Cicada
Heat waves turn gardens into solar furnaces — Cicada Summer Song amplifies solar and ember mutations exactly when temperature spikes.
Quick stats
- Hatch weight: 0.2 kg
- Weight at age 50: 1.09 kg
- Weight at age 100: 2.00 kg
Playstyle
Cicada is the heat-meta legendary marked isNew in June 2026 data. Summer Song boosts solar and ember mutation rates during heat wave weather. Deploy before heat forecast with heat-eligible crops nearing maturity. At 0.2 kg hatch weight Cicada is the lightest legendary — ability scaling lives in age investment.
Weight & trading
0.2 kg hatch weight is lowest legendary baseline — Cicada will never win weight trades. Summer Song multiplier scales steeply with age per recent patch rebalance notes. Verify calculator output after each balance patch — developers rebalance Cicada frequently.
Summer Song increases solar and ember mutation proc rates during heat wave weather. Passive amplification during heat state. Synergizes with Phoenix Rebirth ember revival, Fire Wisp Inferno stacking, and Sun Beetle Solar Charge for full heat mutation pipeline.
Cicada in Grow a Garden
Heat wave session playbook
Heat waves announce in forecast — pre-plant solar and ember eligible crops 24 hours ahead so maturity aligns with heat window. Summer Song on empty heat with immature crops generates zero value.
Cicada plus Sun Beetle plus Lava Lizard creates solar-ember-volcanic triple stack on dedicated heat plots during summer events.
New pet trade caution
Cicada isNew flag drives inflated Discord prices — check ability calculator and tier list before overpaying. Patch rebalance risk is highest among legendaries per developer notes.
Cicada ability calculator quick-start preset available at /pet-ability-calculator?pet=cicada for trade verification screenshots.
Common questions
- Does Summer Song work in normal sunny weather?
- Summer Song specifically requires heat wave weather state — clear sunny days use different amplification rules than heat wave.
- Why is Cicada patched frequently?
- Solar-ember heat synergy affects endgame sell totals significantly — developers tune Summer Song multiplier to prevent heat-meta dominance.