Bamboo Shoots (Plants vs. Zombies 3)

For other uses, see Bamboo Shoot (disambiguation).

Bamboo Shoots
Sun cost	3
First introduced	Your House, Level 5

“	Bamboo Shoots may be slow, but he hits hard!	”
—in-game tutorial

Bamboo Shoots is a heavy damage Shooter plant in Plants vs. Zombies 3. He costs 3 Sun and fires bamboo missiles at zombies

Origins

This plant is based on the bamboo. Its name is a pun on bamboo shoots, literally being a bamboo that shoots in this case.

Strategies

Bamboo Shoots costs 3 sun, the exact amount as Peashooter. Utilizing a defense that has both of them is effective; Peashooter can cover for Bamboo Shoots' slow attack speed and Bamboo Shoots can take down stronger zombies.

Pre-2021 Version

I think I've seen that cloud before.

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Bamboo Shoots
Shoots slowly, dealing heavy damage. Devastating!
Sun cost	7
Rarity	Rare
Type	Shooter
Health	592
Attack Damage	245
Attack Speed	5.5s
Damage per Second	44.5
Cooldown	7s
Of the Bamboo Shoot bros, Barry always ends up as the bazooka and Benny as the pointer. Barry knows it's his fault for always picking "Paper" in "Rock-Paper-Bazooka." "Bazooka" beats everything! Barry just really likes Paper.
Plant Food
Bamboom
Damage Boost	+300%
Fires a massive missile that explodes in a 3x3 area.
Tacobility
Shrapnel
Explodes missiles into fragments!
Bamboo Shards	4
Shard Damage	10%
Explodes missiles into fragments that damage nearby zombies.

“	Hey there! We're Bamboo Shoots! We're about two things: BAM and BOOM. Ok, We're also about SHOOTS.	”
—Bamboo Shoots

Prior to the 2021 re-release of Plants vs. Zombies 3, Bamboo Shoots was a Rare Shooter plant and the first new plant unlocked in Plants vs. Zombies 3. They costed 7 sun and slowly shot missiles in their lane, dealing heavy damage to the zombies they hit.

They were introduced to teach the player about the game's Threat mechanic, specifically as a counter to Armored Zombies.

Almanac entry

Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.

Bamboo Shoots
Hot Rare
Ballistic Heavy Hitter
Shoots slowly, dealing heavy damage. Devastating! 7 Health 592 Attack Damage 245 Attack Speed 5.5 s Damage per Second 44.5 Coodldown 7 s Effective against:
Of the Bamboo Shoot bros, Barry always ends up as the bazooka and Benny as the pointer. Barry knows it's his fault for always picking "Paper" in "Rock-Paper-Bazooka." "Bazooka" beats everything! Barry just really likes Paper.

Strategies

Since Bamboo Shoots cost 7 sun, considerably more than most other plants in Plants vs. Zombies 3, they are costly to place and, as such, should not be relied on too much as your main defense. However, their explosive shots are especially effective against armored zombies, so, if there are many of them, it is suggested to bring Bamboo Shoots into combat.

Their slow attack speed may lead them to being easily swarmed by faster zombies, such as Power Walker, Imp, and especially Zombie Chickens, and they are truly unreliable against flying zombies such as the Zombie Pigeon. As such, their high damage may be appealing but in higher floors in the Devour Tower, where there are tougher and more unique threats, they become less reliable. As such, assisting them with plants like Wall-Nut or Lightning Reed is a good idea.

Their Plant Food ability is very effective, as it allows heavy damage to a target and zombies in a 3x3 area. This can be helpful for taking down high-priority threats such as the Gargantuar. Their Tacobility is more effective for taking out groups of zombies clustered together, making it better against swarms, but most strategies with Bamboo Shoot still apply, along with the weaknesses.

Gallery

Bamboo Shoots' seed packet

Bamboo Shoots' Pre-2021 seed packet

Trivia

• Bamboo Shoots will occasionally stare at the player with a scarred eye. In most of the Pre-Alpha, this did not happen.