Bombard-mint

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This item is available only during certain events, and cannot always be obtained in-game. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

Bombard-mint is a Power Mint plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. When planted, she sets off three explosions on open tiles, with the number of explosions increasing as she is upgraded. She can boost Bombard-mint Family plants by increasing their damage and other stats, increasing the effect of their abilities.

Bombard-mint Family plants include:

• Bombegranate
• Cherry Bomb
• Escape Root
• Explode-O-Nut
• Grapeshot
• Potato Mine
• Primal Potato Mine
• Strawburst

Like other Power Mints, she cannot be imitated or affected by other mints. After 6 seconds, Bombard-mint will disappear.

Bombard-mint can be obtained with 100 mints from the Store while she is available.

Origins

Bombard-mint’s name is a portmanteau of the words “bombardment,” the act of bombarding, referring to her ability to create explosions and “mint,” the real-life plant on which she is based.

The last part of her Almanac entry is a reference to a line from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like... VICTORY," which is said by Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore. It was popular among the film's community up to the point where it became an internet meme.

Almanac entry

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

Bombard-mint	SUN COST 0 RECHARGE 85 SUN COST: 0 RECHARGE: 85 DURATION 6 EXPLOSIONS 3 DURATION: 6 EXPLOSIONS: 3 FAMILY Bombard-mint FAMILY: Bombard-mint Bombard-mints set off a number of explosions on the board and provide a temporary boost to all Bombard-mint Family plants on the lawn. Bombard-mint Family plants: Bombegranate Cherry Bomb Escape Root Explode-O-Nut Grapeshot Potato Mine Primal Potato Mine Strawburst "Explosions are fun," says Bombard-mint with an impish twinkle in her eye. "In the context of eliminating zombies, a cascade of detonations not only clears much of the board, but leaves a lovely fragrance in its wake. It smells like... victory."

Bombard-mint

		SUN COST 0			RECHARGE 85

SUN COST: 0
RECHARGE: 85

		DURATION 6			EXPLOSIONS 3

DURATION: 6
EXPLOSIONS: 3

		FAMILY Bombard-mint

FAMILY: Bombard-mint

Bombard-mints set off a number of explosions on the board and provide a temporary boost to all Bombard-mint Family plants on the lawn.

Bombard-mint Family plants:

Bombegranate
Cherry Bomb
Escape Root
Explode-O-Nut
Grapeshot
Potato Mine
Primal Potato Mine
Strawburst

"Explosions are fun," says Bombard-mint with an impish twinkle in her eye. "In the context of eliminating zombies, a cascade of detonations not only clears much of the board, but leaves a lovely fragrance in its wake. It smells like... victory."

Level upgrades

Note that Bombard-mint's recharge is 30 seconds shorter during the Improve-mint event.

Strategies

Bombard-mint is a fantastic plant both by herself and when boosting other plants. Bombard-mint's primary effect creates three explosion on the lawn at level 1, making her a fantastic choice during large waves of zombies. Boosted plants in Bombard-mint's family are also very effective as plants such as Cherry Bomb, Explode-O-Nut, and Primal Potato Mine can instantly destroy Gargantuars with one explosion, while Grapeshot and Bombegranate receive extra boosts to their grapes and seeds respectively.

Bombard-mint can be planted as soon as the first zombie appears to allow for more time to farm sun in the beginning of a level, while also not slowing down zombie spawn rates in Battlez.

It is ill-advised to being Bombard-mint into levels where you cannot lose any plants, as she will disappear after a while, and most of her family consists of single-use plants, making these strategies very ineffective on these levels.

Gallery

HD Bombard-mint

Bombard-mint's sprites and textures

Seed packet without sun cost

Obtaining Bombard-mint's seed packet from a piñata

Bombard-mint ready to level up

Locked seed packet (note the premium lock bug)

Bombard-mint and her seed packets in the store

Bombard-mint in an ad

Bombard-mint in another ad

Bombard-mint purchased

Appearing

Bombard-mint's explosion

Disappearing

Bombard-mint's animation

Bombard-mint's Endless Zone card

Almanac entry, part 1

Part 2

Bombard-mint on a Gold Tile

Bombard-mint reaching Level 5

Bombard-mint family's icon

Bombard-mint in an advertisement for Improve-mint Event

Bombard-mint in another advertisement for Improve-mint Event

Bombard-mint family plants lighting up (note that Bombard-mint's seed packet is halfway)

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Videos

Plants vs. Zombies 2 - BOMBARD-MINT - Quest, Max level Quest (Ep.364)

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Trivia

• She reuses Cherry Bomb's explosion, complete with the "CHA-BOOF!" sound effect.
• She is mistakenly referred as male in the inbox.
• Despite being an explosive plant, Jalapeno is not in Bombard-mint's family. This is because he leaves fire behind, and thus is part of Pepper-mint's family.

See also

• Power Mints