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Arma-mint is a Power Mint plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It can boost Arma-mint Family plants by increasing their damage, firing rate (for cannon plants), and other abilities. It will also release a barrage of projectiles on random tiles that deal massive damage to all zombies in a 1x3 area and stun all zombies in a 3x3 area.
Arma-mint Family plants include:
- Cabbage-pult
- Kernel-pult
- Coconut Cannon
- Melon-pult
- Banana Launcher
- A.K.E.E.
- Apple Mortar
- Blastberry Vine
- Sling Pea
- Turkey-pult
- Stickybomb Rice
Like other Power Mints, Arma-mint cannot be imitated or affected by other mints. He remains on the lawn for 6 seconds (at Level 1).
Arma-mint can be purchased from the store with 100 mints while he is available.
He was available from August 20 to September 26, 2019.
Contents
Origins

Arma-mint is based on the mint, while also incorporating elements of cannons/mortars.
Its name is a portmanteau of "armament," which means military weapons and equipment, and "mint," the real-life plant it is based on.
Almanac entry
Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
Arma-mint
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Arma-mint
SUN COST: 0
RECHARGE: 85
DURATION: 6
STUN: 3
PROJECTILE VOLLEY: 4
DAMAGE: 1200
FAMILY: Arma-mint
Arma-mints launch a volley of heavy stunning projectiles and provide a temporary boost to all Arma-mint Family plants on the lawn.
Arma-mint Family plants:
A.K.E.E.
Apple Mortar
Banana Launcher
Blastberry Vine
Cabbage-pult
Coconut Cannon
Kernel-pult
Melon-pult
Sling
Pea
Stickybomb Rice
Turkeypult
"Lobbing projectiles, for me, has always been a very personal endeavor," says Arma-mint. "It's a great way for me to express myself, my identity, and my preference that zombies can be defeated in large groups."
Arma-mint boosts
While boosted by Arma-mint, the following plants gain the following effects.
- A.K.E.E. will do an additional 150 DPS, his Plant Food effect will do an additional 900 DPS, and his attacks bounce 5 times instead of 3.
- Apple Mortar will do an additional 120 DPS, his Plant Food effect will do an additional 140 DPS, his stun duration will increase to 1.5 seconds, and his Plant Food stun will increase by 1 second.
- Banana Launcher will do an additional 2000 DPS per shot and his reload time is reduced to 2 seconds.
- Blastberry Vine will have an additional 85 DPS added to both his regular and Plant Food attack's splash damage.
- Cabbage-pult will do an additional 120 DPS, his firing rate will be reduced to 1.5 - 2 seconds, and his Plant Food effect will do an additional 600 DPS.
- Coconut Cannon will do an additional 1200 DPS, and his reload time is reduced to 2 seconds.
- Kernel-pult's kernels will do an additional 100 DPS, and his butter duration will increase to 16 seconds.
- Melon-pult's's will do an additional 160 DPS (with an additional 80 DPS being added to its splash damage), and his Plant Food effect will do an additional 400 DPS (with additional splash damage of 40 DPS).
- Sling Pea will have an additional 65 DPS added to his peas (with 30 DPS being added to its splash damage), his Plant Food effect will do an additional 75 DPS (with a splash of 30 DPS being added during the boost), and his Plant Food effect will stun zombies for 1.5 seconds.
- Stickybomb Rice will deal an additional 175 DPS, her Plant Food effect will deal an additional 575 DPS, and her Bomb Chain Multiplier is increased by 25%.
- Turkey-pult will have an additional 55 DPS added to her normal projectiles and the turkey level is increased by 7. When boosted by Plant Food, the projectiles will do an additional 110 DPS.
Upgrades
Level upgrades
Note that Arma-mint's recharge is 30 seconds shorter during the Improve-mint event.
Level | Seed Packets | Upgrades | |||||||
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Sun Cost | Recharge | Duration | Toughness | Damage | Stun | Projectile Volley | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 85 seconds | 6 seconds | 300 dps | 1200 dps | 3 seconds | Four | |
2 | 100 | 80 seconds | 7 seconds | 350 dps | Five | ||||
3 | 150 | 80 seconds | 8 seconds | 400 dps | 1300 dps | 4 seconds | Five | ||
4 | 200 | 75 seconds | 9 seconds | 450 dps | Six | ||||
5 | 300 | 75 seconds | 10 seconds | 550 dps | 1400 dps | 5 seconds | Six | ||
6 | 400 | 75 seconds | 11 seconds | 600 dps | Seven | ||||
7 | 500 | 70 seconds | 12 seconds | 650 dps | 1500 dps | 6 seconds | Seven | ||
8 | 600 | 70 seconds | 13 seconds | 700 dps | Eight | ||||
9 | 800 | 70 seconds | 14 seconds | 800 dps | 1600 dps | 7 seconds | Eight | ||
10 | 1,000 | 60 seconds | 15 seconds | 900 dps | Nine |
Strategies
Arma-mint is very useful in most artillery based strategies, as its effect boosts the damage of all the plants in its family, as well as the recharge of Coconut Cannon and Banana Launcher, making it very effective at clearing out large amounts of zombies. Arma-mints other effect is also good since it can stall the zombies for a decent amount of time, as well as picking off lower health zombies. However, it should be noted that Arma-mint does not fire its projectiles immediately after its planting, so there has to be some planning and good timing when using Arma-mint.
