Murkadamia Nut

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Murkadamia Nut
Murkadamia Nuts are defensive shadow plants who, when powered, grow jelly murk to damage attacking zombies.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	100
Recharge	10 seconds
Toughness	2500 damage per shot
Usage	Damaged murk regrows over time
Family	Conceal-mint
In-game statistics
Unlocked	250 seed packets
"Some say that encasing yourself in gelatin is no way to conduct an offense," says Murkadamia Nut with an infectious twinkle. "I say they just haven't planted ME yet!"

“	Plant Murkadamia Nuts to block and damage zombies.	”
—Penny

Murkadamia Nut is a shadow plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 first introduced the 8.3.1 update. It blocks off zombies identically to Wall-nut, but only has slightly more health than an Infi-nut.

When powered by Moonflower or Conceal-mint, Murkadamia Nut surrounds itself with gelatin, this gelatin heals itself over time like an Infi-nut and can damage zombies that eat it like an Endurian.

Origins

It is based on the macadamia, a commercially important nut that is indigenous to Australia.

Its name is a portmanteau of "murk," a darkness or gloom, referring to its shadow based abilities, and "macadamia," the real-life plant it is based on.

Almanac entry

Murkadamia Nut	SUN COST 100 RECHARGE 13 SUN COST: 100 RECHARGE: 13 TOUGHNESS 2500 Special Murk Health TOUGHNESS: 2500 Special: Murk Health Special 100 PLANT FOOD POWER Armor Special: 100 PLANT FOOD POWER: Armor Special 0.3 FAMILY Conceal-mint Special: 0.3 FAMILY: Conceal-mint Murkadamia Nuts are defensive shadow plants who, when powered, grow jelly murk to damage attacking zombies. Usage: damaged murk regrows over time "Some say that encasing yourself in gelatin is no way to conduct an offense," says Murkadamia Nut with an infectious twinkle. "I say they just haven't planted ME yet!"

Murkadamia Nut

		SUN COST 100			RECHARGE 13

SUN COST: 100
RECHARGE: 13

		TOUGHNESS 2500			Special Murk Health

TOUGHNESS: 2500
Special: Murk Health

		Special 100			PLANT FOOD POWER Armor

Special: 100
PLANT FOOD POWER: Armor

		Special 0.3			FAMILY Conceal-mint

Special: 0.3
FAMILY: Conceal-mint

Murkadamia Nuts are defensive shadow plants who, when powered, grow jelly murk to damage attacking zombies.

Usage: damaged murk regrows over time

"Some say that encasing yourself in gelatin is no way to conduct an offense," says Murkadamia Nut with an infectious twinkle. "I say they just haven't planted ME yet!"

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed Plant Food, Murkadamia Nut will regrow murk (if powered) and gain a little shield that allows it to absorb 2000 more damage.

Conceal-mint effect

When boosted by Conceal-mint, Murkadamia Nut's murk will regenerate an additional 550 DPS per second, murk health is increased by 11500 damage per shot, and its damage reflection is increased by 70%. It will be powered even if not adjacent to a Moonflower.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Starting Recharge	Toughness	Murk Health		Murk Regeneration	Damage Mirrored	Armor
							Initial	Max
1	0	0	100	13 seconds	10 seconds	2500 dps	1500 dps	2500 dps	100 dps	25%	2000 dps
2	50			12 seconds	9.5 seconds	2750 dps	2000 dps	3500 dps	150 dps	30%
3	100			11 seconds		3000 dps	2500 dps	4500 dps	200 dps	35%
4	200			10 seconds	8.5 seconds	3250 dps	3000 dps	5500 dps	250 dps	40%	4000 dps
5	300		75	9.5 seconds		3500 dps	3500 dps	6500 dps	300 dps	45%
6	400			9 seconds	7 seconds	3750 dps	4000 dps	7500 dps	350 dps	50%
7	500			8.5 seconds		4000 dps	4500 dps	8500 dps	400 dps	55%	6000 dps
8	600			8 seconds	6 seconds	4250 dps	5000 dps	9500 dps	450 dps	60%
9	800			7.5 seconds		4500 dps	5500 dps	10500 dps	500 dps	65%
10	1,000		50	7 seconds	5 seconds	4750 dps	6000 dps	11500 dps	550 dps	70%	8000 dps

Strategies

In normal state, Murkadamia Nut seems to be useless and weak as, when compared with Wall-nut, it has less health and costs more sun, as well as being ineligible to Wall-Nut First Aid's healing effect. The only better aspect than Wall-nut is its faster recharge, although Primal Wall-nut and Explode-O-Nut are obviously better picks.

When powered by Moonflower or Conceal-mint, Murkadamia Nut's perk is a combination of Infi-nut and Endurian, as it can damage zombies as well as regenerating its health without the usage of Plant Food or Wall-nut First Aid and therefore requires less maintenance. If its murk degrades, its attack speed slows down. Keep this in mind.

However, there are some differences among these plants. Unlike Infi-nut, Murkadamia Nut doesn't have a projector, so once it is eaten, it can't be restored. Unlike Endurian, which attacks actively, Murkadamia Nut can only damage zombies which are eating it, so its attack cannot cooperate well with immobilization. The damage zombies taken from Murkadamia Nut depends on their attack speed, thus making it good to use when fighting zombies like Newspaper Zombie due to the latter's high DPS.

Zombies who don't eat plants such as Explorer Zombies or Gargantuars can destroy Murkadamia Nut fast, making its perk to damage zombies and to regenerate health useless.

Related achievement

	The Shadow Family Complete a level with 20 powered Shadow Plants

Gallery

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Trivia

• In the 8.3.1 update, Murkadamia Nut suffered from a glitch where, while able to be powered by Moonflower, Moonflower is not boosted by it.
  • This has been fixed in the 8.4.1 update.
• Murkadamia Nut is first plant to have damage mirrored in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Endurian, Torchwood, Holly Barrier and other plants all attack actively.
• The shield from its Plant Food effect has the Conceal-mint family symbol on it.
• Although it is a nut plant, it is not subject to Wall-nut First Aid.

See also

• Infi-nut
• Endurian

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