- For other uses, see Spikeweed (disambiguation).
Spikeweed is an area-of-effect plant available in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is normally ignored by most types of zombies, and can deal damage to any grounded enemy that walks on top of him.
When encountering certain enemies such as Barrel Roller Zombie's barrel and Pianist Zombie, Spikeweed will instead kill the unit instantly, and will be destroyed by the unit as well.
About
- For more information about this character, see Spikeweed.
Spikeweed is unlocked after beating Pirate Seas - Day 6. He attacks 1.9 times a second or once every 0.526 seconds, dealing 10 damage per shot of damage for each attack. He can no longer be upgraded to Spikerock, due to the removal of the upgrade plant mechanic, and Spikerock is now a seperate plant. Additionally, he can now be planted on Lily Pad unlike most other underground plants in the Big Wave Beach, but only function properly if there is no water under its tile; zombies can otherwise attack Lily Pad and indirectly destroy Spikeweed in the process.
Spikeweed can instantly defeat the following enemies:
- Barrel Roller Zombie's barrel (will instantly release Imp Pirate Zombies)
- Pianist Zombie
Almanac entry
Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
Spikeweed
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Spikeweeds destroy one rolling zombie and hurt any zombies that step on them. Although Spikeweed grew up on the seedy side of town, his acupuncture business has been blooming. |
Upgrades
Plant Food effect
Plant Food ability (animated)
When fed Plant Food, Spikeweed covers the entire lane he is placed in with spikes, dealing 720 damage over 4.5 seconds to all grounded enemies and drawing them towards Spikeweed's position. Spikeweed is invulnerable for the duration of the effect, and can destroy Pianist Zombies and barrels without consuming himself upon contact. If this occurs when Spikeweed is in a minecart, he may not be moved.
Spear-mint effect
When boosted by Spear-mint, Spikeweed will do an additional 40 DPS on his attack.
Level upgrade
| Level | Seed Packets | Coins | Upgrades | ||||
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| Sun Cost | Recharge (Fast) |
Toughness (Typical) |
Damage (Normal) |
Area | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 5 seconds | 300 damage | 10 damage | Tile |
| 2 | 10 | 1,000 | 100 | 4.5 seconds | 350 damage | 15 damage | |
| 3 | 75 | 5,000 | 75 | 4.5 seconds | 400 damage | 20 damage | |
| 4 | 200 | 10,000 | 75 | 4.5 seconds | 450 damage | 25 damage | |
| 5 | 400 | 20,000 | 75 | 4 seconds | 550 damage | 30 damage | |
| 6 | 750 | 30,000 | 50 | 4 seconds | 600 damage | 35 damage | |
| 7 | 1,000 | 40,000 | 50 | 3.5 seconds | 650 damage | 40 damage | |
| 8 | 1,250 | 50,000 | 50 | 3.5 seconds | 700 damage | ||
| 9 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 50 | 3 seconds | 800 damage | ||
| 10 | 2,000 | 75,000 | 25 | 3 seconds | 900 damage | ||
Mastery upgrades
- Chance to Boost
- Damage Pierce
Level upgrade (China only)
| Level | Upgrades | Description |
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 Devour |
When a Spikeweed kills 15 zombies, it will become twice as powerful until it is removed. |
 Combat Training ๆๆ่ฎญ็ป |
Spikeweed gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial). | |
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 Fast Growth |
When a Spikeweed kills 5 zombies, it will become twice as powerful until it is removed. |
 Cell Activation ็ป่ๆดปๅ |
Spikeweed gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial). |
Note: Spikeweed can't be upgraded to level 4.
Costumed (China only)
Plant Food ability can now stun zombies.
Strategies
The Plant Food upgrade for Spikeweed (similar to Spikerock) can draw zombies towards him. As such, planting a Spikeweed at the rightmost side of the level and feeding him Plant Food will cause the zombie to return to the start and allow for your main offensive plants to do up to twice the amount of damage, assuming the zombie is tough enough. He can also be used in an emergency if any zombies get too close to your lawn mowers or as a defense against enemies thrown or able to jump over your defense. You can also draw zombies that have already exited the lawn and about to eat your brains back onto the lawn with Plant Food.
The Plant Food-fed Spikeweed does not do a lot of damage (enough to kill a little more than a normal zombie), so do not waste your Plant Food on him unless you are using him for the purpose of "drawing-in" zombies as mentioned above. Any crushing zombies like Pianist Zombie and Barrel Roller Zombie will be destroyed instantly upon contact, but at the sacrifice of the Spikeweed. He will also stop swarms of Zombie Chickens released by the Chicken Wrangler Zombie if they get past your other plants.
In Neon Mixtape Tour, Spikeweeds are useful for fighting against Punk Zombies, Glitter Zombies, MC Zom-Bs, and Boombox Zombies, as they cannot harm him, and have relatively low health, so they can weaken them enough for your main offensive plant to finish the job.
In Jurassic Marsh, Spikeweed can be used to fight enemies deployed by Pterodactyls, although Spikerock is often a better candidate due to his higher damage potential.