As Arma-mint's family consists almost entirely of lobbed-shot plants, Arma-mint based strategies are very effective in Ancient Egypt and Dark Ages to help avoid tombstones. It is also pretty effective in certain Lost City levels without the Parasol Zombie, as Arma-mint family plants can take advantage of the Excavator Zombie, as well as the Gold Tiles to help generate sun for more expensive plants.
Arma-mint has noteworthy synergies with Banana Launcher, Coconut Cannon, and Melon-pult. When boosted by Arma-mint, Banana Launcher and Coconut Cannon will both do massive damage and reload at extraordinarily high rates, making them excellent at clearing hordes of strong zombies. Melon-pult on the other hand gets a sizable damage increase, making him very effective at clearing out hordes of zombies in general.
Avoid using Arma-mint in "don't lose more than X plants" since it is an instant plant and will vanish quickly.
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Arma-mint.
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Trivia
- It and Contain-mint are the only Power Mints so far which can stun zombies.
- Coincidentally, they both are the first Power mints to have an Arena Tournament.
- Despite being lobbed-shot plants, Spore-shroom, Pepper-pult, Sap-fling, Dusk Lobber, Blooming Heart and Winter Melon are not in the Arma-mint family.
- Despite not being a lobbed-shot plant, Coconut Cannon is part of the Arma-mint family, possibly due to its resemblance to an artillery piece.
- Its appearance (multiple mortar barrels) resembles a plant in its family, the A.K.E.E.
- The 7.5.1 update changed its Almanac entry's "Arma-mint family plants" to "Cannon family plants".
- Arma-mint's projectiles appear to resemble peppermint candies.
See also
V · T · E |
Plants vs. Zombies | |
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Day | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Snow Pea · Chomper · Repeater |
Night | Puff-shroom · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Hypno-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom |
Pool | Lily Pad · Squash · Threepeater · Tangle Kelp · Jalapeno · Spikeweed · Torchwood · Tall-nut |
Fog | Sea-shroom · Plantern · Cactus · Blover · Split Pea · Starfruit · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom |
Roof | Cabbage-pult · Flower Pot · Kernel-pult · Coffee Bean · Garlic · Umbrella Leaf · Marigold · Melon-pult |
Upgrades | Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail · Winter Melon · Gold Magnet · Spikerock · Cob Cannon |
Others | Imitater · Explode-o-nut · Giant Wall-nut · Giant Sunflower · Giant Marigold · Sprout |
Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition | |
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Normal | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Chomper · Repeater · Puff-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Snow Pea · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Lily Pad · Squash · Spikeweed · Tangle Kelp · Torchwood · Sea-shroom · Jalapeno · Coffee Bean · Tall-nut · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom · Blover · Melon-pult · Cactus |
Premium | Pickled Pepper · Icy Fume-shroom · Fire-shroom · Flamewood · Vine-nut · Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Winter Melon · Super Chomper · Future Star · Calm Chuck |
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures | |
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Normal | Peashooter · Sunflower · Aspearagus · Wall-nut · Cherry Bomb · Popcorn · Beet · Snow Pea · Jalapeño · Magnet Plant · Flaming Pea · Shamrock · Bamboo Shoot · Repeater · Chilly Pepper · Twin Sunflower |
VIPs | Sweet Pea · Beeshooter · Hard-nut · Acespearagus · Power Flower · Beetboxer · Ice Queen Pea · Shamrockstar · Bamboom |
Others | Trees |
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) | |
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Ancient Egypt | Peashooter · Sunflower · Wall-nut · Cabbage-pult · Bloomerang · Iceberg Lettuce · Grave Buster · Bonk Choy · Repeater · Twin Sunflower · Snow Pea · Torchwood |
Pirate Seas | Kernel-pult · Snapdragon · Power Lily · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Coconut Cannon · Spikerock · Lightning Reed · Tall-nut |
Wild West | Threepeater · Squash · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Jalapeno · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Winter Melon · Imitater |
Kongfu World | Radish · Fire Gourd · Heavenly Peach · Bamboo-shoot |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass · Tile Turnip · Starfruit |
