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For the version in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, see Metal Petal Sunflower.

Metal Petal is a Rare variant of Sunflower in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and a Super Rare in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. She is the armored variant of the Sunflower, similar to other armored plants like the Armor Chomper, Jade Cactus, Petrified Cactus, Rock Pea and Iron Citron.

Descriptions[]

Stickerbook description[]

Metal Petal is an armored Sunflower. While the metal weighs her down-making her slower than other Sunflowers-she has the added benefit of higher health.

In-game description[]

Metal Petal has more health than other Sunflowers, but runs slightly slower.

AI Health (Garden Warfare 2 only)[]

  • Easy: 96 HP
  • Normal: 128 HP
  • Hard: 160 HP
  • CRAAAAZY: 192 HP

Primary weapon[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare[]

Metal Blast is the primary weapon of Metal Petal; all facts below apply to a fully upgraded weapon.

  • The base close range damage per hit is 7 and the critical is 9.
  • The max DPS at close range is 52.9.
  • The base middle range damage per hit is 6 and the critical is 8.
  • The max DPS at middle range is 47.1.
  • The base long range damage per hit is 5 and the critical is 6.
  • The max DPS at long range is 35.3.
  • The weapon deals no splash damage.
  • The ammo in a clip is 60.
  • The reload time is 1.9 seconds.
  • The projectile speed is medium.
  • The weapon is full auto.
  • The bloom is low.


Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2[]

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The Metal Petal's primary weapon is the Metal Blast. With the damage upgrade it deals 8-11 critical damage and 6-9 non-critical damage depending on the distance. It also has a slightly lower rate of fire compared to that of default Sunflower's primary weapon.

Abilities[]

Left abilities
Heal BeamGW1
Heal Beam
If the Sunflower stays close to her target, she can use her heal beam to keep them alive.
Rainbow Heal BeamGW1
Rainbow Heal Beam
The Rainbow Heal Beam is exactly the same as the standard Heal Beam, but it's rainbow colored! It heals faster as well. OK, no that's a lie. It's colorful!
Center abilities
SunbeamGW1
Sunbeam
The Sunflower can dig into the ground and root herself in place. This allows her to unleash a devastating beam of sunlight at the Zombies.
Solar Flare BeamGW1
Solar Flare Beam
The Solar Flare Beam is now the ultimate power in the universe! We suggest you use it.
Right abilities
Heal Flower AbilityGW1
Heal Flower
Heal Flowers can be deployed to help keep the Sunflower and her teammates in the fight.
Dark FlowerGW1
Dark Flower
The Dark Flower is a nasty little plant. It shoots hurtful red lasers at the Zombies but doesn't heal, because it's an evil little flower.

Left abilities
Heal BeamGW2
Heal Beam
If the Sunflower stays close to her target, she can use her heal beam to keep them alive.
Rainbow Heal BeamGW2
Rainbow Heal Beam
The Rainbow Heal Beam is exactly the same as the standard Heal Beam, but it's rainbow colored! It heals faster as well. OK, no that's a lie. It's colorful!
Center abilities
SunbeamGW2
Sunbeam
The Sunflower can dig into the ground and root herself in place. This allows her to unleash a devastating beam of sunlight at the Zombies.
Solar Flare BeamGW2
Solar Flare Beam
The Solar Flare Beam is now the ultimate power in the universe! We suggest you use it.
Right abilities
Heal Flower AbilityGW2
Heal Flower
Heal Flowers can be deployed to help keep the Sunflower and her teammates in the fight.
Dark FlowerGW2
Dark Flower
The Dark Flower is a nasty little plant. It shoots hurtful red lasers at the Zombies but doesn't heal, because it's an evil little flower.
Rainbow FlowerGW2
Rainbow Flower
The Rainbow Heal Flower is exactly the same as the standard Heal Flower, but it's rainbow colored! It also knows calculus. OK, no that's a lie. It's colorful!

Weapon upgrades[]

MetalPetalUpgrade

Artificial Reload Upgrade[]

A slightly more artificial reload results in a reload speed increase.

More Metal Shard Ammo[]

Metal shard surplus results in increased ammo capacity.

Sharper Metal Flakes[]

Sharper metal flakes cause more damage.

Balancing changes[]

February 2018 Patch[]

  • Increased all Sunflower Variants HP by 10

Strategies[]

With[]

The extra health of the Metal Petal allows her to endure damage better making her useful when healing plants near or at the front lines. The Metal Petal's 160 HP (170 HP if upgraded) grants her the ability to serve as a good frontline medic that is much less vulnerable to damage than the other variants and is more resistant to ambushes or "assassinations" made by warping Scientists or mobile Foot Soldiers.

Be careful when skipping around, as your slower movement speed can make you easier to hit. Try to focus on more close-ranged enemies as her weapon has steeper damage falloff than other sunflowers. She is best played on defense as her higher health allows her to hold ground better.

If you are low on health, hide and use the Heal flower or rainbow Heal flower until your health is at maximum.

It is recommended to use the damage, health, and reload upgrades so you can survive longer and deal more damage

In the Gnome Bomb game mode, the Metal Petal excels in holding or defusing objectives, as it is coupled with tanking and self-healing ability. 

Against[]

The most important thing with Metal Petal is to keep up a high damage output to take it out before it can heal too much. A run-and-gun attitude with a mobile DPS zombie like the Imp works quite well, because Metal Petal has reduced movement speed and won't be able to escape.

Also, don't let enemies such as Citron tank for Metal Petal. It is important to prioritize it as it is the healer.

Unlocking (Garden Warfare only)[]

In order to unlock this variant, the player must reach rank 10 with the Sunflower class. They need to do this by completing challenges with the Sunflower and any of its variants. The player earns a character piece for each rank they level up, starting at level 6 all the way to level 10.

Related achievements[]

Sun Heals PSN
Sun Heals
As a Sunflower, heal Teammates 25 times using the Heal Beam in a session
Weed Whacker PSN
Weed Whacker
Vanquish 100 Peashooters, 100 Sunflowers, 100 Chompers and 100 Cacti

Gallery[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Metal Petal
France French Tournesol de Métal Metal Sunflower, lit, "Sunflower of Metal"
Germany German Metallblume
Italy Italian Petallaro
Japan Japanese メタルペタル English name transliterated into Japanese
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Pétala Metálica
Spain Spanish Pétalos de Metal Metal Petals, lit. "Petals of Metal"


Trivia[]

  • She and Sun Pharaoh are the only variants of Sunflower that do not have the word "flower" in their name.
  • Her leaves have been redesigned in Garden Warfare 2 in order to match the rest of her appearance.
    • Her eyes are also now blue instead of brown.
  • She can survive a barrel blast, imp punt, long bomb if she is in full health.
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