The Enchanted Forest update in Steal an Egg adds more than new eggs and hidden areas. One of its important features is the Butterfly system, which lets players catch butterflies and convert them into higher-tier materials.
Butterflies are also connected to the Enchanted Essence progression, so learning how to catch and convert them is useful if you want to unlock more of the Enchanted Forest’s special content. Here is how the Butterfly system works and how you can turn basic butterflies into better materials.
How to Unlock Butterflies in Steal an Egg
You need to make some progress in the Enchanted Forest before you can use the Butterfly system. The first step is unlocking the Enchanted Forest itself. This requires completing the Wisp progression and opening the previously sealed entrance. The Wisp has several tasks that must be completed, including:
- Stealing 20 Enchanted Forest Eggs.
- Fusing an Enchanted Forest animal.
- Waiting for an Eternal Egg to spawn.
- Completing the Wisp progression.
After finishing these requirements, you can enter the newly opened area and continue exploring its features.
The Butterfly system becomes available as part of this Enchanted Forest progression.
Get the Butterfly Net
You need a Butterfly Net to catch butterflies. The net is one of the special items connected to the Butterfly Event. Without it, you will not be able to properly collect the butterflies needed for the conversion system.
Once you have access to the Butterfly Net, keep it ready when the Butterfly Event begins. The event gives you an opportunity to search the area and catch butterflies, which can then be used for the next part of the progression.
How to Catch Butterflies
Catching butterflies is fairly simple once the Butterfly Event is active. When butterflies appear, move around the event area and look for them. Equip your Butterfly Net and use it when you are close enough to a butterfly.
Your goal is to catch as many butterflies as possible because the basic butterfly materials are needed for later conversions. It is worth spending the entire event collecting butterflies instead of stopping after catching only a few. Higher-tier materials require a large number of lower-tier resources.
A simple farming routine is:
- Wait for the Butterfly Event.
- Equip the Butterfly Net.
- Search the event area for butterflies.
- Catch as many as possible.
- Keep the collected butterfly materials.
- Convert them when you have enough.
Butterfly Conversion System
The Butterfly system has several material tiers. You start with Emerald and can gradually convert it into stronger forms. The conversion requirements are:
- 10 Emerald → 1 Sapphire.
- 10 Sapphire → 1 Amethyst.
- 50 Amethyst → 1 Radiant.
This means you need quite a few basic materials if you want to reach the highest tier.
For example, converting Emerald all the way into Radiant requires a large number of Emerald materials because each conversion reduces the number of items while increasing their tier.
Because of this, do not waste your lower-tier butterflies if you are planning to work toward Radiant materials.
How to Get Sapphire Butterflies
Sapphire is the second tier in the Butterfly conversion system. Once you have collected 10 Emerald materials, you can use the converter to create 1 Sapphire. The process is straightforward:
- Collect 10 Emerald.
- Go to the Butterfly converter.
- Place the required materials into the converter.
- Start the conversion.
- Collect your Sapphire.
Continue catching Emerald butterflies whenever possible if you need a large amount of Sapphire.
How to Get Amethyst Butterflies
Amethyst is the next tier after Sapphire. To create one Amethyst, you need 10 Sapphire materials. That means you need to continue the same process after obtaining Sapphire. Save your Sapphire materials until you have enough for the next conversion. The process is:
- Collect Sapphire materials.
- Reach 10 Sapphire.
- Use the converter.
- Convert them into 1 Amethyst.
- Repeat if you need more Amethyst.
Amethyst is especially important because it is required for the final conversion into Radiant.
How to Get Radiant Butterflies
Radiant is the highest tier in the current Butterfly conversion chain. To create 1 Radiant, you need 50 Amethyst. This is significantly more expensive than the earlier conversions, so getting Radiant will take much longer than getting Sapphire or Amethyst.
If Radiant is your goal, focus on catching butterflies every time the event becomes available and slowly build your materials. The conversion path is:
Emerald → Sapphire → Amethyst → Radiant
Do not expect to get Radiant quickly unless you already have a large collection of butterfly materials.
Why Convert Butterflies?
The main reason to collect and convert butterflies is their connection to the Enchanted Forest’s special progression. Higher-tier butterfly materials can be used with the Enchanted Mutation Shrine and are part of the process for obtaining Enchanted Essence.
This gives the Butterfly system a purpose beyond simply collecting another type of resource. If you want to continue exploring the Enchanted Forest and unlock its special features, collecting butterflies should be part of your regular progression.
Where to Find the Butterfly Area
The Butterfly content is connected to the special structures inside the Enchanted Forest. After entering the area, look around the main structures and find the converter. There is also a hidden section that can be reached from a platform above the converter.
You can move off the platform and jump down toward the hidden area. Exploring this section can help you find more of the update’s secret content, including areas connected to the Butterfly system.
Tips for Farming Butterflies
If you want to build your butterfly collection faster, consistency is more important than trying to rush the highest tier. Keep these tips in mind:
- Unlock the Enchanted Forest first.
- Get the Butterfly Net before farming.
- Join the Butterfly Event whenever it appears.
- Catch as many butterflies as possible during each event.
- Save your Emerald materials for future conversions.
- Convert Emerald into Sapphire once you have enough.
- Keep Sapphire for the Amethyst conversion.
- Save Amethyst if your goal is Radiant.
- Avoid spending higher-tier materials without checking their other uses.
- Explore the area around the converter for hidden paths and secrets.
The biggest mistake is using your materials without a clear goal. If you are working toward Radiant, every Emerald and Sapphire matters because the conversion costs become much higher at the later stages.
The Butterfly system is an important part of the Enchanted Forest update in Steal an Egg. You first need to unlock the area and obtain the Butterfly Net before you can start catching butterflies during the Butterfly Event.
After collecting enough materials, you can use the converter to move through the different tiers. The progression starts with Emerald, followed by Sapphire, Amethyst, and finally Radiant.
If you are also trying to get Enchanted Essence, keep farming butterflies whenever the event is available. The materials you collect will help you progress through the Enchanted Mutation Shrine and unlock more of the hidden content in the Enchanted Forest.