Dark Ages | Hypno-shroom · Sun-shroom · Puff-shroom · Fume-shroom · Sun Bean · Pea-nut · Magnet-shroom · Oak Archer · Coffee Bean · Plantern |
Big Wave Beach | Acidic Citrus · Lotuspot · Lily Pad · Bowling Bulb · Banana Launcher · Guacodile · Tangle Kelp · Homing Thistle |
Frostbite Caves | Hurrikale · Fire Peashooter · Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rafflesia · Tornacorn |
Sky City | Rotobaga · Cycloque · Aspiragus · Saucer Squash · Board Beans · Lantern Cherry · Ampthurium · Spinnapple |
Lost City | Lava Guava · Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Stallia · Gold Leaf · Toadstool · Jackfruit |
Neon Mixtape Tour | MC Glory · Phat Beet · Thyme Warp · Celery Stalker · Spore-shroom · Garlic · Intensive Carrot · Cactus |
Jurassic Marsh | Primal Peashooter · Primal Wall-nut · Perfume-shroom · Primal Sunflower · Primal Potato Mine · Primal Rafflesia · Dinonip · Thorns · Mastercane |
Modern Day | Shadow-shroom · Caulipower · Moonflower · Grimrose · Nightshade · Dusk Lobber · Blooming Heart |
Steam Ages | Gold Bloom · Flat-shroom · Passionflower · Lotus Root · Fanilla · Lily of Alchemy · Berry Blaster |
Renaissance Age | Aloe · Kinnikannon · Wax Guard · Oil Olive · Ruby Red · Dartichoke |
Heian Age | Water Lotus · Splitting Stephania · Kunai Tupistra · Windbreak Dendrobium · Orchid Chef |
Monthly special | Pyro-shroom · Carrotillery · Cryo-shroom · Dandelion · Aggro Brocco · Pomegunate · Chomper · Sweet Potato · Lord Bamboo · Sap-fling · Ghost Pepper · Chest-nut · Bambrook · Zorrose · Magic-shroom · Electric Blueberry · R.A.D Missiles · Endurian · Pumpkin Witch · Sunflower Singer · Snowy Cotton · Guerrequila · Monkeyfruit · Plumping Plummy · Dragonfruit · Angel Starfruit · Gatling Pea · Match Flower · Firebloom Queen · Cattail · Grapeshot · Cold Snapdragon · Shrinking Violet · Cob Cannon · Apple Mortar · Witch Hazel · Escape Root · Electric Currant · Sumo Melon · Wasabi Whip · Explode-O-Nut · Parsnip · Missile Toe · Kiwibeast · Electric Peashooter · Hot Date · Icy Currant · Trump Tulip · Auberninja · Banana Dancer · Dual Pistol Pinecone · Narcissus · Alarm Arrowhead · Holly Barrier · Shadow Peashooter · Snap Pea · Frostbloom Queen · Sling Pea · Zapdragon · Electrici-tea · Imp Pear · Strawburst · Egrett Flower · Goo Peashooter · Bud-minton · Curling Corms · Pokra · Dollarweed Drummer · Ultomato · Shadow Vanilla · Bromel Blade |
Others | Potato Mine · Tactical Cuke |
Removed plants | Rotten Red |
Plants vs. Zombies Online | |
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Player's House | Sunflower · Peashooter · Wall-nut · Potato Mine |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum | Bruce Bamboo · Carrot Rocket · Pomegranate-pult · Dandelion · Venus Flytrap · Wax Gourd · Sod |
Ancient Egypt | Bloomerang · Bonk Choy · Grave Buster · Iceberg Lettuce · Cabbage-pult |
Pirate Seas | Snapdragon · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Kernel-pult · Coconut Cannon · Narcissus · Endurian · Spikerock · Pineapple Cannon · Threepeater |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Tile Turnip · Ganoderma · Banana Tree · Nitration Mushroom · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Oxygen Algae · Garlic · Bubble Flower · Electric Anemone |
Upgrades | Twin Sunflower · Repeater |
VIPs | Winter Melon |
Power Ups | Cherry Bomb · Jalapeno |
Premium | Squash · Snow Pea · Tall-nut |
Adventure Mode only | Magic Vine · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Lightning Reed · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Starfruit · Chomper · Fire Peashooter · Cattail · Zorrose · Clivia · Sap-fling · Acidic Citrus · Magic-shroom · Ghost Pepper · Guacodile · Hurrikale · Plantern · Oak Archer · Homing Thistle · Pepper-pult · Radish · Toadstool · Blooming Heart · Red Stinger · Electric Blueberry · A.K.E.E. · Moonflower · Guerrequila · Aspiragus · Pumpkin Witch · Mine Fruit · Sea Anemone · Lychee Drill · Sea Starfruit |
Plants vs. Zombies 3 | |
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Common | Puff-Shroom · Buttercup · Garlic · Potato Mine · Pushywillow · Wall-Nut · Chard Guard · Peashooter · Spikeweed · Cabbage-Pult · Kernel-Pult · Bonk Choy · Caramel Popcorn · Lightning Reed · Melon-Pult |
Rare | Shuffle Truffle · Blockbuster · Butternut Squash · Ragweed · Sawgrass · Squash · Fire Peashooter · Pine Needler · Snow Pea · Bamboo Shoots · Night Cap |
Epic | Aloe Vera · Sweet Potato · Hydrangea · Dogwood · Chomper · Gravitree · Flak Seed · Lemon-Aid · Gloom-Shroom · Snapdragon · Starfruit |
Legendary | Fairy Ring Mushroom · Kalestorm |
Others | Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Star Tree · Magic Beans |