Mooshroom¶
A mushroom-covered marvel of a cow.
The Mooshroom Egg¶
Sold by Farmhand Steve after you defeat him in battle. It is a one-time-use spawn egg: right-click the ground inside a claim or rented plot where you can build (overworld only) to release a permanent Mooshroom onto your ranch. Requires Gathering level 78 to buy AND to use, and the animal counts toward your 50-animal ranch cap. Ranch Protection (toggled per claim in /claimmanager) keeps released animals safe from harm.
Steve's price:
x64 Red Mushroom Block
x64 Hay Bale
x64 Apple
A Turtle Ticket (earned by defeating the Ninja Turtle) pays for any ONE egg in place of its full item cost - the Gathering gate still applies.
Other ways to find the egg¶
Once you have the Gathering level, mooshrooms can hand you the egg themselves: every time you feed one, defeat one in combat, or startle one with the Leaf Staff, there is a 1 in 5,000 chance it leaves a Mooshroom Egg behind (announced server-wide). That rate is tuned by how cheap and renewable its food is.
Feeding mooshrooms¶
Right-click any adult mooshroom while holding a Red or Brown Mushroom to feed it, as often as you like. Each feed has a 1 in 10 chance to produce Cocoa Beans. While your Mooshroom Pet follows you, its happiness improves those odds (up to twice as good at maximum mood).
The Mooshroom Pet¶
Feeding (1 in 50,000), defeating (1 in 5,000), or leaf-startling mooshrooms can earn you the Mooshroom Pet - one per player, ever. While it follows you it improves that animal's feeding odds and can add a bonus drop on your kills.
A mooshroom's pet IS the Cow Pet wearing its mooshroom skin - owning a cow pet in any skin covers it.
The Mooshroom Spawner¶
Trade Mooshroom Eggs back to Steve for a Mooshroom Spawner: a placeable spawner that keeps a hardy, farmable mooshroom on your claim - complete with its own job.