Panda Popanda is one of the Secret brainrots tied to the OG Craft update in Steal a Brainrot, and it does not spawn on the conveyor. It is a machine-made unit, which means the only way to produce one yourself is to feed the right two brainrots into the Craft Machine and pay the fee.
Quick answer: Put 1x DJ Panda and 1x Candini Fluffini into the Craft Machine, select Panda Popanda, pay $16B, and claim it after the 1h 30m craft timer ends.
Panda Popanda stats, cost, and release details
The unit is a blocky, pixelated red panda wearing a small crown and a red bowtie, with a rounded cream-and-gold belly panel, arms held out, balanced on a single yellow wheel. Its stats are identical to Festive 67.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Secret |
| Income | $67.0M/s |
| Base cost | $16.0B |
| Route | Craft Machine (Machine Brainrot) |
| Event | OG CRAFT — Update 66 |
| Added to game | September 12, 2026 |
At base rate, the $16B price pays for itself in roughly four minutes of uptime, which is why the two-item recipe is worth chasing even though both ingredients are expensive in their own right.
Panda Popanda recipe requirements
Everything you need before you walk up to the machine:
- 1x DJ Panda, held in your base slots
- 1x Candini Fluffini, also in your base
- $16B in cash to cover the craft cost
- Access to the Craft Machine during the OG CRAFT window
- Free base space for the finished Secret
The craft takes 1h 30m to finish. The machine is occupied for that whole window, so plan any other crafts around it.
How to get DJ Panda and Candini Fluffini
Neither ingredient is guaranteed, so this is the part that takes the longest. Check the live spawns board when you join a server to see what is currently rolling, and prioritise servers running a luck event. Boost windows have gone as high as 8x Luck, which meaningfully changes how often high-tier units appear.
Lucky blocks bought at your base are the other reliable route. Buy them in batches, open them together, and sell off the low-tier units that clog your slots so you keep room for the two you actually need. Candini Fluffini can also come out of an RNG Machine base upgrade roll.
Codes are worth a look too, but they are stock-limited. Open the Codes menu, type the code exactly as it was posted, and redeem it. If the stock is gone, the game tells you the code is sold out rather than granting anything.
How to craft Panda Popanda in the Craft Machine
How to confirm the craft worked
You know it went through when the unit spawns on the craft pad tagged as Secret and its income readout shows $67M/s once placed. It also registers permanently in your collection index, so it stays marked as collected even if you later sell or lose it.
Panda Popanda income with mutations
Mutations multiply the base rate directly, so a higher tier out-earns the default version by exactly its multiplier. Hourly figures from the $67M/s base:
| Mutation | Multiplier | Income per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Default | 1x | $241.2B |
| Gold | 1.25x | $301.5B |
| Diamond | 1.5x | $361.8B |
| Bloodrot | 2x | $482.4B |
| Celestial | 4x | $964.8B |
| Candy | 4x | $964.8B |
| Lava | 6x | $1.4T |
| Galaxy | 6x | $1.4T |
| YinYang | 7.5x | $1.8T |
| Radioactive | 8.5x | $2.0T |
| Cursed | 9x | $2.1T |
| Rainbow | 10x | $2.4T |
| Divine | 10x | $2.4T |
| Cyber | 11x | $2.6T |
| Phantom | 12x | $2.8T |
| Crystal | 13x | $3.1T |
Mutation Rain events are the cheapest way to roll a higher-tier version, since they apply while your units sit in the base.
Stealing Panda Popanda instead of crafting it
Crafting is not the only route. Once another player places Panda Popanda in their base, it becomes a valid steal target like any other unit. That works both ways, so a crafted copy sitting in an unguarded base is fair game for everyone else on the server.
Panda Popanda is not directly purchasable, and it is tied to the Craft Machine rather than the conveyor, so the recipe remains the dependable path. Secure the two ingredients first, then let the machine do the rest.
