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Power Cactus is the Rare electric variant of the Cactus in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. She has the same abilities as the regular Cactus, but her projectile deals a chain lightning effect (uses electricity to add damage to any enemies near the one the player hits) to the zombie it hits.

Appearance[]

Power Cactus is a Cactus with a sky-blue body and green bottom. The mouth of the Cactus filled with an electrical plug. The eyes are a glowing blue and there are electric sparks flashing near its body.

Descriptions[]

Stickerbook description[]

The Power Cactus specializes in blasting opponents with electricity from extremely long ranges.

In-game description (Garden Warfare 2 only)[]

Power Cactus deals electric damage, arcing across multiple Zombies!

AI health (Garden Warfare 2 only)[]

  • Easy: 75 HP
  • Normal: 100 HP
  • Hard: 125 HP
  • CRAAAAZY: 150 HP

Primary weapon[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare[]

Electric Needle is the primary weapon of Power Cactus; all facts below apply to a fully upgraded weapon.

  • The base close range damage per hit is 22 and the critical is 26.
  • The max DPS at close range is 78.0.
  • The base middle range damage per hit is 17 and the critical is 21.
  • The max DPS at middle range is 63.0.
  • The base long range damage per hit is 16 and the critical is 19.
  • The max DPS at long range is 57.0.
  • The weapon deals no splash damage.
  • The weapon deals arc damage; when a hit is dealt to a target it will arc to nearby targets dealing 10 damage as it hits them.
  • The ammo in a clip is 12.
  • The reload time is 2.5 seconds.
  • The projectile speed is fast.
  • The weapon is a semi-precision weapon.
  • The bloom is medium.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2[]

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The Power Cactus' primary weapon is the Electric Needle. It deals less damage than the standard Spike Shot at 15 to 20 impact damage and 18 to 24 critical damage, but compensates for this by dealing up to 15 electric splash damage to any surrounding zombies.

Abilities[]

Left abilities
Potato MineGW1
Potato Mine
Potato Mines force Zombies to look down. If a Zombie sets foot on a Potato Mine, it will explode and they will experience the full force of a "SPUDOW!"
Potato Nugget MineGW1
Potato Nugget Mine
These little nuggets are small, have a great sense of humor and enjoy sitting around waiting to blow Zombies sky high. While not as damaging as their potato cousins, these little nuggets still pack a spudow!
Center abilities
Garlic DroneGW1
Garlic Drone
By launching her Garlic Drone companion, she can monitor Zombies from the skies, attack them from the air, and call in devastating Corn Strikes.
Artichoke DroneGW1
Artichoke Drone
The Artichoke Drone has a really thick skin. This gives it more health and helps it last longer in a fight. However, it does not have the same firepower as its Garlic counterpart.
Right abilities
Tallnut BattlementGW1
Tallnut Battlement
Tallnut Battlements have many uses. They can be shields and they can block paths to stop the Zombies in their tracks. They're terrible card players, though.
Iron MaidenGW1
Iron Maiden
Encased in iron armor, these Iron Maiden Tallnuts will stare at Zombies with an unmatched intensity. They are very hard to destroy and enjoy getting in the way.

Left abilities
Potato MineGW2
Potato Mine
Potato Mines force Zombies to look down. If a Zombie sets foot on a Potato Mine, it will explode and they will experience the full force of a "SPUDOW!"
Potato Nugget MineGW2
Potato Nugget Mine
These little nuggets are small, have a great sense of humor and enjoy sitting around waiting to blow Zombies sky high. While not as damaging as their potato cousins, these little nuggets still pack a spudow!
Pizzazzling Potato MineGW2
Pizzazzling
Potato Mine
Need some more shine in your life? These potatoes love to pizzazle zombies, and will leave a cloud of glitter after a whopping sparkling spudow!
Center abilities
Garlic DroneGW2
Garlic Drone
By launching her Garlic Drone companion, she can monitor Zombies from the skies, attack them from the air, and call in devastating Corn Strikes.
Artichoke DroneGW2
Artichoke Drone
The Artichoke Drone has a really thick skin. This gives it more health and helps it last longer in a fight. However, it does not have the same firepower as its Garlic counterpart.
Red ArtichokeGW2
Red Artichoke
This agile Artichoke shouldn't be messed with. It's as fast as a clam and quick like a cucumber!
Dark Garlic DroneGW2
Dark Garlic Drone
The Dark Garlic Drone is infused with mystical dark energy. It has cool magical weapons and cool magical look.
Right abilities
Tallnut BattlementGW2
Tallnut Battlement
Tallnut Battlements have many uses. They can be shields and they can block paths to stop the Zombies in their tracks. They're terrible card players, though.
Iron MaidenGW2
Iron Maiden
Encased in iron armor, these Iron Maiden Tallnuts will stare at Zombies with an unmatched intensity. They are very hard to destroy and enjoy getting in the way.
Bling MaidenGW2
Bling Maiden
This Tallnut is encased in solid bling gold armor! How did a Tallnut even afford such expensive armor though?

