Chomper (Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville)

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For other uses, see Chomper (disambiguation).

Chomper is a playable plant class in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. Chomper is an Attack class that specializes in close range attacks. Unlike in the Garden Warfare series, the Chomper can now no longer instantly eat zombies unless while using Burrow.

Description

Close range attacker that can snare and slow opponents and can Burrow underground to instantly vanquish opponents. Don't let them see you coming!

Weapons

Primary Weapon

“	Powerful close-range bite.	”
—In-game description

Chomper's primary weapon is the Chomp, a melee weapon that deals 40 damage in a very short range.

Secondary Weapon

“	Hold [Zoom] for long-range spit projectile	”
—In-game description

Chomper's secondary weapon is the Slobber Shot, a ranged attack that can only be used when aiming. It deals 34 damage (36 critical) damage and has a slow rate of fire.

Abilities

Left ability
Spikeweed	Launch a snaring trap to stun enemies.
Center ability
Burrow	Instantly vanquish enemies by targeting them from underground. Press [?] to eat your target.
Right ability
Grody Goop	Immobilize and disarm enemies by catching them in a toxic cloud.

Upgrades

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	Combo		● 1
	Faster refresh time for all abilities by earning multiple vanquishes rapidly. Reduces ability cooldown by 50% for earning multiple vanquishes.

	Face Bite		● 1
	Chomp can do critical damage.

	Refreshing Revive		● 1
	Faster refresh time for all abilities by reviving an ally. Reduces ability cooldown by 30% when a teammate is revived.

	Rough Patch		● 1
	Spawn with more health after suffering multiple vanquishes in a row. After dying three times in a row, spawn with the maximum amount of over-health for the currently used class after respawning or being revived.

	Low Life		● 1
	Gain health by earning a vanquish when at low health. Grants 30 health upon vanquishing an enemy at low HP.

	Upset Stomach		● 2
	Longer duration of Grody Goop.

	Vampire Spikeweed		● 2
	Gain health by dealing damage with a Spikeweed.

	Fearless		● 2
	Regenerate health when near multiple enemies. When near two enemies within a 10m radius, regenerate 4 HP every 0.5 seconds.

	Critical Blow		● 3
	Faster refresh time for all abilities by earning a critical vanquish. Reduces ability cooldown by 3 seconds upon critically vanquishing an enemy.

	Well fed		● 3
	When using Burrow reduces Dig Power consumption when moving slow.

	Halitosis		● 3
	Deal additional splash damage at location that Slobber Shot hits.

	Speedy		● 3
	Move faster, except when sprinting. Increases walking speed by 12.9032%

	Vampiric		● 3
	Gain health by earning a vanquish. Grants 10 health upon vanquishing an enemy.

	Symbiosis		● 3
	Create a Spikeweed at Chomper's location by earning a vanquish with Burrow.

	Leveling Up		● 2
	Earn XP faster. Earn 10% more XP.

	Chomp Thing		● 3
	Reduced time between taking damage and when health regeneration activates.

	Hotrod		● 3
	Move faster for a short time by earning a vanquish with Burrow.

	Ready Up		● 3
	Use weapons and abilities faster just after sprinting. Reduces sprint exit delay by 25%

	Dirt Bath		● 4
	Faster movement speed and faster Chomp speed when in Grody Goop.

	Mastication		● 4
	Gain faster digestion speed after vanquishing with Burrow.

Strategies

With

Against

Tips & Tricks

Balancing changes

October 2019 Patch

▲ Removed delay after button input with Burrow
▼ Improved audio of burrow for enemy recognition

November 2019 Patch

▲ Ability icon of Grody Goop now shows active state while gas is active
▼ Additional check with Spikeweed to guarantee victim is within proper range before being trapped