Hytale Eternal Seeds Guide: How to Find & Craft Them

Eternal Seeds are the ultimate goal for any serious farmer in Hytale. Unlike normal seeds that are consumed every time you plant them, Eternal Seeds plant a special crop that regrows indefinitely.

They allow you to build a fully automated farm loop without constantly crafting new seeds. However, they come with a trade-off in yield that you need to understand.

What Are Eternal Seeds?

Eternal Seeds are rare, magical variants of standard crop seeds. They have three distinct features:

1. Infinite Regrowth: You plant them once and they regrow forever. You never need to replant.
2. No Seed Cost: Since you do not replant, you stop spending Essence on seed crafting.
3. Different Yields: Eternal crops drop slightly less Essence of Life per harvest compared to normal crops.

How to Get Eternal Seeds

There are two ways to obtain these seeds. Most players find their first one by luck, but you can also craft them later in the game.

Method 1: Random Drops (The Luck Method)

Every time you harvest a fully grown food or material crop, there is a very small chance it will drop an Eternal Seed for that specific plant.

• Drop Chance: ~0.5% per harvest
• Average Rate: 1 seed every 200 harvests

Tip

You must harvest the crop when it is fully grown to trigger this drop chance.

Method 2: Crafting (The Guaranteed Method)

If you have bad luck with drops, you can craft Eternal Seeds at the Farmer’s Workbench. This is expensive and requires a high-level bench.

Requirements: You need a regular seed, a large amount of crops, and Essence of Life.

Crops		Bench Tier	Memories Level	Cost (approx)
Wheat, Lettuce		2	2	20 Essence + 10 Crops
Carrot, Corn		3	3	30 Essence + 15 Crops
Cauliflower, Turnip		4	3	50 Essence + 25 Crops
Aubergine, Pumpkin		5	4	60 Essence + 30 Crops
Tomato, Chilli		6	4	60 Essence + 30 Crops
Cotton, Rice		7	5	80 Essence + 40 Crops
Potato, Onion		8	6	100 Essence + 50 Crops

The Yield Trade-Off

Before you convert your whole farm, you should know that Eternal crops yield less Essence of Life per individual harvest than normal crops.

Why is this worth it?

Even though the yield is lower, your profit is higher. With normal seeds, you have to subtract the seed cost from your harvest. With Eternal seeds, the entire harvest is pure profit.

Comparison Table:

Crop		Normal Yield	Eternal Yield
Wheat		2 to 4	1 to 2
Carrot		3 to 6	2 to 3
Tomato		6 to 8	5 to 6
Potato		8 to 9	7 to 8

Which Crops Have Eternal Variants?

Eternal seeds exist for all food and material crops.

Available Variants: Wheat, Lettuce, Carrot, Corn, Cauliflower, Turnip, Aubergine, Pumpkin, Tomato, Chilli, Cotton, Rice, Potato, Onion.

Unavailable: There are currently no Eternal variants for petal crops (Blood Rose, Azure Fern, Storm Thistle).

Best Eternal Seeds to Use

If you only have enough resources to craft a few Eternal Seeds, prioritize these:

1. Tomato (The Speed King)

Tomato has the fastest regrowth time of any Eternal crop (38 minutes). Because it grows so fast, you can harvest it more often, making it the best source of Essence of Life per hour.

2. Potato & Onion (The Money Savers)

These crops are actually unprofitable to farm with normal seeds because the seeds cost 10 Essence to craft. You need Eternal Seeds to make these crops profitable. Once you have the Eternal version, they become excellent sources of food and Essence.

3. Cotton (The Utility Choice)

Cotton is used in many crafting recipes. Having an Eternal Cotton plant ensures you always have a steady supply of fabric without needing to replant.

Summary

• Farm for Drops: Harvest your regular crops often to try and get that 0.5% drop.
• Don’t Replant: Once you plant an Eternal Seed, leave it there forever.
• Accept Lower Yields: You get slightly less Essence per harvest, but you save massive amounts of Essence by not crafting seeds.
• Prioritize Tomato: It is the most efficient crop for farming Essence of Life quickly.

Related Guides

• Essence of Life Farming : Deep dive into crop profits
• Farming Calculator : Calculate your exact yields