Draftodil

When he sees zombies, he goes SPLAT!

This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently available.

Draftodil
Draftodils windmill constantly, slowing flying zombies, and also shoot air cannon blasts that knock flying zombies off the lawn.
Statistics
Sun Cost	100
Recharge	5 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	15 damage
Slowdown Fliers	50%
Area	Lane
Family	Contain-mint
Plant Food effect	Blows away all flying zombies in the row. Release [sic] multiple air bursts that deal damage and stuns [sic] zombies in the row.
Usage	Briefly stuns non-flying zombies
Special	Air cannon knocks critters, imps and shrunken zombies off the lawn
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	100
Recharge	5 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	40 damage
Attack Rate	3.5 seconds
Range	Whole Lane to the Right
Area	Single Target
Class	Ranged
Quality	Super-rare
Tags	Damage, control, deadly
Plant features	White plant, yellow plant
In-game statistics
Other weakness	{can block her shots, albeit they can be stunned}
Unlocked	250 seed packets
Costumes
Costumes (China)
Code name	draftodil
"Draftodil looks like she's full of hot air, but she isn't. She's full of highly compressed air. There's a difference!"

“	Plant Draftodil to slow and eliminate flying zombies.	”
—Penny

Draftodil is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, introduced in the 8.7.1 update for the "Draftodil's Defensive" Arena Season. She constantly slows aerial foes in her lane for 50%, every 1.35-1.5 seconds, firing air blasts with 15 damage that devastates airborne enemies and has a chance to flick tiny zombies off the lawn, instantly killing them.

About

If planted in the same row as a Dandelion, Draftodil will cause 2 Dandelions in her lane to release multiple bombs at once, but Dandelion will be disabled for 10+2 seconds afterward. This will not trigger further unless new ones are planted again.

When her air cannon blasts come into contact with a usual airborne enemy (this includes the Lost Pilot Zombie, those bounced by Spring Bean and Boingsetta, as well as anything else that can be obliterated with Blover), it will be destroyed. The only exceptions are the Zombot Aerostatic Gondola, which is only severely damaged on hit, and Imps thrown by Gargantuars, which are immune to this plant entirely until they land.

Against smaller foes such as shrunken zombies, imps and critters (Zombie Chickens, Ice Weasels, etc), the air blast has a chance of instantly destroying them, lightly damaging them with a brief stun otherwise.

Origins

Draftodil is based on the daffodil, also known as the narcissus, a genus of flowering plants with strong historical significance in early Europe.

Her name is a portmanteau of "draft," a current of cold air in a confined space, and daffodil, the genus of flower she's based on. Her description is a play on the phrase "full of hot air," which is used to describe someone who speaks a lot, but is ultimately saying very little.

Almanac entry

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

Draftodil
	SUN COST 100 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 15 Special Slowdown Fliers AREA Lane Contain-mint Plant Food: Blows away all flying zombies in the row. Release [sic] multiple air bursts that deal damage and stuns [sic] zombies in the row. Draftodils windmill constantly, slowing flying zombies, and also shoot air cannon blasts that knock flying zombies off the lawn. Draftodil looks like she's full of hot air, but she isn't. She's full of highly compressed air. There's a difference!

Draftodil

SUN COST 100 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 15 Special Slowdown Fliers AREA Lane Contain-mint Plant Food: Blows away all flying zombies in the row. Release [sic] multiple air bursts that deal damage and stuns [sic] zombies in the row. Draftodils windmill constantly, slowing flying zombies, and also shoot air cannon blasts that knock flying zombies off the lawn. Draftodil looks like she's full of hot air, but she isn't. She's full of highly compressed air. There's a difference!

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Draftodil blows away all airborne enemies in her lane and releases five (ten in the Chinese version) powerful air blasts with 115 damage each, guaranteed to flick tiny zombies off the lawn on contact while stunning survivors for longer.

Plant Food animation

Contain-mint effect

When boosted by Contain-mint, Draftodil will deal an additional 150 damage with her normal attack, an additional 255 damage with her Plant Food attack, her stun duration is increased by 1.25 seconds, her Plant Food effect stun duration is increased by 5 seconds, and her blasts will always flick specified zombies off the lawn.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Damage		Special (Slowdown Fliers)*	Toss Chance^		Stun Duration		Plant Food Power (Air Cannon Shots)
						Normal	Plant Food		Normal	Plant Food	Normal	Plant Food
1	0	0	100	5 seconds	300 damage	15 damage	115 damage	50%	50%	100%	0.35 seconds	3 seconds	5
2	50			4.5 seconds	350 damage	25 damage	120 damage	60%	60%		0.45 seconds	3.25 seconds	6
3	100		75		400 damage	35 damage	145 damage	70%	65%		0.55 seconds	3.5 seconds
4	200				450 damage	45 damage	150 damage	75%	70%		0.65 seconds	3.75 seconds	7
5	300			4 seconds	550 damage	60 damage	180 damage	80%	75%		0.75 seconds	4 seconds
6	400				600 damage	75 damage	185 damage	85%	80%		0.85 seconds	4.2 seconds	8
7	500		50	3.5 seconds	650 damage	90 damage	215 damage	90%	85%		0.95 seconds	4.4 seconds
8	600				700 damage	110 damage	220 damage		90%		1.05 seconds	4.6 seconds	9
9	800				800 damage	130 damage	250 damage		95%		1.15 seconds	4.8 seconds
10	1,000			3 seconds	900 damage	150 damage	255 damage		100%		1.25 seconds	5 seconds	10

