Cyclonic Mutation
Tornado weather spirals mutation patterns into crops like weather vanes — Cyclonic tags mark serious wind-chasers who stay on-plot when others shelter.
How to trigger
Cyclonic procs during Tornado and Cyclone weather when spiral wind patterns touch crops. Maelstrom and Tempestous are higher-tier evolutions in severe storm bands. Stay online — tornado procs are brief.
Weather tie-in: Tornado · Full mutations guide
Stacking rules
Cyclonic is environmental at 30×. Stacks with Windstruck, Wet, Shocked during compound storms. No direct Frozen conflict unless Wet enters matrix.
Cyclonic value impact
Tornado chase math
Cyclonic (30×) + Shocked (125×): env sum 155, count 2, envBracket = 154. Adding Windstruck (3×) bumps to envBracket 156 — marginal but free during tornado-thunder overlap.
Safety tip: harvest immediately after proc — tornado weather can shift and remove wind flags before you click sell.
Common questions
- Cyclonic vs Maelstrom?
- Both stack if both procs — Maelstrom is higher tier hurricane tag at 58×. Tornado vs hurricane severity determines which appears.
- Can Cyclonic replace Windstruck?
- No — separate tags both count in env sum if both icons present at harvest.