- For other versions, see Snapdragon (disambiguation).
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—Snapdragon's Almanac entry |
Snapdragon is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He attacks zombies by spitting flames in an 3x2 area every 1.85 - 2 seconds, dealing 30 damage per shot to any zombies within that area. He can also warm plants in a 3x3 radius.
Origins
Snapdragon is based on the flower Antirrhinum, commonly known as the dragon flower or snapdragon in English. The name is also a pun, as Snapdragon's head is similar to that of a fictional European dragon and can breathe fire.
History
In Plants vs. Zombies 2, he is the second plant obtained in Pirate Seas. He emits a wall of flames that hits all zombies in a 3x2 area in front of him, and the 2 tiles above and below him. The fire deals 30 damage per shot and can thaw chilled or frozen enemies, along with relighting Explorer Zombie and Torchlight Zombies' torches and Prospector Zombies' dynamite sticks. As with Threepeater, Snapdragon attacks when a zombie or tombstone appears anywhere within his area of effect. As of the 9.1.1 update, he can warm and defrost plants in a 3x3 area, as well as burns zombies into ash instead of simply making their heads pop off like how other plants would.
Almanac entry
Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
Snapdragon
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Snapdragon |
Snapdragons breathe fire that causes damage in 6 adjacent tiles. Although the most powerful dragon in the plant kingdom, he still dreams of wings and seeing the world beneath him. |
Upgrades
Plant Food effect
When given Plant Food, Snapdragon will grow wings and fly a little bit to releases a powerful burst of fire in a 3x3 square in front of him, dealing 1800 damage to all affected enemies.
Pepper-mint effect
When boosted by Pepper-mint, Snapdragon's damage is increased to 180 DPS, and his Plant Food damage is increased to 4400 DPS. He will deal more damage if he is at Mastery.
Level upgrade
Level | Seed Packets | Coins | Upgrades | ||||||
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Sun Cost | Recharge (Fast) |
Toughness (Typical) |
Damage (Moderate) |
Plant Food Power (Damage) |
Special (Warming Radius) |
Range | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 5 seconds | 300 damage | 30 damage | 1800 damage | Normal | Close |
2 | 10 | 1,000 | 150 | 4.5 seconds | 350 damage | 35 damage | 1800 damage | ||
3 | 75 | 5,000 | 150 | 4.5 seconds | 400 damage | 40 damage | 1900 damage | +1.7x | |
4 | 200 | 10,000 | 150 | 4.5 seconds | 450 damage | 45 damage | 2000 damage | +2.3x | |
5 | 400 | 20,000 | 150 | 4 seconds | 550 damage | 50 damage | 2000 damage | ||
6 | 750 | 30,000 | 125 | 4 seconds | 600 damage | 55 damage | 2000 damage | ||
7 | 1,000 | 40,000 | 125 | 4 seconds | 650 damage | 60 damage | 2100 damage | +3x | |
8 | 1,250 | 50,000 | 125 | 3.5 seconds | 700 damage | 70 damage | 2100 damage | ||
9 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 125 | 3.5 seconds | 800 damage | 80 damage | 2200 damage | +3.7x | |
10 | 2,000 | 75,000 | 100 | 3 seconds | 900 damage | 90 damage | 2200 damage |
Mastery upgrade
- Chance to Boost
- Damage Pierce
Level upgrade (China only)
Costumed (China only)
The radius of the Plant Food ability is increased from a 3x3 area to a 4x3 area.
Strategies
Snapdragon is one of the first area of effect plants the player will obtain in the game and can stay relevant in the later worlds. His unique attack pattern allows for up to ten Snapdragons to stack their attack with each other, dealing great amounts of damage to low health zombies. This combined with Snapdragon's ability to hit multiple targets make Snapdragon a better choice than Bonk Choy for most zombies. A column of Snapdragons deals as much damage as a column of Bonk Choys, yet can hit more targets and has better range. However, Snapdragon still shares a great weakness with Bonk Choy, albeit at a lesser degree: his low range allows zombies that can crush or ignore defensive plants to have less trouble closing the distance and devastate the player's defense. Snapdragon also does not synergize well with ice-based plants, as he can thaw enemies. In addition, he usually gets outclassed by Cold Snapdragon, which in addition to a slightly longer range both above and beneath him can also slow down zombies. Note that in some situations Bonk Choy can be better than Snapdragon though, such as when there is one single very tough zombie being blocked behind a wall.
Snapdragon's Plant Food ability is quite notable compared to other plants. Compared to Bonk Choy's, Snapdragon's deals more damage (unless both are at Level 3+) and has a more advantageous area placement, making Snapdragon a better choice when it comes to normal house defending as Bonk Choy's effect will be hindered by him hitting tiles further into your defense, which, in fortunate conditions, will not be contested by zombies. Two Snapdragons placed in the second and fourth lane when linked by Tile Turnip in particular can clean up most threats with the little issue with a single Plant Food. It is also a good idea to use plant food on a Snapdragon right next to an Imp Cannon, as the Snapdragon will burn the cannon and reach where other plants wouldn't be able to reach. However, Bonk Choy is better in Arena Boosterama tournaments due to easy placement in advantageous spots (Level 3+).