Weapon upgrades[]

PowerCactusUpgrade

Charged Spike Reload[]

With a charged spike-reload, the reload time is reduced.

Electric Spike Stockpile[]

Ammo capacity increased with a stockpile of electric spikes.

Supercharged Spikes[]

Supercharged spikes deal extra damage.

Strategies[]

The Power Cactus has one of the most potent weapons of any Cactus variant, due to above average damage and fast movement speed of her projectiles. Long range combat is where she excels, as she can deal a lot of damage to enemies who cannot see you coming. Proper accuracy is essential, however, due to her limited ammo and so-so reload speed.

With[]

Consider prioritizing larger opponents when shooting as they are generally easier to hit. Shooting at the biggest Zombie amongst a group of other Zombies is a great way to deal with small and fast enemies that are hard to hit, like the Imp and Scientist. This also effectively vanquishes nearby Zombies that are low on health. Close range combat is not advised as this variant- if you are caught in melee combat, drop a few Potato Mines around before you try to make an escape.

Against[]

The Power Cactus may not be much of a threat in a 1v1, but she is a serious problem for your team if you're all close to eachother. Try to keep your distance from your teammates (especially Imps), as any shot that you take from the Power Cactus, will also damage them. Super Brainz is a great counter (if played correctly). As Super Brainz, try to sneak around the Power Cactus and attack her from behind. All Cacti aren't that effective at close range.

Balancing changes[]

Garden Warfare[]

Legends of the Lawn DLC[]

  • โ–ฒ Increased electric splash damage

Garden Warfare 2[]

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part Two DLC[]

  • โ–ฒ Falloff start/end damage was increased from 20/15 to 23/18.

Related achievements[]

Making Popcorn PSN
Making Popcorn
As a Cactus, Vanquish 10 Players with the Drone's Corn Strike
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 Power Cactus
France French Cactus รฉlectrique "Electric Cactus"
Germany German Power-Kaktee "Power-Cactus"
Italy Italian Elettro-cactus "Electro-cactus"
Japan Japanese ใƒ‘ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ตใƒœใƒ†ใƒณ "Power Cactus", "Power" is transliterated, while the Japanese word for "Cactus" is used
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Cacto Elรฉtrico "Electric Cactus"
Spain Spanish Cactus poderoso "Powerful Cactus"


Trivia[]

  • Cactus' Plant Food ability in Plants vs. Zombies 2 might be a reference to Power Cactus due to both of their spikes being blue and electric.
  • In Garden Warfare 2, her color was changed from very light blue to a turquoise color.
    • All other electric plant variants from the first game had their color changed as well.
  • If a hat is put on her, most electricity stops flowing and the electrical plug will stop generating electricity.
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Plants (Shooter games)
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter ยท Fire Pea ยท Ice Pea ยท Toxic Pea ยท Commando Pea ยท Agent Pea ยท Law Pea ยท Berry Shooter ยท Plasma Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower ยท Mystic Flower ยท Power Flower ยท Fire Flower ยท Shadow Flower ยท Metal Petal ยท Sun Pharaoh ยท Alien Flower


Chompers Chomper ยท Hot Rod Chomper ยท Toxic Chomper ยท Fire Chomper ยท Power Chomper ยท Count Chompula ยท Armor Chomper ยท Chester Chomper ยท Chomp Thing


Cacti Cactus ยท Camo Cactus ยท Fire Cactus ยท Ice Cactus ยท Power Cactus ยท Future Cactus ยท Bandit Cactus ยท Citrus Cactus ยท Jade Cactus
Boss Mode Crazy Dave
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb ยท Pea Gatling ยท Hyper ยท Sombrero Bean Bomb ยท Retro Gatling ยท Super Pea Jump


