Archmage Zombie

Archmage Zombie (大法师僵尸; pinyin: dà fǎshī jiāngshī) is a zombie in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2's Dark Ages. It shoots projectiles from it's staff at the player's plants every 12 seconds to cause them to fall sleep, rendering them useless. The attack affects plants in a 3x3 area. A Coffee Bean on the other hand can wake them up in a 3x3 radius.

Strategy
Defeat this zombie as soon as possible. It has low toughness, but makes up for that in being similar to the Octo Zombie.

Tips

 * Wake up your plants with Plant Food if you did not bring Coffee Bean.
 * In Oak Archery, use level 2 arrows to take out the Archmage Zombie. It has more toughness and does more damage than the Wizard Zombie.

Trivia

 * This zombie carries the same gimmick as the Octo Zombie, except with a 3x3 area.
 * There is a glitch when an Archmage Zombie puts a Fire Gourd to sleep and the player taps it, the Fire Gourd will still breathe fire, but it does not deal any damage.
 * Archmage Zombie's attire and power allude the Disney villain Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, and the recent live action film with the same name as the character.
 * Plant Food can wake up the plants affected by this zombie.
 * This is the second zombie to use magic to bypass the player's defenses. The first one is the closely related Wizard Zombie.