Note: Using Spikeweeds on Lily Pads in Big Wave Beach is a very bad idea, as zombies will eat the Lily Pad and cause the Spikeweed to fall into the water, thus wasting 100 sun in process. Therefore, avoid bringing Spikeweeds and Spikerocks in Big Wave Beach, as the Lily Pads eaten by zombies and the Spikeweed falling into the water, thus being usually worthless.
However, it's very beneficial in the Wild West levels to use against almost all the zombies, especially with Prospector Zombie and Zombie Bull Rider which leap over your plants, so they can be good in the first column. A Spikeweed in every lane can effectively combat Zombie Chickens. Another strategy allows you to use the carts in order to keep a Wild West Gargantuar from moving ahead by moving it as soon as he lifts his hammer. In Frostbite Caves levels, it's good to place them next to any slider tiles where the zombies will shift to. If you have any plants that can push back zombies such as Chard Guard or Kiwibeast, then it can be useful to combine them with Spikeweed so they have to walk through the gauntlet again.
It is not advised to use Spikeweed against Troglobites, Excavator Zombies, Gargantuar, and Arcade Zombies as the former can instantly kill him by pushing ice blocks or arcade machine onto his square, and the latter will shovel him up without stepping on him.
In "Don't let the zombies trample the flowers" challenge, player may plant Spikeweed ON the flowers to block the zombies from trampling the flowers, make the level easier to beat. The same thing happens with Spikerock, Celery Stalker, and Cactus.
However, NEVER use a Plant Food on a Spikeweed if it is to the left of the flowers because if you do, it will cause all the zombies in the lane to move towards the Spikeweed, moving over the flowers in the process. Thus, it will cause the instant loss of the level.
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Spikeweed.
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Trivia
- His costume resembles Groucho Marx.
- He is the second plant in this game that went through a major redesign. The other plants are Grave Buster, Starfruit and Tangle Kelp.
- Somehow, he, Spikerock, and Cactus damage helmets from headwear zombies, despite them logically hurting their feet.
- Formerly, there was a visual glitch with his seed packet where the lightning bolt is always brown no matter what level he is. He shares this trait with Spikerock. This was fixed in the recent update.
Specific to the Chinese version (China only)
- Sometimes, his spikes change from yellow-green to silver-black and back again. It is unknown what causes this.
See also
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| Pool | Lily Pad ยท Squash ยท Threepeater ยท Tangle Kelp ยท Jalapeno ยท Spikeweed ยท Torchwood ยท Tall-nut |
| Fog | Sea-shroom ยท Plantern ยท Cactus ยท Blover ยท Split Pea ยท Starfruit ยท Pumpkin ยท Magnet-shroom |
| Roof | Cabbage-pult ยท Flower Pot ยท Kernel-pult ยท Coffee Bean ยท Garlic ยท Umbrella Leaf ยท Marigold ยท Melon-pult |
| Upgrades | Gatling Pea ยท Twin Sunflower ยท Gloom-shroom ยท Cattail ยท Winter Melon ยท Gold Magnet ยท Spikerock ยท Cob Cannon |
| Others | Imitater ยท Explode-o-nut ยท Giant Wall-nut ยท Reverse Repeater ยท Giant Sunflower ยท Giant Marigold ยท Sprout ยท Tree of Wisdom |
| Plants vs. Zombies: Social Edition | |
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| Normal | Peashooter ยท Sunflower ยท Cherry Bomb ยท Wall-nut ยท Potato Mine ยท Chomper ยท Repeater ยท Puff-shroom ยท Scaredy-shroom ยท Snow Pea ยท Sun-shroom ยท Fume-shroom ยท Grave Buster ยท Lily Pad ยท Squash ยท Spikeweed ยท Tangle Kelp ยท Torchwood ยท Sea-shroom ยท Jalapeno ยท Coffee Bean ยท Tall-nut ยท Pumpkin ยท Magnet-shroom ยท Blover ยท Melon-pult ยท Cactus |
| Premium | Pickled Pepper ยท Icy Fume-shroom ยท Fire-shroom ยท Flamewood ยท Vine-nut ยท Gatling Pea ยท Twin Sunflower ยท Gloom-shroom ยท Winter Melon ยท Super Chomper ยท Future Star ยท Calm Chuck |
| Plants vs. Zombies Adventures | |
