Inferno

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Inferno
Infernos swirl up devastating fire tornados that sweep zombies back, burning and damaging them.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	200
Recharge	25 seconds
Damage	22 damage per shot
Special	Immune to frost Warm nearby plants
Weakness	(Immune to fire)
Family	Pepper-mint
In-game statistics
Rarity (China)	Legendary
Unlocked	250 seed packets
Costumes	File:InfernoCostume.png
Inferno doesn't feel like he gets enough credit. "Of course I burn zombies," he fumes. "That's a given. But what about how I sweep them down the lane through the sheer force of hot air? Where's my prize for that?"

“	Plant Infernos to burn and push back zombies.	”
—Penny

Inferno is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 introduced in the 8.9.1 update. Inferno swirls up fire tornadoes every 5.95-6.05 seconds, sweeping zombies up and moving them back and damaging them. The first zombie that encounters the fire tornado will take 5 times as much damage, while Frozen blocks they encounter are destroyed instantly.

Inferno is also immune to frost and warms nearby plants every 1.5 seconds.

Origins

Inferno is based on a fern, a plant famously known for reproducing via spores rather than flowers and seeds.

His name is a pun on "fern" and "inferno," which is a term used to describe a large fire, referencing his fire based abilities.

His overall appearance, that being a fiery bush, could be a reference to the burning bush from the Bible.

Almanac entry

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

Inferno		SUN COST 200 RECHARGE 25 SUN COST: 200 RECHARGE: 25 DAMAGE 22 PLANT FOOD POWER Damage DAMAGE: 22 PLANT FOOD POWER: Damage Special Tornado Duration FAMILY Pepper-mint Special: Tornado Duration FAMILY: Pepper-mint Infernos swirl up devastating fire tornados that sweep zombies back, burning and damaging them. Special: immune to frost Special: warms nearby plants Inferno doesn't feel like he gets enough credit. "Of course I burn zombies," he fumes. "That's a given. But what about how I sweep them down the lane through the sheer force of hot air? Where's my prize for that?"

Inferno

		SUN COST 200			RECHARGE 25

SUN COST: 200
RECHARGE: 25

		DAMAGE 22			PLANT FOOD POWER Damage

DAMAGE: 22
PLANT FOOD POWER: Damage

		Special Tornado Duration			FAMILY Pepper-mint

Special: Tornado Duration
FAMILY: Pepper-mint

Infernos swirl up devastating fire tornados that sweep zombies back, burning and damaging them.

Special: immune to frost
Special: warms nearby plants
Inferno doesn't feel like he gets enough credit. "Of course I burn zombies," he fumes. "That's a given. But what about how I sweep them down the lane through the sheer force of hot air? Where's my prize for that?"

Chinese version (China only)

制造火龙卷 范围：前方1行 特点：制造火龙卷向前造成单体伤害。 植物特征：褐色植物、满腹怒火 有的时候有些事，越想越气，越气越急，越急就...烈焰火蕨气得想走，可是他走不掉，只能喷个龙卷风勉强解压一下。 In English: Makes fire tornadoes. Range: one row ahead Features: Creates a fire tornadoes to deal damage to a singe target Plant features: brown plant, full of anger Sometimes the more you think of things the more angry you get, the more angry you get the more anxious you get... Inferno gets so angry that he want to storm off, but he can't just leave, so he can only release tornadoes in order to lessen his stress.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability

When fed with Plant Food, Inferno will create a stronger fire tornado which can also attract zombies in the adjacent lanes.

Pepper-mint effect

When boosted by Pepper-mint, both Inferno's normal and Plant Food fire tornadoes will do an additional 48 DPS per tick. He will also warm plants in a larger area as if he was at level 10 and the damage he deals to ice is increased to 500 DPS.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Starting Recharge	Damage*	Toughness	Tornado Duration		Zombies in Tornado*	Warming Radius	Warming Damage
								Normal	Plant Food
1	0	0	200	25 seconds	10 seconds	22 dps	300 dps	1.2 seconds	3.2 seconds	6	Normal	200 dps
2	50			24 seconds	9 seconds	24 dps	350 dps					300 dps
3	100			23 seconds		26 dps	400 dps			7
4	200			22 seconds	8 seconds		450 dps	1.4 seconds	3.6 seconds
5	300		175	21 seconds		30 dps	500 dps			8		400 dps
6	400			20 seconds	7 seconds	34 dps	550 dps
7	500			19 seconds			600 dps	1.6 seconds	4.2 seconds	9		500 dps
8	600			18 seconds	6 seconds	38 dps	650 dps	1.8 seconds		10
9	800			17 seconds		42 dps	700 dps	2 seconds		11	+1.7x
10	1,000		150	16 seconds	5 seconds	48 dps	750 dps	2.2 seconds	5 seconds	12	+2.3x

*Per hit. Applies to both normal and Plant Food states.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Angry Egress 生气走了	Increases the distance the fire tornado carries zombies by 1 tile
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Inferno gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	The More I Think The Angrier I Get 越想越气	Further increases the distance the fire tornado carries zombies by 1 tile
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Inferno gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Inferno may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Inferno gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Escalating Anger 怒气冲天	Attack damage increases by 50%, and stronger zombies can now get swept away
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Inferno gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Strategies

Inferno's fire tornado acts like a reverse Sandstorm/Snowstorm wave, except it blows zombies away from the house rather than bringing them towards the house. It's Plant Food ability can eliminate a lot of zombies quickly. It is also wise to save up some sun to plant one of these as it's somewhat expensive at 200. Inferno by itself may have a hard time killing even a Basic Zombie, as its damage is as little as a pea (20 DPS), at level one, so it's best to use it as a supporting plant and not your main offense. Plants like Stallia can help slow down zombies. Avoid using Iceberg Lettuce with Inferno as it removes the freezing effect given. Also avoid using it with short ranged plants like Bonk Choy as it will take them out of their range.

If the player hasn't purchased Chomper, Inferno teamed up with Pepper-pult, Hot Date, or Pyre Vine can also be an effective combo in eradicating hordes of zombies. For final waves, it also works best teamed up with Pepper-mint when many zombies reach the column closest to the house. Since he defrosts them, seek for other sources of crowd-controlling effects like Stallia.

Note that Inferno pushes back the first zombie that is encountered by the tornado, he can push back Imps thrown by Gargantuars and can push back zombies that are far in your defenses.

Be aware for imp Dragon Zombies, as they are immune to his damage, but not his knockback effect.

Related achievement

	So Thawful Thaw 13 ice blocks in a single level

Balance changes

Update 9.4.1

• ▲ Inferno no longer leaves Zombies at 1 HP after attacking them

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Name	Description
English	Inferno
Simplified Chinese	烈焰火蕨
French	Feugère
German	Inferno
Italian	Inferno
Brazilian Portuguese	Incendiária
Spanish	Infierno

Trivia

•When it attacks a newspaper zombie and enraged it, the Newspaper Zombie's running speed is the same to its walking speed despite it being enraged, but its eating speed remains the same though.