Stephania

歪比巴卜！

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He prefers to call himself Optimus Prime.

This page does not have an official English name. However, all pages will use Stephania to refer to it.

"He just doesn't understand how the zombies get up on the roof in the first place." ^[1]

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千金藤(literal translation: Stephania)
Stephania can shield against Ninjimp's pufferfish attack, thrown shields will fragment.
Statistics
Sun Cost	200
Recharge	7.5 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	120 damage
Attack Rate	4.3 seconds
Range	Whole Lane to the Right
Area	Single Target
Class	Ranged
Quality	Rare
Plant Food effect	Stephania charges and consecutively fires 6 glowing shields, damaging and knocking back zombies for 1 tile.
Tags	Damage
Plant features	Green plant
In-game statistics
Other weakness	deflects projectiles
Unlocked	Collecting 10 Stephania Puzzle Pieces Complete Heian Age - Day 5
Chinese English 千金藤的偶像是飞盾国家队的队长，因为仰慕其格挡和飞盾的英姿，所以千金藤也努力练就了一身飞盾和格挡的本领。别问为什么盾牌会碎，问就是一般民用品。 Stephania idolizes the captain of the National Shield Throwing Team. As he admires his heroic posture of blocking and shield throwing, Stephania has also worked hard and developed proper shield throwing and blocking skills. Don't ask why the shield shatters so easily, it's definitely the problem with the shield as it's just an average consumer's good.

Stephania (千金藤; pinyin: qiānjīnténg) is a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 introduced in the 2.6.0 update as an unlockable plant for the Heian Age world, being unlocked after clearing Day 5.

He attacks zombies by throwing leaves at them. When a zombie is hit, the leaves will split and deal damage in a 2×3 area around the targeted zombie, with one attack for a single tile. If there are multiple zombies, one is chosen at random. The attack is a direct impact and does not pierce. Stephania can also resist and reflect Ninjimp's pufferfish attack.

Origins

Stephania is based on the Stephania japonica, otherwise known as the snake vine, however Stephania more closely resembles other members of the Stephania genus, specifically Stephania erecta and Stephania pierrei.

Almanac entry

千金藤 Stephania		DAMAGE Heavy AREA Lane RECHARGE Fast
		千金藤可以击落忍者小鬼僵尸的河豚鱼，飞盾会溅射。 植物特征：绿色植物 千金藤的偶像是飞盾国家队的队长，因为仰慕其格挡和飞盾的英姿，所以千金藤也努力练就了一身飞盾和格挡的本领。别问为什么盾牌会碎，问就是一般民用品。

千金藤 (Stephania)
Sun cost: 200

DAMAGE: Heavy
AREA: Lane
RECHARGE: Fast

千金藤可以击落忍者小鬼僵尸的河豚鱼，飞盾会溅射。

植物特征：绿色植物

千金藤的偶像是飞盾国家队的队长，因为仰慕其格挡和飞盾的英姿，所以千金藤也努力练就了一身飞盾和格挡的本领。别问为什么盾牌会碎，问就是一般民用品。

In English: Stephania can shield against Ninjimp's pufferfish attack, thrown shields will fragment. Plant characteristics: Green plant Stephania idolizes the captain of the National Shield Throwing Team. As he admires his heroic posture of blocking and shield throwing, Stephania has also worked hard and developed proper shield throwing and blocking skills. Don't ask why the shield shatters so easily, it's definitely the problem with the shield as it's just an average consumer's good.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Stephania will fire 6 leaves ahead of him. These leaves will knock back any zombie hit by them one tile as well as split to damage additional zombies

Costume

Stephania's costumed effect lights these 6 leaves on fire, dealing additional damage.

Level Upgrade

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Sharp Fragments 锋锐碎裂	The fragments of the leaves become sharper, and there are 2 fragments that can cause damage to a single zombie. 飞盾的碎片变得更加锋利，有2块碎片可以对单格僵尸造成伤害。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Stephania gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Perfect Fragmentation 完美碎裂	All 5 shards can now deal damage to single zombies. 现在全部5块碎片都可以对单格僵尸造成伤害。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Stephania gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Stephania may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Stephania gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Further Fragmentation 还能再碎	Some fragments of the leaf become round and can be broken again after hitting a zombie. 飞盾的部分碎片变为圆形，可以在命中僵尸后再次破碎。
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Stephania gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Strategies

Stephania will be your first counter against Ninjimp, as he can rebound his pufferfish away from your defenses and instantly kill him. He also can damage Excavator Zombie in the back whenever his thrown leaves split across 2x3 area if timed correctly. Using him against stronger zombies and zombies with armor (like full-health headwears) will make the whole level much easier than usual, especially in Hard Mode levels.

Despite the fact that he resists and reflects any bullet attacks, you can't use him against Hair Metal Gargantuar, Snow Pea Zombie, or any bullet-attacking zombies in Sky City. You only use him against Ninjimp for his reflecting purposes. However, his main attack could work against these zombies. Combining him with wall plants like Wall-nut will protect him from any damage.

Avoid using this plant against Hammer and Nunchaku Zombie, as they can deflect his leaves.

Melee plants and Stephania's Mombo-Combo

When it comes to melee plants, Stephania is a good choice to use in these combos. He can attack zombies while melee plants don't do anything if they're far away from them. Combining him with Phat Beet will be the best combo against Punk Zombies, Glitter Zombies, and MC Zom-Bs. Also, combining him with Celery Stalker can defeat tougher zombies if they're between these combos (far away, but near Stephania and behind Celery Stalker).

Gallery

HD Stephania

HD Costumed Stephania

Almanac entry

Seed packet

Seed packet sprite

Puzzle Piece

Puzzle Piece sprite

Costume Puzzle Piece

Sprites

Stephania's appearance and costume reveal image  (Unsourced)

Stephania's silhouette teaser  (Unsourced)

Costume concepts  (Unsourced)

Stephania on the Heian Age map

Stephania unlocked

seed packets in-game

Gacha icon

Almanac Entry

Trivia

• Sometimes, when Ninjimp throws a pufferfish at him during his Plant Food ability, he will deflect the pufferfish and will not activate his Plant Food ability. It is unknown if this is a glitch or intentional.
• Even though Hammer and Nunchaku Zombie can deflect his projectiles, it’s impossible for Jester Zombie or Excavator Zombie to avoid being damaged by his projectiles.

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