Magpie is a brand-new Legendary pet in Grow a Garden that focuses on turning silver fruits into powerful random rewards, making it one of the best pets for late-game trading and progression.
How to Get Magpie in Grow a Garden
Magpie is obtained from the Exotic Gem Chest, where it currently has roughly a 14.5% drop chance, making it rare but not impossibly hard to roll if you can afford multiple chests.
- Find Trader Troy at the center.
- Complete trades and reach streak 4+.
- Get the Gem Chest as a reward.
- Hatch it for a 14.5% chance to get the Magpie.
Equip and use its special ability for random rewards when selling silver fruit.
How to Get Gem Chest in Grow a Garden
Submit plants or fruit required to the Trader for random Trader Streak rewards. The Gem Chest is one of the most valuable rewards during the Trader Event, with a 5.48% chance to obtain one.
| Gem Fruit | Clam | Coilvine | Magpie | Asteris | Bearded Dragon |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| 34.50% | 34.50% | 14.50% | 14.50% | 1% | 1% |
Magpie Value
- Magpie Trade Value: Trade Value: 30,000-3,000,600
Similar Values
Pets with similar values to Magpie, a new pet in the Grow a Garden Trader Event, include:
Magpie Pet Info
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Rarity |  |
| How to Obtain | Gem Chest Reward, 14.5% Chance. |
| Location for Chest | Trader Troy, located at the center of the map |
| Passive Ability | "Shiny Eye": When selling silver fruit, there is a 7-30% chance to grant a random reward. |
| Possible Rewards | Can include Rare Eggs, Grandmaster Sprinklers, Divine Coal, and other valuable random rewards |
| Usefulness | Enhances farming through random bonus rewards on silver fruit sales; synergizes well with trades |
| Special Notes | Part of Trader Event update; considered highly valuable for stable trading and reward generation |
Magpie FAQs
Q: What does Magpie’s trait actually do?
When you sell silver fruits, each sale has a chance (shown in some tests around 7% per Magpie up to a 30% cap) to grant a random reward, ranging from rare materials to powerful tools and seeds.
Q: How many Magpies should you run?
Many testers recommend equipping 5–6 Magpies to approach the maximum reward-chance cap, then filling remaining slots with pets that boost silver yield or fruit quality to feed the Magpie engine.
Q: Is Magpie worth buying or trading for?
For late-game players who can consistently farm silver fruit, Magpie is considered extremely strong because it converts normal selling into high-value items, making it a priority target in trades and chest pulls.
Q: Any basic Magpie strategy?
Build farms that mass-produce silver fruits, 2) equip multiple Magpies, 3) bulk-sell harvests to roll as many Shiny Eye procs as possible, and 4) flip the rare rewards or use them to push further into endgame content.
