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Steal An Egg Great Bloom timer
The Great Bloom opens every 30 minutes and closes after roughly 3. This page counts down to the next window, converts it to your local time, and lets you correct the cycle if your server runs to a different clock.
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Sources agree the event repeats every 30 minutes on server time and lasts about 3 minutes. We have not yet confirmed in-game that the cycle aligns to :00 and :30 on the wall clock. Treat the countdown as an estimate and use the in-game timer on the Sakura Incubator as the authority — the re-sync control on our timer exists precisely for this.
What the Great Bloom actually is
A three-minute window in the Cherry Blossom biome where Sakura trees can be smashed with a bat for Sakura Crystals, which feed the Sakura Incubator and its Bloom / Spirit Bloom mutations. Unlocked by feeding a Crane to the Cherry Blossom Tree.
The recorded window is short. Sakura Crystals can be spent on attempts at Bloom or Spirit Bloommutations in the game. Rather watch for it than watch a clock? Thenotifier covers this window.
Getting the most out of a window
- Be in the biome before it opens. Travelling to Cherry Blossom mid-event burns a large share of three minutes.
- Bring the bat. Crystals come from hitting blooming trees, not from walking past them.
- Have eggs ready to mutate. Crystals are only useful at the Sakura Incubator, so hold unmutated eggs for the trip.
- Use the in-game timer as the authority. Once the Sakura Incubator is unlocked, it shows the real countdown on top of the machine.
What the crystals are for
The Sakura Incubator converts crystals into mutated eggs. The odds are lopsided:Bloom at 1.5× income is the usual result, and Spirit Bloom at 3× — the highest numerical multiplier in our current comparison — is the tail. How long that tail is depends on you: 2.5% on an uncharged egg, roughly one in 40, rising to a reported 40% at full 150% charge with all three Luck Boosts. The Sakura Incubator guide covers how the charge works.
Because Spirit Bloom is so rare, it is worth saving crystals for your highest-base-income eggs. Tripling a $600M/s Oni Tiger is worth vastly more than tripling anything from an early biome. The income calculator makes that comparison concrete.
Great Bloom FAQ
How often does the Great Bloom spawn in Steal An Egg?
Every 30 minutes on server time. Each window stays open for about 3 minutes, which is why missing the start costs you most of the event.
How long does the Great Bloom last?
About 3 minutes. In that time you smash blooming Sakura trees with your bat to collect Sakura Crystals.
Where do I see the Great Bloom timer in-game?
On top of the Sakura Incubator in the Cherry Blossom biome. That in-game timer is the authority — the countdown here is for planning when you are not in-game.
How do I unlock the Great Bloom?
Feed a Crane to the Cherry Blossom Tree. The Crane is an Epic pet from the Cherry Blossom biome, which itself needs 2.5B Speed to survive.
What do Sakura Crystals do?
They feed the Sakura Incubator, which applies the Bloom mutation (1.5x income) or Spirit Bloom (3x) to an egg. The split is not fixed: Spirit Bloom runs from 2.5% on an uncharged egg up to a reported 40% at full charge with all three Luck Boosts.