*The column shows the percentage of Draftodil slowing flying zombies.
^The column shows the chance of Draftodil knocking small zombies off the lawn.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Increased Wind Strength 风力加强	The probability of stunning and the probability to blow away Imps is increased
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Draftodil gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Exceptional Wind Force 超强风力	The probability of stunning and the probability to blow away Imps is further increased
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Draftodil gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Draftodil may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Draftodil gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Tornado Whirlwind 龙卷旋风	When attacking, there's a chance of firing a more powerful air blast that can penetrate through a zombie, stunning for much longer. There is a high chance to blow away Imps and other regular effects to the second zombie hit
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Draftodil gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Strategies

Draftodil is a good plant for stalling, as her air blasts can stun zombies briefly, similar to Primal Peashooter without the knockback ability. However, compared with Primal Peashooter, her sun cost, damage and stun duration are lower. Additionally, Draftodil fires projectiles more often than Primal Peashooter. Another advantage of Draftodil over Primal Peashooter is her level upgrades. As Draftodil's level increases, her damage per second and stun effect catch up with his, not to mention the boost of Contain-mint gives to Draftodil is more effective than the boost of Appease-mint gives to Primal Peashooter.

She cooperates well with Shrinking Violet or Enforce-mint, as they will shrink zombies, and Draftodil's air cannon is able to blow small zombies off the lawn directly. Also, Imp Pear can be used well with Draftodil, as Imp Pear turns zombies into Imps, which can be knocked off the lawn by her. Contain-mint boosts her damage and stun duration, which makes her a both super control and high damage dealing plant.

A level 1 Draftodil's damage is low; it doesn't compare with even a level 1 Peashooter, thus the player should not use the only plant to deal damage. For more stalling ability, plants such as Dazey Chain, Apple Mortar, Winter Melon, Primal Peashooter or Sap-fling can be used with her. Another good strategy is to use Draftodils in mass numbers, or in combination with more damaging plants.

Draftodil can also be used with Stickybomb Rice or Dandelion, because the former cannot hit flying zombies and the latter will release multiple bombs at once upon her initial planting. Draftodil's projectile cannot be deflected by Jester Zombie, but can be blocked by Shield Zombie's shield and Excavator Zombie, so the player should utilize lobbed shot or piercing plants with Draftodil to take care of these zombies. Notably, her projectiles will stun Jester Zombie and make him vulnerable to projectiles that he will otherwise reflect, allowing Draftodil to be an excellent support for projectile-based plants against it.

Drafodil is very helpful with plants, zombies, perks, or power-ups that can make grounded zombies "airborne", since then there could be a chance to knock the zombie off the lawn. Compared with Blover, Draftodil is helpful in "Don't lose more than x plants" since unlike Blover, she won't count as a lost plant when blowing away airborne zombies. However, since Draftodil can only attack one zombie at a time, don't use her with Reinforce-mint since a single Draftodil will only take out one zombie, whereas Blover can clear almost the entire screen.

At higher levels, Draftodil can be useful against Chicken Wrangler Zombie and Weasel Hoarder as the guaranteed stun from her attacks can prevent the animals from being released if the zombies are killed while stunned.

In general, Draftodil is a useful assisting plant.

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Draftodil
Simplified Chinese	气流水仙花	lit. “Airflow Daffodil”
French	Narcissyclone	portmanteau of "narcissus" and "cyclone"
German	Sturmglocke
Italian	Spifferiglia
Brazilian Portuguese	Narciseólico
Russian	Сквозняковый нарцисс
Spanish	Narcisil

Trivia

• Before the 8.9.1 update, despite having a Plant Food effect, Draftodil's Mastery did not increase her chance to boost.
• Whenever Draftodil knocks a zombie off the lawn, sounds from activating a power-up can be heard apart from Power Toss sounds.
• The Chinese version of Draftodil's level 5 projectile is the same as her high-level projectile from the international version.

See also

• Blover
• Narcissus (Online)
• Narcissus Shooter

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