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| >Normal | Peashooter ยท Sunflower ยท Aspearagus ยท Wall-nut ยท Cherry Bomb ยท Popcorn ยท Beet ยท Snow Pea ยท Jalapeรฑo ยท Magnet Plant ยท Flaming Pea ยท Shamrock ยท Bamboo Shoot ยท Repeater ยท Chilly Pepper ยท Twin Sunflower |
| VIPs | Sweet Pea ยท Beeshooter ยท Hard-nut ยท Acespearagus ยท Power Flower ยท Beetboxer ยท Ice Queen Pea ยท Shamrockstar ยท Bamboom |
| Others | Trees |
| Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) | |
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| Ancient Egypt | Peashooter ยท Sunflower ยท Wall-nut ยท Cabbage-pult ยท Bloomerang ยท Iceberg Lettuce ยท Grave Buster ยท Bonk Choy ยท Repeater ยท Twin Sunflower ยท Snow Pea ยท Cherry Bomb ยท Torchwood |
| Pirate Seas | Kernel-pult ยท Snapdragon ยท Power Lily ยท Spikeweed ยท Spring Bean ยท Coconut Cannon ยท Spikerock ยท Lightning Reed ยท Tall-nut |
| Wild West | Threepeater ยท Squash ยท Split Pea ยท Chili Bean ยท Jalapeno ยท Pea Pod ยท Melon-pult ยท Winter Melon ยท Imitater |
| Kongfu World | Resistant Radish ยท Fire Gourd ยท Heavenly Peach ยท Bamboo Shoot |
| Far Future | Laser Bean ยท Blover ยท Citron ยท E.M.Peach ยท Infi-nut ยท Magnifying Grass ยท Tile Turnip ยท Starfruit |
| Dark Ages | Hypno-shroom ยท Sun-shroom ยท Puff-shroom ยท Fume-shroom ยท Sun Bean ยท Pea-nut ยท Magnet-shroom ยท Oak Archer ยท Coffee Bean ยท Plantern |
| Big Wave Beach | Acid Lemon ยท Lotus Pod ยท Lily Pad ยท Bowling Bulb ยท Banana Launcher ยท Guacodile ยท Tangle Kelp ยท Homing Thistle |
| Frostbite Caves | Hurrikale ยท Fire Peashooter ยท Hot Potato ยท Pepper-pult ยท Chard Guard ยท Stunion ยท Rafflesia ยท Whirlwind Acorn |
| Sky City | Rotobaga ยท Loquat ยท Asparagus ยท Saucer ยท Horsebean ยท Groundcherry ยท Anthurium ยท Pineapple |
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| Neon Mixtape Tour | Morning Glory ยท Phat Beet ยท Thyme Warp ยท Celery Stalker ยท Spore-shroom ยท Garlic ยท Intensive Carrot ยท Cactus |
| Jurassic Marsh | Primal Peashooter ยท Primal Wall-nut ยท Perfume-shroom ยท Primal Sunflower ยท Primal Potato Mine ยท Primal Rafflesia ยท Dino-Roar Grass ยท Timid Thorns ยท Sugarcane Master |
| Modern Day | Shadow-shroom ยท Caulipower ยท Moonflower ยท Grimrose ยท Nightshade ยท Dusk Lobber ยท Blooming Heart |
| Steam Age | Gold Bloom ยท Flat-shroom ยท Maypop Mechanic ยท Lotus Shooter ยท Wind-Blowing Vanilla ยท Lily of Pharmacy ยท Mulberry Blaster |
| Renaissance Age |
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| Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum | Bruce Bamboo ยท Carrot Rocket ยท Pomegranate ยท Dandelion ยท Venus Flytrap ยท Wax Gourd ยท Sod |
| Ancient Egypt | Bloomerang ยท Bonk Choy ยท Grave Buster ยท Iceberg Lettuce ยท Cabbage-pult |
| Pirate Seas | Snapdragon ยท Spikeweed ยท Spring Bean ยท Kernel-pult ยท Coconut Cannon ยท Narcissus ยท Endurian ยท Spikerock ยท Pineapple-pult ยท Threepeater |
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| East Sea Dragon Palace | Oxygen Algae ยท Garlic ยท Bubble Flower ยท Electric Sea Pine |
| Upgrades | Twin Sunflower ยท Repeater |
| VIPs | Winter Melon |
| Power Ups | Cherry Bomb ยท Jalapeno |
| Premium | Squash ยท Snow Pea ยท Tall-nut |
| Adventure Mode only | Magic Vine ยท Split Pea ยท Chili Bean ยท Lightning Reed ยท Pea Pod ยท Melon-pult ยท Starfruit ยท Chomper ยท Fire Peashooter ยท Cattail ยท Rose Swordfighter ยท Clivia ยท Sap-fling ยท Acid Lemon ยท Magic-shroom ยท Ghost Pepper ยท Guacodile ยท Hurrikale ยท Plantern ยท Oak Archer ยท Homing Thistle ยท Pepper-pult ยท Resistant Radish ยท Toadstool ยท Blooming Heart ยท Red Stinger ยท Electric Blueberry ยท A.K.E.E. ยท Moonflower ยท Agave ยท Asparagus ยท Pumpkin Witch ยท Mine Fruit ยท Sea Anemone ยท Lychee Drill ยท Sea Starfruit |
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| Lost Keys Lake | Lily Pad ยท Tangle Kelp ยท Squash |
| Mt. Quesogrande | Chili Bean ยท Silversword ยท Cabbage-Pult |
| Power-Ups | Grapes of Wrath ยท Chilly Pepper ยท Jalapeรฑo ยท Cherry Bomb ยท Blover |
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