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The Fila-mint Family is made up of electric plants.

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Fila-mint is a Power Mint plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. When planted, he immediately deals 150 damage to zombies. He can also boost Fila-mint Family plants by increasing their damage, zombies zapped, and more.

Fila-mint Family plants include:
Lightning Reed2 Bzzz Button2 Citron2 Magnifying Grass2 E.M.Peach2 Electric Blueberry2 Electric Currant2 Electric Peashooter2 Electrici-tea2 Ultomato2 Power Vine2

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

Fila-mint can be obtained with 100 mints in the store when he is available.

Origins[]

Mint(real)

Fila-mint is based on the "Lamiaceae" (also known as "mint"); and a "filament", which is the part of a light bulb that produces light. This also refers to his electrical appearance.

His name is a portmanteau of the words "mint" and "filament."


Almanac entry[]

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

Fila-mint

Fila-mints do electric damage and provide a temporary boost to all Fila-mint Family plants on the lawn.

Fila-mint hovers enigmatically and electrically over the lawn, surveying his surroundings. He nods, once. It is good.


Fila-mint boosts[]

When boosted by Fila-mint, the following plants gain these effects:

  • Citron charges his plasma ball twice as fast and gains an additional 1000 damage
  • Electrici-tea will do an additional 10 damage with its zaps, an additional 1680 damage with its Plant Food attack, and an additional 1400 damage added to its explosion.
  • Electric Blueberry's targeting will change based on her level. If Electric Blueberry is already at level 10, Fila-mint will do nothing.
    • At level 1, Electric Blueberry will target a Gargantuar 12.5% of the time, a normal zombie 42.5% of the time, and other zombies 45% of the time. At level 2-3, she will target a Gargantuar 12.5% of the time, a normal zombie 40% of the time, and other zombies 47.5% of the time. At level 4-5, she will target a Gargantuar 15% of the time, a normal zombie 37.5% of the time, and other zombies 47.5% of the time. At level 6-7, she will target a Gargantuar 15% of the time, a normal zombie 35% of the time, and other zombies 50% of the time. At level 8-9, she will target a Gargantuar 17.5% of the time, a normal zombie 32.5% of the time, and other zombies 50% of the time.
  • Electric Currant will receive an additional 80 damage to his fence attack, and 90 damage to his melee attack. 
  • Electric Peashooter will receive an additional 50 damage to his main pea, and the lightning coming off of said pea receives an additional 29 damage.
  • E.M.Peach will have his range set to 400, as if it's level 7 or above. If E.M.Peach is already at level 7 or above, Fila-mint will do nothing. 
  • Lightning Reed will receive an additional 60 damage to his attack, and his attack can bounce to an additional ten zombies. 
  • Magnifying Grass will receive an additional 800 damage to her sun attack.
  • Power Vine will do an additional 55 damage, and his plant food effect will do an additional 80 damage.
  • Ultomato will receive an additional 575 damage to his small stage, an additional 1200 damage to its medium stage, an additional 2500 damage to its big stage, and an additional 2200 damage to its Plant Food attack.
  • Bzzz Button's electrified init damage will be increased to 66, 78, 102, 132, 174, 231, 294, 378, 486, or 630 damage based on its level, its later damage will be increased to 28, 30, 39, 51, 66, 84, 111, 141, 183, or 237 damage based on its level, its charged damage will be increased to 96, 126, 132, 144, 174, 186, 210, 222, 252, or 278 damage based on its level, and its Plant Food power will deal double damage.

Upgrades[]

Level upgrades[]

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

Level Seed Packets Upgrades
Sun Cost Recharge Duration Toughness Damage Shot Bounces Bounce Damage Percent Bounce/Decay Delay
1 0 0 85 seconds 6 seconds 100000
damage
150 damage Two 50% 0.5 seconds
2 100 80 seconds 7 seconds 300 damage 50% 0.5 seconds
3 150 80 seconds 8 seconds 450 damage 50% 0.45 seconds
4 200 75 seconds 9 seconds 600 damage Three 50% 0.45 seconds
5 300 75 seconds 10 seconds 750 damage 75% 0.45 seconds
6 400 75 seconds 11 seconds 900 damage 75% 0.45 seconds
7 500 70 seconds 12 seconds 1050 damage Four 75% 0.4 seconds
8 600 70 seconds 13 seconds 1200 damage 100% 0.4 seconds
9 800 70 seconds 14 seconds 1350 damage 100% 0.4 seconds
10 1,000 60 seconds 15 seconds 1500 damage 100% 0.4 seconds

Strategies[]

Fila-mint can greatly improve the efficiency of electrical plants, such as Lightning Reed or Electric Currant. This can make a lot of harder levels much easier, as it turns low-level plants into stronger ones. Another bonus in its usage is that it electrocutes all zombies on the screen, dealing some damage. Leveling up the plant increases the damage and duration of the Fila-mint, making it even more powerful, as well as the possibility to chain attacks. Also, unlike other 0-sun cost plants like Puff-shroom, it can be used on Last Stand levels. It can be used in conjunction with Magnifying Grass to damage Dr. Zomboss quickly in Arena, especially when you start with a lot of sun, and Fila-mint plants are Buffed. However, its major weakness, as well as other mints, is that it recharges very slowly, and cannot be imitated, so only use it when you can't easily deal with stronger zombies, or there are large hordes of weaker zombies

At lower levels, it is not recommended to use in Arena, as its duration is short, and unlike Reinforce-mint, it can't do devastating combos. Also, it can only be used twice (more as you upgrade it), therefore greatly reducing its usefulness. However, it becomes devastating when levelled up, with the potential to deal up to 3000 damage (when buffed with Buffz & Bruisez) to all zombies across the board, eliminating them with ease.

It is not recommended to bring Fila-mint to levels where you can't lose plants, as it will disappear after a while.

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Fila-mint
France French Fila-menthe
Germany German Glüh-Minze
Italy Italian Tor-menta
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Fila-menta
Spain Spanish Fila-menta


Trivia[]

  • Prior to the 6.8.1 update, Fila-mint family plants did not glow while Fila-mint is on the board.
    • The screen also did not flash when Fila-mint is planted. 
  • Fila-mint is the first mint to be released in Plants vs Zombies 2.
  • Despite being able to hover over the ground, it cannot be planted above the water in Big Wave Beach.
  • Despite not being electricity-based, Magnifying Grass and Ultomato are part of the Fila-mint family.
  • It was buffed in the 7.3 update. Its damage was increased by 15x at all levels, and the amount of lightning bounces was increased by one at each level.

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