Thyme Warp

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For the version in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars, see Thyme Warp.

Not to be confused with Party Thyme from Plants vs. Zombies Heroes.

Thyme Warp
Thyme Warps rewind time, sending zombies back where they started, but healing them in the process.
Statistics
Sun Cost	100
Recharge	90 seconds
Zombie Rewind	100% HP
Area	Full Board
Usage	Single, Instant
Family	Contain-mint
Usage	Single use, instant
Special	Rewound zombies have restored health
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	75
Recharge	60 seconds
Range	Whole Screen
Area	Area of Effect
Class	Special
Quality	Super-rare
Tags	Insta, control
Plant features	Green plant
In-game statistics
Unlocked	Beating Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 9
Unlocked (China)	Collect 10 Thyme Warp Puzzle Pieces
Costumes
Code name	thymewarp
"Possibilities other to open be to need we." Warp Thyme says, "Limited too far was time to approach unidirectional the that felt always I've."

Thyme Warp is the third plant obtained in Neon Mixtape Tour in Plants vs. Zombies 2. When planted, it returns all zombies to their starting positions (the ninth column of the lawn) and restores them to full health. Thyme Warp will not restore armor if a zombie already lost it, nor can it restore an Imp that was already thrown by a Gargantuar.

In the Chinese version, Thyme Warp still targets the whole board, but can only teleport 5 zombies at base.

Origins

Thyme Warp is based on the thyme, specifically the lemon thyme (Thymus citriodorus), a type of herb in the genus Thymus that is used for culinary and medical purposes.

Thyme Warp is also a pun on "Time Warp," an imaginary spatial distortion that allows time travel in fiction, or a hypothetical form of time dilation or contraction, referring to Thyme Warp's ability.

Almanac entry

Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.

Thyme Warp
	SUN COST 100 RECHARGE 90 Special Zombie Rewind AREA Full Board Usage Single, Instant Contain-mint Plant Food: No Plant Food effect. Thyme Warps rewind time, sending zombies back where they started, but healing them in the process. "Possibilities other to open be to need we." Warp Thyme says, "Limited too far was time to approach unidirectional the that felt always I've."

Thyme Warp

SUN COST 100 RECHARGE 90 Special Zombie Rewind AREA Full Board Usage Single, Instant Contain-mint Plant Food: No Plant Food effect. Thyme Warps rewind time, sending zombies back where they started, but healing them in the process. "Possibilities other to open be to need we." Warp Thyme says, "Limited too far was time to approach unidirectional the that felt always I've."

Chinese version  (China only)

逆时草可以让时光倒流，把僵尸送回他们开始的地方。 用法：一次性使用，立即生效 特点：被传送回去的僵尸也会回复生命。 植物特征：绿色植物 “性能可的它其受接要需们我”逆时草说，“限局常非性向单的间时得觉直一我。” In English: Thyme Warps rewind time, sending zombies back where they started. Usage: single use, instant Special: zombies teleported back also restore health Plant feature: green plant "Ytilaitilibissop [sic] rehto tpecca deen ew," Thyme Warp says, "detimil saw emit fo ytilanoitceridinu eht taht tlef syawla ev'I."

Audio

Sound	Description
	Thyme Warp rewinding time.
	The zombies appearing in the ninth column.

Upgrades

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Very Slow)	Starting Recharge	Special (Zombie HP Rewind)*	Area
1	0	0	100	90 seconds	45 seconds	100%	Full Board
2	10	1,000	90			95%
3	75	5,000	80			90%
4	200	10,000		60 seconds		85%
5	400	10,000	70			80%
6	750	20,000	60			75%
7	1,000	30,000		45 seconds		70%
8	1,250	40,000	50			65%
9	1,500	50,000	40			60%
10	2,000	75,000		30 seconds		50%

*Zombie health after teleportation is scaled on its maximum health and this multiplier if its current health does not exceed the given percentage. Otherwise, health values remain unhanged.

Costumed (China only)

Recharge reduced by 20%.

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Time-Space Turbulence 时空乱流	60% chance to destroy any teleported zombie. 僵尸在传送时有60%的概率被送入时空乱流，不再回到场上。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Thyme Warp gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Time-Space Grasp 时空掌握	Can teleport up to 7 zombies at once and may destroy some of them instantly. 可以同时传送7只僵尸，被传送的僵尸会被送入时空乱流不再回到场。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Thyme Warp gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).

Note: Thyme Warp cannot be upgraded to level 4.

Strategies

Thyme Warp can be a devastating plant if used correctly. In conjunction with slowing plants, Thyme Warp can stall the horde indefinitely, giving the player virtually infinite time to buy expensive plants such as Winter Melon or Strawburst. However, it still has its downsides, namely its very slow recharge rate and the fact that it tends to restore zombie health, requiring tactical use for maximum effect.

A good plant to use with Thyme Warp is Sap-fling, as the latter plant can reliably slow the incoming zombies early on, and can still stay effective as the level progresses. Snow Pea and Stallia are also reasonable choices, though they are not nearly as reliable. Sap-fling is less likely to be relevant in Endless Zones, as the starting Plant Food makes it easier to amass Winter Melon quickly.

A possible way to circumvent Thyme Warp's downside is to use controllable plants like Banana Launcher or Strawburst to damage the horde right after using Thyme Warp. Since Thyme Warp clumps zombies together, this strategy will also help the player to maximize their plants' damage potential.

