Buffs & Bruisez is a mechanic in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that was introduced in the 6.9.1 update. It affects certain Plant Families' effectiveness against the zombies in Arena and some levels in Penny's Pursuit. There are three effects; plants can be strong, weak or ineffective against zombies. Every Tuesday, the Buffz & Bruisez effects change as the week's Arena tournament ends.
List of Buffz & Bruisez effects[]
- Strong
: All plants in this family deal double damage against zombies. If their ability is non-damaging, some of their abilities are more effective. It is identified by a green up arrow in the bottom right corner of a family's icon. - Weak : All plants in this family deal halved damage against zombies. If their ability is non-damaging, it has a chance not to work against the zombies it normally works against unless they reach Mastery 50+. It is identified by an orange down arrow in the bottom right corner of a family's icon.
- Ineffective : All plants in this family don't damage zombies. If their ability is non-damaging, it won't work against the zombies it normally works against unless they reach Mastery 100+. It is identified by a red cross in the bottom right corner of a family's icon.
Strategies[]
As you enter Arena, on top of the "LET'S ROCK" button, you can see the Buffz & Bruisez feature that'll tell you if the Plant Family will be strong, weak or ineffective against the zombies. if you want to know what plants are from that family, then all you have to do is look at the top left corner of each seed packet.
Make sure the plants you've chosen are the ones that'll be stronger against the zombies. Using plants that are weak are not guaranteed since you'll want to destroy the zombies quickly, unless they reach high Mastery. Ineffective plants are even worthless, and they will get you nowhere, so never use those plants in Arena, or else it would only be a waste of space. This should test you on which plants you should use for the right occasion.
Be mindful that the effects of Buffz & Bruisez that are granted to plants apply only against zombies. In case of tombstones or other lawn blockades, the effects of Buffz & Bruisez don't support or negate plant effects against them. Likewise, there are plants that don't even interact with zombies like Sunflower, meaning they're usually safe to bring.
When some plants reaches Mastery 50/100 or higher, their effect are not influenced by Buffz & Bruisez, these plants are:
- Blover
- Boingsetta
- Caulipower
- Chili Bean
- E.M.Peach
- Gumnut
- Hurrikale
- Hypno-shroom
- Hocus Crocus
- Iceberg Lettuce
- Imp Pear
- Levitater
- Magnet-shroom
- Sap-fling
- Shrinking Violet
- Stallia
- Sun Bean
- Solar Sage
- Witch Hazel
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General[]
Buffz & Bruisez effects[]
Trivia[]
- Buffz & Bruisez can only be found in Arena, same levels in Penny's Pursuit, and the Epic Quest that introduces this mechanic to the player. It does not appear anywhere else in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
- Plants' damage increased by Mastery is not influenced by Buffz & Bruisez.
- Enlighten-mint is the last mint to receive bruisez since the introduction of Buffz & Bruisez in 6.9.1 update, by having weak power during Hypno-shroom Tournament in May 1, 2023 - May 4, 2023 and his Boosterama in May 4, 2023 - May 8, 2023.
- As of that tournament, Enlighten-mint hasn't yet received bruisez of ineffective power.