Sunflower Heal Beam ยท Sunbeam ยท Heal Flower ยท Rainbow Heal Beam ยท Solar Flare Beam ยท Dark Flower


Chomper Goop ยท Burrow ยท Spikeweed ยท Super Sticky Goop ยท Sprint Burrow ยท Spiky Spikeweed ยท Cheesy Goop ยท Chesterweed


Cactus Potato Mine ยท Garlic Drone ยท Tallnut Battlement ยท Potato Nugget Mine ยท Artichoke Drone ยท Iron Maiden


Boss Mode Coconut Spotting Station ยท Twin Heal Flower ยท Cherry Strike ยท Revive Rainbow
Spawnable Plants Pea Cannon ยท Pea Repeater ยท Gatling Pea ยท Bonk Choy ยท Scaredy-shroom ยท Heal Flower ยท Fume-shroom ยท Goop-shroom ยท Snap Dragon ยท Ice-shroom ยท Doom-shroom ยท Ice Peashooter ยท Fire Peashooter ยท Bamboo Shoot ยท Laser Bean
Others Corn Mortar ยท Flax Cannon ยท Tallnut ยท Mega Flower ยท Tactical Cuke ยท Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter ยท Fire Pea ยท Ice Pea ยท Toxic Pea ยท Commando Pea ยท Agent Pea ยท Law Pea ยท Plasma Pea ยท Rock Pea ยท Electro Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower ยท Mystic Flower ยท Power Flower ยท Fire Flower ยท Shadow Flower ยท Metal Petal ยท Sun Pharaoh ยท Alien Flower ยท Vampire Flower ยท Stuffy Flower


Chompers Chomper ยท Hot Rod Chomper ยท Toxic Chomper ยท Fire Chomper ยท Power Chomper ยท Count Chompula ยท Armor Chomper ยท Chomp Thing ยท Yeti Chomper ยท Disco Chomper ยท Unicorn Chomper ยท Twilight Chomper


Cacti Cactus ยท Camo Cactus ยท Fire Cactus ยท Ice Cactus ยท Power Cactus ยท Future Cactus ยท Bandit Cactus ยท Jade Cactus ยท Zen Cactus ยท Petrified Cactus


Citrons Citron ยท Frozen Citron ยท Electro Citron ยท Iron Citron ยท Party Citron ยท Toxic Citron


Roses Rose ยท Druid Rose ยท Fire Rose ยท Frost Rose ยท Party Rose ยท Nec'Rose


Corns Kernel Corn ยท BBQ Corn ยท Mob Cob ยท Pops Corn ยท Party Corn ยท Commando Corn


Others Torchwood ยท Junkasaurus
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb ยท Pea Gatling ยท Hyper ยท Sombrero Bean Bomb ยท Retro Gatling ยท Super Pea Jump ยท Dark Bean Bomb ยท Bling Gatling


Sunflower Heal Beam ยท Sunbeam ยท Heal Flower ยท Rainbow Heal Beam ยท Solar Flare Beam ยท Dark Flower ยท Rainbow Flower


Chomper Goop ยท Burrow ยท Spikeweed ยท Super Sticky Goop ยท Sprint Burrow ยท Spiky Spikeweed ยท Chomp Cannon ยท Vampweed ยท Rainbow Warp ยท Twilight Warp


Cactus Potato Mine ยท Garlic Drone ยท Tallnut Battlement ยท Potato Nugget Mine ยท Artichoke Drone ยท Iron Maiden ยท Pizzazzling Potato Mine ยท Red Artichoke ยท Bling Maiden ยท Dark Garlic Drone


Citron
Assault Mode EMPeach ยท Citron Ball ยท Peel Shield ยท Party Citron Ball ยท Mood Shield


Citron Ball Hyper Ball ยท Assault Mode ยท Spin Dash


Rose Time Snare ยท Arcane Enigma ยท Goatify ยท Arcane Lotus ยท Psychedelic Goat


Kernel Corn Butter Barrage ยท Husk Hop ยท Shuck Shot ยท Bigger Better Butter ยท Multi-Shuck


Torchwood Blazin' Blast ยท Smoldering Madness ยท Leaf Shield


Junkasaurus Charge of Insanity ยท Epic Mega Blast ยท Spin Override ยท Super Heavy Hornblast
Spawnable Plants
Soil of Summoning Weed ยท Pumpkin Weed ยท Terracotta Weed ยท Leaf Shield Weed ยท Wood Shield Weed ยท Vase Weed ยท Porcelain Vase Weed ยท Heal Weed ยท Flag Weed ยท Dandelion Weed ยท Hypno-shroom


