in the Minimum Cooldown achievement as a route to the cooldown floor. See split-speed upgrades and other cooldown options to plan around waiting time.
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Growth Factor
- Rarity
- Rare (Shown in My Cards)
- Money bonus
- 100 % (Displayed card effect)
- Sell value
- 15 Tokens (Example SELL option in My Cards)
- Appearance
- Gold star on a purple background
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Mutagen
- Rarity
- Uncommon (Shown Shiny card)
- Form
- Shiny (Example Card Shop offer)
- Shop price
- 27 Tokens (Example Shiny Uncommon offer in the Card Shop)
- Mutation likelihood increase
- 25 % (Effect described on the shown Mutagen card)
- Money on every sale
- 15 % (Additional Shiny bonus)
- Appearance
- Green and purple helix-like rings with a LUCKY label (Shown Shiny card)
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Sprinter
- Shop price
- 18 Tokens (Example Card Shop offer)
- Appearance
- Red sneaker with a GO! label
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Quick Harvest
- Shop price
- 12 Tokens (Example Card Shop offer)
- Card-face increase label
- 300 % (Printed on the card as +300%.)
- Appearance
- Yellow lightning bolt
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Overgrowth
- Acquisition example
- NEW CARD notification after completing the second challenge goal (Goal example: $270 target, $349 sale and +6 Tokens)
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No Wait
- Cooldown role
- Named in the Minimum Cooldown achievement text as a route to reaching the cooldown floor (Minimum Cooldown lists Speedy Ball or the No Wait card.)
Cash Bonus Ranking: Growth Factor vs Shiny Mutagen
Growth Factor is the stronger pick when your priority is the direct cash bonus. Its +100% MONEY effect places it above Shiny Mutagen’s +15% money on every sale in this ranking.
The ranking compares those explicit cash effects. Mutagen’s mutation benefit serves a different goal, so a player collecting mutations may prefer it despite its smaller direct sale bonus.
Use the money guide to combine your card choice with available sale boosts and decide when to sell.
Choose Mutagen When Mutation Discovery Is the Goal
Choose Mutagen when you want more mutation opportunities while splitting. Its effect makes balls 25% more likely to mutate. The Shiny form also adds 15% money on every sale, giving it a cash benefit alongside its discovery role.
That 25% describes an increase in mutation likelihood, not a flat 25% chance for each ball. The 15% sale bonus specifically belongs to the Shiny form.
For a particular discovery goal, compare Mutagen with the event bonuses in the mutation luck guide, including Eclipse for rare-mutation opportunities and Lava Rain for Molten.
Find Card Details and Plan Your Loadout
Open MY CARDS and select a card to inspect its details. Use ALL CARDS to continue browsing the card collection.
Cards activate from left to right. Drag cards into the positions you want, keeping that activation order in mind when arranging your loadout.
Challenges can award cards, and completing a challenge set opens the Token-based Card Shop. Follow the card acquisition and management guide for buying, rerolling, rearranging cards, checking SELL values and finding extra-slot options.