- For other uses, see Threepeater (disambiguation).
Threepeater is a peashooting plant appearing in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Threepeater shoots peas in three lanes: the one in which it is planted, the lane above it, and the lane below it.
If a Threepeater is planted on the top or bottom row, it will only shoot peas in two lanes instead of the usual three due to no lanes being above or below its position. Its attack is triggered when a zombie or tombstone appears anywhere within its area of effect (i.e. in any one of the three lanes).
About
- For more information about this character, see Threepeater.
Threepeater is unlocked after completing Pirate Seas - Day 14. It has its price reduced to 300 sun, but otherwise performs identical to its appearance in Plants vs. Zombies.
Almanac entry
Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
Threepeater
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Threepeater
SUN COST: 300
RECHARGE: 5
TOUGHNESS: 300
DAMAGE: 20
RANGE: Multi-Lane
PLANT FOOD POWER: Duration
FAMILY: Appease-mint
Threepeater shoots peas in three lanes.
Damage Details: normal (for each pea)
Range Details: three lanes
Threepeater loves playing multiplayer in video games, but split-screen never works because the left head always cheats.
Chinese version (China only)
三重射手可以在三条道上同时射出豌豆。 In English: |
Upgrades
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability (animated)
When fed Plant Food, Threepeater shoots 30 peas in each of three directions: front, up (changing from 0°~90°) and down (changing from 0°~90°).
Costumed (China only)
Its Plant Food ability has double duration.
Appease-mint effect
When boosted by Appease-mint, Threepeater gains an additional 120 DPS on his peas.
Level upgrades
Level | Seed Packets | Coins | Upgrades | ||||||
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Sun Cost | Recharge (Fast) |
Toughness (Typical) |
Damage (Normal) |
Projectile Velocity |
Plant Food Power (Duration) |
Range | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 5 seconds | 300 dps | 20 dps | Normal | 2 seconds | Multi-Lane |
2 | 3 | 50 | 300 | 4.5 seconds | 350 dps | 25 dps | 2 seconds | ||
3 | 10 | 200 | 300 | 4.5 seconds | 400 dps | 30 dps | 2.25 seconds | ||
4 | 25 | 1,500 | 300 | 4.5 seconds | 450 dps | 35 dps | 2.25 seconds | ||
5 | 50 | 2,000 | 300 | 4 seconds | 500 dps | 40 dps | +1.6x | 2.25 seconds | |
6 | 75 | 3,000 | 300 | 4 seconds | 550 dps | 45 dps | 2.5 seconds | ||
7 | 100 | 4,000 | 275 | 4 seconds | 600 dps | 50 dps | 2.5 seconds | ||
8 | 125 | 5,000 | 275 | 4 seconds | 650 dps | 55 dps | 2.5 seconds | ||
9 | 175 | 6,000 | 275 | 4 seconds | 700 dps | 60 dps | 2.75 seconds | ||
10 | 225 | 8,000 | 250 | 3.5 seconds | 750 dps | 65 dps | 2.75 seconds | ||
11 | 300 | 10,000 | 250 | 3.5 seconds | 800 dps | 70 dps | 2.75 seconds | ||
12 | 350 | 15,000 | 250 | 3.5 seconds | 850 dps | 75 dps | 3 seconds | ||
13 | 350 | 20,000 | 225 | 3.5 seconds | 900 dps | 80 dps | +2.2x | 3 seconds | |
14 | 400 | 25,000 | 225 | 3.5 seconds | 85 dps | 3 seconds | |||
15 | 450 | 30,000 | 225 | 3 seconds | 90 dps | 3.25 seconds | |||
16 | 500 | 35,000 | 200 | 3 seconds | 95 dps | 3.25 seconds | |||
17 | 550 | 40,000 | 200 | 3 seconds | 100 dps | 3.25 seconds | |||
18 | 600 | 45,000 | 200 | 3 seconds | 105 dps | 3.5 seconds | |||
19 | 700 | 50,000 | 200 | 3 seconds | 110 dps | 3.5 seconds | |||
20 | 800 | 55,000 | 175 | 2.5 seconds | 110 dps | 3.5 seconds |
Mastery upgrades
- Chance to Boost
- Damage Pierce
Level upgrade (China only)
Plants vs. Zombies Online (China only) (Archived content)
In Adventure Mode
Attacks up to 3 targets at once, one for each row.
