Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time/@comment-7562341-20140401175250/@comment-976523-20140411112149

Another chime-in for Winter Melon's power.

Despite its huge cost, it has three undeniable things: the power of a Melon-pult (up until Far Future, and barring one-shots like Cherry Bombs, the strongest plant you could have), the splash damage of a Melon-pult, and the slowdown effect of a Slow Pea. That makes it a deadly combination, particularly since the damage spreads through other lanes. Say, for example, that you have one lane full of Winter Melons. Row 1 will take damage from 1 Melon, but if there's also a Zombie on Row 2 within a few steps of the Zombie on Row 1, then the Zombies take 2 Melon shots rather than one. Finally, its splash damage also bypasses Shield Zombie's barrier, dealing pretty much the same effect.

I usually never go wrong with Winter Melon + Citron + Lightning Reed, since Citron deals with the tougher opponents while Winter Melon and Lightning Reed deal with everything else. I can at times replace one plant with, say, Kernel-pult or Laser Bean, because those are also great (Kernel-pult because of its price and Butter effect; Laser Bean because it hits everyone in the area and the cost is fair enough). However, to say that Winter Melon is useless is flamebaiting IMO, considering that Update 1.9 made it easier to get Winter Melons.

One more thing: dare to diss the Potato Mine. It's a life-saver at Endless Zones, and I cringe when it doesn't appear after several waves.