Fila-mint

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This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

Fila-mint
Fila-mints do electric damage and provide a temporary boost to all Fila-mint Family plants on the lawn.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	0
Recharge	85 seconds
Damage	150 damage per shot
Duration	6 seconds
Family	Fila-mint
In-game statistics
Unlocked	Spending 100 mints
Fila-mint hovers enigmatically and electrically over the lawn, surveying his surroundings. He nods, once. It is good.

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 Reed
• Citron
• Magnifying Grass
• E.M.Peach
• Electric Blueberry
• Electric Currant
• Electric Peashooter
• Electrici-tea
• Ultomato

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

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	SUN COST 0 RECHARGE 85 SUN COST: 0 RECHARGE: 85 DAMAGE 150 DURATION 6 DAMAGE: 150 DURATION: 6 FAMILY Fila-mint FAMILY: Fila-mint Fila-mints do electric damage and provide a temporary boost to all Fila-mint Family plants on the lawn. Fila-mint Family plants: Citron Electric Blueberry Electric Currant Electric Peashooter Electrici-tea E.M.Peach Lightning Reed Magnifying Grass Ultomato Fila-mint hovers enigmatically and electrically over the lawn, surveying his surroundings. He nods, once. It is good.

Fila-mint

		SUN COST 0			RECHARGE 85

SUN COST: 0
RECHARGE: 85

		DAMAGE 150			DURATION 6

DAMAGE: 150
DURATION: 6

		FAMILY Fila-mint

FAMILY: Fila-mint

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

Fila-mint Family plants:

Citron
Electric Blueberry
Electric Currant
Electric Peashooter
Electrici-tea
E.M.Peach
Lightning Reed
Magnifying Grass
Ultomato

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 DPS. 
• Electrici-tea will do an additional 10 DPS with its zaps, an additional 1680 DPS with its Plant Food attack, and an additional 1400 DPS added to its explosion.
• Electric Blueberry will use her level 10 targeting system regardless of which level she's at.
• Electric Currant will receive an additional 80 DPS to his fence attack, and 90 DPS to his melee attack. 
• Electric Peashooter will receive an additional 50 DPS to his main pea, and the lightning coming off of said pea receives an additional 29 DPS.
• E.M.Peach will have his range set to 400, as if it's level 7 or above. If E.M.Peach is already level 7 or above, Fila-mint will do nothing. 
• Lightning Reed will receive an additional 60 DPS to his attack, and his attack can bounce to an additional ten zombies. 
• Magnifying Grass will receive an additional 800 DPS to her sun attack.
• Ultomato will receive an additional 2500 DPS to his laser beam, an additional 2200 DPS to his Plant Food power.

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 dps	150 dps	Two	50%	0.5 seconds
2	100		80 seconds	7 seconds		300 dps		50%	0.5 seconds
3	150		80 seconds	8 seconds		450 dps		50%	0.45 seconds
4	200		75 seconds	9 seconds		600 dps	Three	50%	0.45 seconds
5	300		75 seconds	10 seconds		750 dps		75%	0.45 seconds
6	400		75 seconds	11 seconds		900 dps		75%	0.45 seconds
7	500		70 seconds	12 seconds		1050 dps	Four	75%	0.4 seconds
8	600		70 seconds	13 seconds		1200 dps		100%	0.4 seconds
9	800		70 seconds	14 seconds		1350 dps		100%	0.4 seconds
10	1,000		60 seconds	15 seconds		1500 dps		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. Also, unlike other 0-sun cost plants like Puff-shroom, it can be used on Last Stand levels. However, its major weakness is that it recharges very slowly, and cannot be imitated, so only use it when you can't easily deal with stronger zombies.

At low levels, it is not recommended to use in Arena, as its duration is too 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 leveled up, with the potential to deal up to 3000 DPS (when buffed) 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.

Gallery

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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, Both 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.

See also

• Power Mints

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