Strategies
Compared to other peashooting plants, Threepeater stands out for having the second highest amount of shots possible per tile, second only to a Pea Pod with four or more heads. Threepeater can also shoot enemies on adjacent lanes, and this allows the plant to stay helpful even when there is nothing on the lane it is planted on. These advantages however is offset by a great amount of drawbacks that may reduce Threepeater's efficiency in the battlefield.
Firstly, Threepeater's attack pattern heavily restricts the player's planting option, as planting Threepeater on the edge lane will reduce the plant's power by a third. Secondly, the firing pattern also means that Threepeater is exceedingly poor at guarding the edge lanes, due to firepower being concentrated at the central lanes and reduced on the edge lanes. Finally, the steep price tag means that Threepeater will find issue being used effectively in the early-game, as well as compete with more powerful plants who can more efficiently guard the corner lanes, such as Melon-pult and Strawburst.
In this game, Threepeater faces competition from two lobber plants, Dusk Lobber and Apple Mortar, the former being capable of Threepeater's ability with splash damage for only 200 sun when including Moonflower and the latter being 50 sun cheaper with a light stun. Of these three, Threepeater has the advantage of being boostable by Torchwood, Pea Vine and/or Appease-mint, but this sadly isn't usually enough of a reason to run Threepeater over them. However, if Threepeaters reach high level, they can easily deal great damage, overwhelming their two competitors, if cooperating with the three plants mentioned above (due to Pea Vine's damage boost can be stacked).
Although Threepeater only has the firepower of a Peashooter, it can be somewhat useful in levels where zombies come in several different lanes in the beginning, as a single Threepeater can provide ammunition for three lanes. However, because of its high sun cost, this is only recommended when paired with high sun-producing plants like Gold Bloom. Threepeater is also particularly useful in levels where there is a limit to how many plants the player can place on the lawn, because only two Threepeaters are needed to fend the whole lawn, compared to at least five for Peashooters.
Because of its low firepower, Threepeater is not recommended for the main offensive plant for dealing with tougher zombies like Jurassic Fossilhead or Robo-Cone Zombie. It can also be easily overwhelmed by zombies like Zombie Chicken and Ice Weasel because of its lack of area of effect. Threepeater will also not fare well in levels with Excavator Zombies, Jester Zombies, Shield Zombies, Barrel Roller Zombies, Troglobites, Arcade Zombies, or levels with high zombie density, like Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 13.
Pirate Seas - Day 25
A maximum of five Threepeaters can be fielded, and replacements will be given on the conveyor-belt if one of them is eaten. They could be useful for fending off Imp Pirate Zombies if Coconut Cannon or Snapdragon is not provided immediately, as Zombot Plank Walker tends to fire a barrage of Imps at the beginning of the battle. This is rarely the case however, and Threepeater's firepower will prove to be of little importance compared to the other plants.
Frostbite Caves - Day 30
Threepeaters are provided in this conveyor-belt level, and it is recommended to plant them so every row gets ammunition. However, because Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC can also pull freezing winds, it is recommended to have Pepper-pult or Fire Peashooter around them to heat them up.
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Threepeater.
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In other languages
Language | Name | Description |
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Threepeater | ||
三重射手 | lit. "Triple Shooter" | |
Triple pisto-pois | ||
Triplinator | ||
Tripla sparasemi | ||
Triplervilha | ||
Tripitidora |
Trivia
- In some preview shots of Plants vs. Zombies 2, Threepeater was originally going to cost 325 sun like the first game.

One of the preview shots with Threepeater having cost 325 sun
- Its costume seems to resemble Crazy Dave's pot hat.
- A texture glitch related to its eyes occurred in the 1.9 update of the game, along with Snow Pea, Wall-nut, and Twin Sunflower.
- If a zombie gets very close to Threepeater, all three peas will hit that zombie.
- Dusk Lobber's powered ability and Apple Mortar are similar to Threepeater, as they can attack three lanes at once.
- Its Plant Food effect forms a leaf shape out of peas.
- If the player puts a Torchwood directly in front of a Threepeater, the Threepeater's top and middle pea will be fire peas, but the bottom pea will be a normal pea. However, if they activate the Threepeater's plant food power, all of the peas will be ignited.
