- Hatch weight: 0.8 kg
- Weight at age 50: 4.36 kg
- Weight at age 100: 8.00 kg
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Grow a Garden Sand Scorpion
Desert heat brings Sand Scorpion out of hiding — Desert Sting injects sandy and ember mutations when temperature climbs on arid plot wings.
Tier BSmallrare
Quick stats
Sand Scorpion weight progression
Sand Scorpion hatches at 0.8 kg and grows with the formula W = (hatch ÷ 11) × (age + 10). The table below projects its weight at each age milestone so you can plan trade timing and weight targets.
| Age | Projected weight |
|---|---|
| Age 1 | 0.80 kg |
| Age 25 | 2.55 kg |
| Age 50 | 4.36 kg |
| Age 75 | 6.18 kg |
| Age 100 | 8.00 kg |
| Age 125 | 9.82 kg |
Playstyle
Sand Scorpion activates during heat weather on desert-tagged plots. Desert Sting applies sandy and ember mutation in heat — desert biome tag required like Wisp Deer forest gate. Rare tier B at 0.8 kg. Build desert wing before hatching. Pair with Sun Beetle Solar Charge during heat waves on adjacent standard heat tiles.
Weight & trading
0.8 kg hatch caps near 8.0 at age 100 — light rare. Sand Scorpion trades in desert-heat niche WFL channels. Lava Lizard Magma Skin passive ember on volcanic plots complements Sand Scorpion sandy-ember on desert plots.
Desert Sting applies sandy and ember mutation during heat weather on desert-tagged plots. Heat plus desert dual gate — standard plots in heat without desert tag idle Sand Scorpion. Sandy mutation sells at desert crop premium multipliers.
Sand Scorpion in Grow a Garden
Desert biome construction
Convert plot section to desert biome before Sand Scorpion deployment — biome tag unlocks Desert Sting full proc rates. Heat weather without desert biome wastes Scorpion slot entirely.
Sandy-ember combo on desert cactus and arid crop varieties hits dedicated sell calculator desert presets — plant desert-eligible crops exclusively on scorpion wing.
Heat desert roster
Sun Beetle solar during heat waves on standard plots. Sand Scorpion sandy-ember during heat on desert plots. Lava Lizard volcanic-ember passive on volcanic plots. Three heat biomes, three heat pets.
Sand Scorpion tier B rare trades below Lava Lizard legendary — budget desert entry before volcanic legendary investment.
Common questions
- Does Desert Sting work on standard plots during heat?
- Desert Sting requires desert-tagged plot tiles plus heat weather. Standard heat plots need Sun Beetle or Lava Lizard instead.
- Sand Scorpion or Sun Beetle during heat waves?
- Sun Beetle Solar Charge solar on any plot during heat waves. Sand Scorpion Desert Sting sandy-ember on desert plots during heat. Biome determines pet choice.