When there are huge numbers of zombies everywhere, the player can plant a Primal Potato Mine while Thyme Warp is rewinding time, destroying or gravely damaging every zombie in his large AOE. Because Thyme Warp has a very long ability animation, Primal Potato Mine has more than enough time to arm himself.

In levels where there are arcade machines hiding behind other zombies, you can use Thyme Warp to temporarily clear the entire lawn of zombies, exposing the troublesome arcade machines to your offensive plants.

Thyme Warp can be used in higher levels of Greatest Hits to great effect, as its stalling capability is vital in deterring hordes of Hair Metal Gargantuar from destroying other plants early on. A particularly effective strategy is to use Thyme Warp when there are Breakdancer Zombies on rap jam, then follow up with Blover. Because Breakdancer Zombies will kick the clumped zombies and render them airborne after Thyme Warp's effect wears out, Blover will be able to blow them all away. Exercise caution however, a glitch may occur about this case where if used Blover alongside Thyme Warp against a horde of Breakdancer Zombies, some may get bounced repetitively close to the player's house assuming that there are no lawn mowers left before getting flung off the screen completely, which could lead to a loss in their streak.

Another unique way is to use Thyme Warp when you see an arcade machine about to enter your lawn. When the Thyme Warp effect wears out, this will cause Arcade Zombie to leave his arcade machine unattended with no zombie spawned from the machine. Furthermore, when a Boombox Zombie plays his power ballad jam, sending him back will stop the jam from playing, allowing stunned plants on the screen to break free from the immobilization.

Balance changes

Update 9.9.1

• ▲ Thyme Warp can now be upgraded.
• ▼ Level 1 Thyme Warp's sun cost is increased from 75 to 100, time to recharge is increased from 60 to 90 seconds.
• ▲ Thyme Warp can drop zombies' HP based on its level.

Update 10.5.1

• ▲ Can now be used across all worlds.

Related achievement

	Back From The Future 3 Plant Thyme Warp three times in the same level

Gallery

Thyme Warp has a gallery!

Visit this page to see it.

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Thyme Warp
Simplified Chinese	逆时草	lit. "Time-Reversing Grass"
French	Intermi-thym	from "Interminable" and "thym"
German	Eigenthymian
Italian	Timotrasportatore
Brazilian Portuguese	Cronotomilho	Portmanteau of crono and tomilho
Spanish	Tomillo tiempillo

Trivia

• When using Thyme Warp with Chicken Wrangler Zombie before the zombie disappears, the Zombie Chickens are released even though they weren't triggered and after being sent back to the starting positions; the same thing happens with Weasel Hoarder.
• The word arrangement in Thyme Warp's Almanac entry is backwards. Forwardly, it is read as: "I've always felt that the unidirectional approach to time was far too limited," says Thyme Warp. "We need to be open to other possibilities."
• There is a pun in the Travel Log that says "Let's do the Thyme Warp again!" This is referencing the famous song "The Time Warp" from the old musical The Rocky Horror Show and its movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In fact, it will do the dance (jump to the left, step to the right, bring your knees in tight, pelvic thrust) as its animation.
  • Its gold hat also references Columbia from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
• It can be seen frowning in the Neon Mixtape Tour Side A trailer, but this expression is never seen in-game.
• Before the 4.0 update, if any zombie carrying Plant Food was affected by it, that zombie would return without Plant Food and the sound of a zombie being teleported back to the 9th column could stack with that of other zombies, effectively leading to massive increase in volume.
• It can prevent the Treasure Yeti from running away by teleporting it back in time and resetting the time it will take before backing up.
• It is the first plant to get an achievement related to it (4.0.1) after the update it was released in (3.9.1).
• Before the 4.2.1 update, Thyme Warp could not be obtained in Greatest Hits.
• Before the 4.5.1 update, if Shrinking Violet's Plant Food ability was used in conjunction with Thyme Warp, the game would crash.
• Despite it removing any status ailments on a zombie, zombies targeted by Shrinking Violet/Enforce-Mint and Imp Pear seem to be excluded.
• As of the 7.4.1 update, Thyme Warp no longer heals the Zombies' armor. It is unknown whether it is a glitch, or when this did actually take place.
• Thyme Warp does its idling animation after the last zombie is killed, which also applies to Power Lily, Gold Bloom and Perfume-shroom.
• It is in Contain-mint's family, but this has no effect in gameplay. This trait is shared with Blover.
• At Level 1, it takes 90 seconds before the player can use it again. This is the longest recharge time of any plant, surpassing Power Mints, which have 85 second recharge time at Level 1.
• At Level 5, which will take 685 Seed Packets and 26,000 Coins, its sun cost and recharge time will be back to their values before the 9.9.1 update.
• Due to a rare oversight, Thyme Warp Seed Packets can only be obtained by watching ads, as they aren't a part of the loot table for the Neon Mixtape Tour Piñatas.
• It, Sweet Potato, Sap-fling, Tomb Tangler, SeaFlora and Gold Leaf are the only plants to have their sun cost changed in the updates.
• It is banned in all Arena levels, even if it has been removed its selection restrictions since the 10.5.1 update.

See also

• Back From The Future 3

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