See also
V · T · E | L · G |
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Plants vs. Zombies | |
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Day | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Snow Pea · Chomper · Repeater |
Night | Puff-shroom · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Hypno-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom |
Pool | Lily Pad · Squash · Threepeater · Tangle Kelp · Jalapeno · Spikeweed · Torchwood · Tall-nut |
Fog | Sea-shroom · Plantern · Cactus · Blover · Split Pea · Starfruit · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom |
Roof | Cabbage-pult · Flower Pot · Kernel-pult · Coffee Bean · Garlic · Umbrella Leaf · Marigold · Melon-pult |
Upgrades | Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail · Winter Melon · Gold Magnet · Spikerock · Cob Cannon |
Others | Imitater · Explode-o-nut · Giant Wall-nut · Giant Sunflower · Giant Marigold · Sprout · Tree of Wisdom |
Plants vs. Zombies: Social Edition | |
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Normal | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Chomper · Repeater · Puff-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Snow Pea · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Lily Pad · Squash · Spikeweed · Tangle Kelp · Torchwood · Sea-shroom · Jalapeno · Coffee Bean · Tall-nut · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom · Blover · Melon-pult · Cactus |
Premium | Pickled Pepper · Icy Fume-shroom · Fire-shroom · Flamewood · Vine-nut · Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Winter Melon · Super Chomper · Future Star · Calm Chuck |
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures | |
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>Normal | Peashooter · Sunflower · Aspearagus · Wall-nut · Cherry Bomb · Popcorn · Beet · Snow Pea · Jalapeño · Magnet Plant · Flaming Pea · Shamrock · Bamboo Shoot · Repeater · Chilly Pepper · Twin Sunflower |
VIPs | Sweet Pea · Beeshooter · Hard-nut · Acespearagus · Power Flower · Beetboxer · Ice Queen Pea · Shamrockstar · Bamboom |
Others | Trees |
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) | |
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Ancient Egypt | Peashooter · Sunflower · Wall-nut · Cabbage-pult · Bloomerang · Iceberg Lettuce · Grave Buster · Bonk Choy · Repeater · Twin Sunflower · Snow Pea · Cherry Bomb · Torchwood |
Pirate Seas | Kernel-pult · Snapdragon · Power Lily · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Coconut Cannon · Spikerock · Lightning Reed · Tall-nut |
Wild West | Threepeater · Squash · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Jalapeno · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Winter Melon · Imitater |
Kongfu World | Radish · Fire Gourd · Heavenly Peach · Bamboo-shoot |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass · Tile Turnip · Starfruit |
Dark Ages | Hypno-shroom · Sun-shroom · Puff-shroom · Fume-shroom · Sun Bean · Pea-nut · Magnet-shroom · Oak Archer · Coffee Bean · Plantern |
Big Wave Beach | Acidic Citrus · Lotuspot · Lily Pad · Bowling Bulb · Banana Launcher · Guacodile · Tangle Kelp · Homing Thistle |
Frostbite Caves | Hurrikale · Fire Peashooter · Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rafflesia · Tornacorn |
Sky City | Rotobaga · Cycloque · Aspiragus · Saucer Squash · Board Beans · Lantern Cherry · Ampthurium · Spinnapple |
Lost City | Lava Guava · Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Stallia · Gold Leaf · Toadstool · Jackfruit |
Neon Mixtape Tour | MC Glory · Phat Beet · Thyme Warp · Celery Stalker · Spore-shroom · Garlic · Intensive Carrot · Cactus |
Jurassic Marsh | Primal Peashooter · Primal Wall-nut · Perfume-shroom · Primal Sunflower · Primal Potato Mine · Primal Rafflesia · Dinonip · Thorns · Mastercane |
Modern Day | Shadow-shroom · Caulipower · Moonflower · Grimrose · Nightshade · Dusk Lobber · Blooming Heart |
Steam Ages | Gold Bloom · Flat-shroom · Passionflower · Lotus Root · Fanilla · Lily of Alchemy · Berry Blaster |
