Oak is a playable plant class in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville as an alternate form for the Acorn. He is a Defend class who specializes in explosive damage and attacks, via through his "Wood Grief" weapon, or through his manually detonatable Super Sap Trap. It’s zombie counterpart is the Space Station.
He is also capable of carrying up to three Acorn Passengers which act as mounted turrets. Acorn Passengers take reduced damage from all sources while riding an Oak. Said Acorn Passengers can also heal the Oak, but not more than once at a time per Acorn.
Descriptions[]
In-game description[]
Oaks intimidate and provide a lot of explosive firepower to defend an area. They just need to be careful because they are a large target.
Primary weapon[]
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Oak's primary weapon is named Wood Grief, it is an explosive projectile that deals 40 impact damage (16 splash) at a slow rate of fire. It can only be fired ten times before needing to reload.
Abilities[]
Left ability | |
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![]() Super Sap Trap |
Launch a massive sticky knockback explosive. Press [left button] to detonate. |
Center ability | |
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Transform back into an Acorn. |
Right ability | |
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Roll a giant damaging log towards opponents. |
Upgrades[]
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Refreshing Revive
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● 1
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Faster refresh time for all abilities by reviving an ally.
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Rough Patch
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● 1
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Spawn with more health after suffering multiple vanquishes in a row.
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Log Jam
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● 1
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Cover larger area with Roll for Damage.
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Molasses
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● 2
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Slow enemies who are near Super Sap Trap.
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Natural 20
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● 2
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Knock enemy away when hit by Roll for Damage ability.
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Little Friend
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● 2
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Hold more Shell Shot and Wood Grief ammo. Treetop Turret overheats more slowly.
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Health Regeneration
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● 2
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Faster health regeneration.
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Health Regeneration Delay
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● 2
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Reduced time between taking damage and when health regeneration activates.
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Slap Back
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● 2
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Knock enemies farther away with Acorn's Sap Trap.
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Critical Blow
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● 3
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Faster refresh time for all abilities by earning a critical vanquish.
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Quickdraw
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● 3
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Gain ammo for Shell Shot weapon by using Acorn Dash ability.
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Fallback
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● 3
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Move faster when at low health.
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Hardened
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● 3
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Increased max health.
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Speedy
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● 3
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Move faster, except when sprinting.
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Rewind
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● 3
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Sap Trap refreshes faster if it doesn't deal any damage.
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Leveling Up
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● 2
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Earn XP faster.
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Nutty Feedback
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● 4
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Gain ammo for Shell Shot by dealing damage.
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Adrenaline Rush
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● 3
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Move faster for a short time by earning a vanquish.
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Related achievements[]
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Strategies[]
With[]
When attacking Oak is like a siege character, he can take quite a beating and deals damage to camping and clustered zombies 40 damage per shot with his Wood Grief. However, his power and large size makes him a top priority target to the zombies, so if you want to play as Oak it would be recommended to stick near your team's Sunflowers or have several Acorn Passengers to ensure a Lumber Support when situations get sticky.
Speaking of sticky, Oak's Super Sap Trap is good way to defeat hordes of zombies, so the player should put down a Sap Trap where they know where hordes of zombies are going to be. This is very effective in Garden Ops.
Against[]
Tips & Tricks[]
- Keep in mind that Super Sap Trap fires a destructible projectile. Using it in a cross-fire can lead to the destruction of the projectile, and, therefore, canceling the ability. A direct hit of the primary weapon of the Engineer is enough to destroy the projectile. Because of that, when dealing with distant enemies, try to lob the Super Sap Trap above the crossfire.
- If you take a Acorn Passenger with you, try to be as protective as possible, given that his survival is directly linked with yours.
- When dealing point-blank characters such as Super Brainz and Scientists, try to use Roll for Damage to gain a advantage in a fight. It's wise to use as a finisher, given that the opponent may try to run when his health reaches a critical level.
Balancing changes[]
November 27 2019 Update (Pre-TTK)[]
- ▲ Increase Wood Grief direct damage 16.8->24
- ▲ Increase Wood Grief splash damage 12->16
January 2020 patch[]
- ▼ Decreased velocity and drag distance of Wood Grief
- Decreased projectile speed from 150 m/s (492.13 ft/s) to 120 ft/s (393.7 ft/s)
March 2020 patch[]
- Super Sap Trap
- ▼ Increase arming time 0.35->0.85 sec
- ▲ Decrease refresh time 24->19 sec
- Adjust trajectory to be more center screen aligned
- Roll for Damage
- Adjust trajectory to be more center screen aligned
- Fix character challenge multi-hit
- Upgrade Hardened
- ▲ Increase Oak health gain 50->75 health
May 2020 patch[]
- Wood Grief
- ▲ Increase blast radius 2.25->3.25 m
- Super Sap Trap
- ▲ Increase blast radius 3->3.25 m
- ▼ Remove damage from shockwave
- Roll For Damage
- ▼ Remove damage from shockwave
Gallery[]
General[]
Concepts (Scrapped concept)[]
Others[]
In other languages[]
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language | Name | Description |
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Oak | ||
橡树 | ||
橡樹 | ||
Eik | ||
Chêne | ||
Eiche | ||
Quercia | ||
オーク | ||
오크 | ||
Dąb | ||
Carvalho | ||
Дуб | ||
Roble | ||
Spanish |
Roble |
Trivia[]
- His primary weapon, Wood Grief, is a pun on the popular idiom "Good Grief."
See also[]
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L.E.A.F. | Agent Citron · Agent Rose · Agent Corn · Grumpy Stumpy · Ironball | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Others | Assistant Manager Bitey · Crystal Guardian · Tallnut · Tallnut Cannon |
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