Because of his low effect range, Snapdragon should almost always be used in tandem with defensive plants. Infi-nut and Garlic stand out in particular - Infi-nut's Plant Food allows more Snapdragon to be placed in tiles normally reserved for defensive plants, and Garlic can create a Gloom-shroom-esque formation and protect Snapdragon. Slowing or stunning plants that are not ice-based such as Sap-fling, Stallia, Stunion and Kernel-pult can also buy more time for a Snapdragon before the enemies can hurt him.
Snapdragons are excellent counters against Shield Zombie and Excavator Zombie as their attacks can bypass their defensive items, although the Excavator Zombie will simply throw the Snapdragon away with his shovel. Snapdragons can also be used against Chicken Wrangler Zombie as they can eliminate a large area of Zombie Chickens with each shot.
Using Snapdragon in Frostbite Caves is very effective, as not only can he be used to warm nearby plants, he can be planted behind a slider tile and function without the need of Garlic. However, Dodo Rider Zombie can easily bypass Snapdragons placed this way, so some support is needed. Additionally, Ice Weasels can easily overwhelm Snapdragons as they take 2 hits to destroy. Snapdragon is a better alternative to Pepper-pult for defrosting plants, as Pepper-pult's recharge is slow, though the only downside is that Snapdragon's attack range is significantly shorter.
Some plants that go well with Snapdragons include Sap-fling, Spikerock, and Shrinking Violet. Sap-fling's slowing effect is not affected by fire-based attacks, allowing Snapdragon to get off more damage on zombies. Spikerocks will remove the concern of Imp Dragon Zombies in Arthur's Challenge, as well as weaken zombies in general, giving Snapdragon an easier time. Shrinking Violet works well with Snapdragon because she doubles the damage that zombies take, allowing Snapdragons to take advantage of their area of effect and their high damage output to wreak havoc among the zombies.
Snapdragons also go well with Vine plants. Blastberry Vine, Pea Vine, and Power Vine can attack from further range, finishing off some dangerous zombies, such as the Imp Dragon Zombies, or otherwise weakening them enough so that Snapdragon can finish them off. Pumpkin can be used to give Snapdragon decent protection when overwhelmed. Pyre Vine may not have that much of an impact, as both of them can already warm up nearby plants, but higher level Pyre Vines have more attacking range, meaning that higher-health zombies cannot shut down a Snapdragon's multi-lane attack as easily, not to mention Pyre Vine can give Snapdragon a damage boost while other vines cannot. Shine Vine can stun Zombies temporarily, giving Snapdragon more time to attack, although this may not be very helpful when paired against stronger zombies. Explode-o-Vine can be used to knock zombies back when in a tight spot or finish off some stronger zombies. The knockback is especially helpful in allowing more time for Snapdragon to deal damage and is arguably more helpful than that of Shine Vine, due to the knockback occurring in a 3x3 area. A zombie who gets too close to Snapdragon and eats Explode-o-Vine will be finished off, or be knocked back to allow Snapdragon more time to attack. Gloom Vine can assist Snapdragon dealing more damage when zombies get too close, or attack in the directions that Snapdragon cannot reach. Additionally, all the aforementioned plants (except for Pyre Vine) gain the benefit of being immune to frost.
In Endless Zones, Snapdragon can be used as a setup plant that can stop hordes of zombies early on. Their cheap sun cost and fast recharge, combined with their good DPS, make them prime candidates to hold off early zombies while the player builds up their sun production. Unless you have other plants to kill them, avoid using Snapdragons in Arthur's Challenge when Imp Dragon Zombies are present, as they are immune to fire-based attacks. In addition, Snapdragon will have difficulty against Wizard Zombies, as he lacks the necessary range to damage them before they can disable plants. However, that does not means that he will be useless, as Jester Zombie can't deflect his damage.
Avoid using Snapdragon against Explorer Zombie, Prospector Zombie, and MC Zom-B as they can relight the former's torch and dynamite and the latter will destroy Snapdragon before he can even attack.
Balance changes
Update 9.1.1
- ▲ Warming radius added.
- ▲ Can now turn zombies to ash when defeated
Related achievements
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Snapdragon.
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Trivia
- Snapdragon's attack range can reach to the tile directly above him and below him, which is most noticeable when clearing out tombstones.
- Planting ten Snapdragons in one level earns the player the achievement Dragon Age.
- One of his costumes, a firefighter helmet, may be a reference to Lord Cinderbottom from Peggle Nights, another PopCap game.
- The fireman helmet is also meant to be ironic, since firefighters try to stop fires while he literally fights with fire. It may also be a reference to the book Fahrenheit 451, where "firemen" burn down books.
- This also applies with Jalapeno and his costume, a park ranger hat.
- The fireman helmet is also meant to be ironic, since firefighters try to stop fires while he literally fights with fire. It may also be a reference to the book Fahrenheit 451, where "firemen" burn down books.
- His attack will hit all zombies in his range simultaneously, rather than hitting them once the flame reaches them as the animation implies. This trait is shared with Fume-shroom.
- His head can be seen on the pole under the construction imps at the end of the Lost City Part 1 map.
- His 2015 Birthdayz costume is a reference to the cupcake from the song "Mr. Right" sang by singer Kim Chiu.
- When using Plant Food on him, he gains wings, referring to his Almanac entry.
- In Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, he always has wings instead.
Specific to the Chinese version (China only)
- Before the 1.6.3 update, he had smaller eyes.
- For some reason, his attack cannot reignite torches of Explorer Zombies.
- He and Fire Gourd are the only fire-based plants that are not immune to the freezing winds in Frostbite Caves and cannot thaw other plants.
See also
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