Lightning Rod – Grow a Garden Wiki
Your complete wiki for the Lightning Rod gear in Grow a Garden. Find stats, effects, and how to obtain this item.
Lightning Rod
| Tier | Legendary |
| Sheckles Price | 1,000,000 |
| Robux Price | 179 |
| Effects | Attracts lightning to shock nearby plants. |
| Obtainable? | Yes |
| Limited? | No |
Overview
The Lightning Rod is a legendary gear that can be crafted through the Crafting NPC located at the Cosmetics Shop. This powerful item is designed to attract lightning strikes, which can shock fruits and trigger special mutations during thunderstorms.
Appearance
The Lightning Rod features a tall metallic structure with three conductive prongs extending from the top, giving it an industrial and powerful look.
Usage
- When placed, the Lightning Rod redirects lightning strikes to its location within a medium-radius area.
- It is mainly used to shock fruits, which is useful for mutation processes.
- Only one lightning strike can be redirected per thunderstorm.
- It can also serve as an ingredient for crafting the Mutation Spray (Shocked), alongside the Cleaning Spray.
How to Obtain
- Players can create the Lightning Rod using the Gear Crafting Bench. To craft it, you’ll need the following materials:
- Crafting Recipe: 1× Basic Sprinkler + 1× Advanced Sprinkler + 1× Godly Sprinkler + 500,000 Sheckles.
- After submitting the materials, players must wait 45 minutes for the crafting process to complete.
- Alternatively, the Lightning Rod can be purchased directly for 179 Robux.
- It can also be obtained as a rare drop during the Summer Harvest Event, from Mole or Pancake Mole, and was previously available through Daily Quests.
Lightning Rod Trivia
- First introduced during the Angry Plant Event.
- The Lightning Rod can be placed on other players’ plots.
- It can be removed using a shovel if needed.
- Temporarily removed before the Summer Harvest Event, but later reintroduced next to the Cosmetics Shop.
- It was once sold at Eloise’s Shop for 1,000,000 Sheckles.
- Does not function during the Jandel Storm — lightning won’t strike during that weather.
- Shares the same crafting materials as the Tanning Mirror.
- It was the first gear removed from the Gear Shop (followed by the Tanning Mirror).
- Its rarity was changed from Mythical to Legendary, to match the shovel prompt tier display.