Renaissance Age |
Aloe · Kinnikannon · Wax Guard · Oil Olive · Ruby Red · Dartichoke |
Heian Age | Sumo Melon · Wasabi Whip · Auberninja · Dripphylleia · Splitting Stephania · Kunai Tupistra · Windbreak Dendrobium · Orchid Chef · Geisha Flower · Stickybomb Rice |
Fairytale Forest | Ents · Heath Seeker · Hat Mushroom · Hocus Crocus · Spring Princess · Bamzooka |
Monthly special | Pyro-shroom · Carrotillery · Cryo-shroom · Dandelion · Aggro Brocco · Pomegunate · Chomper · Sweet Potato · Lord Bamboo · Sap-fling · Ghost Pepper · Chest-nut · Bambrook · Zorrose · Magic-shroom · Electric Blueberry · R.A.D Missiles · Endurian · Pumpkin Witch · Sunflower Singer · Snowy Cotton · Guerrequila · Monkeyfruit · Plumping Plummy · Dragonfruit · Angel Starfruit · Gatling Pea · Match Flower · Firebloom Queen · Cattail · Grapeshot · Cold Snapdragon · Shrinking Violet · Cob Cannon · Apple Mortar · Witch Hazel · Escape Root · Electric Currant · Explode-O-Nut · Parsnip · Missile Toe · Kiwibeast · Electric Peashooter · Hot Date · Icy Currant · Trump Tulip · Banana Dancer · Dual Pistol Pinecone · Narcissus · Alarm Arrowhead · Holly Barrier · Shadow Peashooter · Snap Pea · Frostbloom Queen · Sling Pea · Zapdragon · Electrici-tea · Imp Pear · Strawburst · Egrett Flower · Goo Peashooter · Bud-minton · Curling Corms · Pokra · Dollarweed Drummer · Ultomato · Shadow Fanilla · Bromel Blade · Gumnut · Olive Pit · Nuclear Earthstar · Headbutter Lettuce · Dazey Chain · Boom Balloon Flower · Soda Bottle Palm · Tiger Claw · Impaintiens · Turkey-pult · Hammerflower · Fishhook Grass · Mangosteen · Inferno · Tigerstool · Gardenergrass · Draftodil |
Others | Potato Mine · Flower Pot · Tactical Cuke |
Removed | Rotten Red |
Plants vs. Zombies Online | |
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Player's House | Sunflower · Peashooter · Wall-nut · Potato Mine |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum | Bruce Bamboo · Carrot Rocket · Pomegranate-pult · Dandelion · Venus Flytrap · Wax Gourd · Sod |
Ancient Egypt | Bloomerang · Bonk Choy · Grave Buster · Iceberg Lettuce · Cabbage-pult |
Pirate Seas | Snapdragon · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Kernel-pult · Coconut Cannon · Narcissus · Endurian · Spikerock · Pineapple Cannon · Threepeater |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Tile Turnip · Ganoderma · Banana Tree · Nitro-shroom · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Oxygen Algae · Garlic · Bubble Flower · Electric Anemone |
Upgrades | Twin Sunflower · Repeater |
VIPs | Winter Melon |
Power Ups | Cherry Bomb · Jalapeno |
Premium | Squash · Snow Pea · Tall-nut |
Adventure Mode only | Magic Vine · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Lightning Reed · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Starfruit · Chomper · Fire Peashooter · Cattail · Zorrose · Clivia · Sap-fling · Acidic Citrus · Magic-shroom · Ghost Pepper · Guacodile · Hurrikale · Plantern · Oak Archer · Homing Thistle · Pepper-pult · Radish · Toadstool · Blooming Heart · Red Stinger · Electric Blueberry · A.K.E.E. · Moonflower · Guerrequila · Aspiragus · Pumpkin Witch · Mine Fruit · Sea Anemone · Lychee Drill · Sea Starfruit |
Plants vs. Zombies 3 | |
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Neighborville | Sunflower · Wall-Nut · Bamboo Shoots · Peashooter · Bonk Choy |
Lost Keys Lake | Lily Pad · Tangle Kelp · Squash |
Mt. Quesogrande | Chili Bean · Silversword · Cabbage-Pult |
Power-Ups | Grapes of Wrath · Chilly Pepper · Jalapeño · Cherry Bomb · Blover |
Pre-2021 | Puff-Shroom · Buttercup · Garlic · Potato Mine · Pushywillow · Chard Guard · Spikeweed · Kernel-Pult · Caramel Popcorn · Lightning Reed · Melon-Pult · Shuffle Truffle · Blockbuster · Butternut Squash · Ragweed · Sawgrass · Fire Peashooter · Pine Needler · Snow Pea · Night Cap · Aloe Vera · Sweet Potato · Hydrangea · Dogwood · Chomper · Flak Seed · Gravitree · Gloom-Shroom · Lemon-Aid · Starfruit · Snapdragon · Fairy Ring Mushroom · Kalestorm · Star Tree · Magic Beans |