Grow-a-Pot Bonk Choy ยท Pea Cannon ยท Gatling Pea ยท Lightning Reed ยท Scaredy-shroom ยท Fume-shroom ยท Goop-shroom ยท Doom-shroom ยท Ice-shroom ยท Toxic Gloom-shroom ยท Bamboo Shoot ยท Snap Dragon ยท Heal Flower
Bosses Giga Torchwood ยท Super Bean ยท Sunflower Queen ยท Big Stump ยท Marigold ยท Squash ยท Royal Hypno-Flower ยท Spooky Squash
L.E.A.F. Agent Citron ยท Agent Rose ยท Agent Corn ยท Grumpy Stumpy ยท Ironball
Others Assistant Manager Bitey ยท Crystal Guardian ยท Tallnut ยท Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville plants
Playable Classes
PvZ BfN Attack Class Icon Attack Peashooter ยท Chomper ยท Kernel Corn ยท Night Cap ยท Snapdragon


PvZ BfN Defend Class Icon Defend Cactus ยท Citron ยท Acorn (Oak)


PvZ BfN Support Class Icon Support Sunflower ยท Rose


Swarm Wildflower
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb ยท Pea Gatling ยท Pea Suped


Chomper Spikeweed ยท Burrow ยท Grody Goop


Kernel Corn Butter Beacon ยท Husk Hop ยท Shuck Shot


Night Cap Casting Shadows ยท Fung Fu ยท Shadow Sneak


Snapdragon Swoop Slam ยท Blue Blazes ยท Blazing Trail


Cactus Potato Mine ยท Garlic Drone ยท Petal Propeller


Citron E.M.Peach ยท Spin Dash ยท Navel Laser


Acorn & Oak
Acorn
Solo Sap Trap ยท Invoke Oak ยท Acorn Dash


Passenger Sap Trap ยท Treeject ยท Lumber Support


Oak Super Sap Trap ยท Treeject ยท Roll for Damage



Sunflower Sunny Side Up ยท Sunbeam ยท Heal Beam


Rose Jinx ยท Arcane Enigma ยท Goatify


Wildflower Wild Life ยท Weed Out ยท Bloom Boom
Spawnable Plants
Grow-a-Pot
Range Pea Cannon ยท Gatling Pea ยท Scaredy-Shroom ยท Lightning Reed


Support Heal Flower ยท Goop-Shroom


Melee Bonk Choy ยท Doom-Shroom ยท Fume-Shroom


Soil of Summoning
Melee Terracotta Weed ยท Vase Weed ยท Dandelion


Range Wildflower ยท Terracotta Wildflower


Support Heal Weed ยท Hypno-Shroom
Battle Leaders Bam-Bam-Boo ยท Bluehorn Corn ยท Flotsamuel ยท Lucy ยท No-Neck Raffi ยท Pinky Rain ยท Pollen Kate ยท Pound Cake ยท Queen Capra ยท Sherman ยท Sproutrage ยท Teddy
Bounty Hunt
Weirding Woods Queenigma ยท Solar Sisters ยท Wild Bunch


Town Center Bitey Brothers ยท Mirror-Shroom ยท Tiger Klaus
Elusive Foes
Weirding Woods Amber Gemma ยท Pops Cyclops ยท Sleepy


Town Center Big Hurtle ยท Kitty Sparkles ยท Mrs. Veilbiter
Bosses Dreadroot ยท Giga Torchwood ยท Sunflower Queen ยท Super Bean ยท Marigold ยท Hypno Sunflower Queen ยท Spooky Squash ยท Bitter Dill ยท Dreadwood ยท Blight Cap
Quest NPCs Air Ron ยท Best Fishing Friendโ„ข๏ธ ยท Bingo-Bongo ยท Brian ยท Corny Corn ยท Dandelion ยท Exposition Al ยท Gilly the Kid ยท Harmela ยท Land Phil ยท Major Sweetie ยท Mark ยท Mike ยท Sergeant Peel ยท Sir Crustworthy ยท Sir Victor-Ian ยท Tenderleaf ยท Tumbleweed Ted ยท Vivian
Others Weed ยท Pumpkin Weed ยท Leaf Shield Weed ยท Pumpkin Wildflower ยท Mindblower
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