Cactus line
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- For more information about the character that this line is based on, see Cactus.
The Cactus line (仙人掌; pinyin: xiānrénzhǎng) was a Class A 
Brave
plant line in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars.
The line consisted of Ball Cactus (仙人球; pinyin: xiānrénqiú), Cactus (仙人掌; pinyin: xiānrénzhǎng), and Tree Cactus (仙人树; pinyin: xiānrénshù). They all specialized in dealing with boss supporters.
Ball Cactus attacked by throwing cactus balls, Cactus attacked by firing spikes, and Tree Cactus attacked by sending lightnings.
Origins
All members of the Cactus line were based on members of the family Cactaceae, also known as cacti, waxy succulent plants which are covered in sharp spines to defend themselves from herbivores.
Ball Cactus was based on Parodiamagnifica, a species of cactus native to Southern Brazil.
Cactus was based on the plant with the same name and appearance from Plants vs. Zombies 2.
Tree Cactus was named after a tree cactus, which is a genus of cactus in the genus Pilosocereus, however its appearance was based on a prickly pear.
Almanac entry
Ways to obtain
Cactus line puzzle pieces could be obtained by replaying Wild West - Day 8, Viking World - Day 8 or Dark Ages - Night 8, and additional puzzle pieces could be obtained through Soulmates Puzzle system.
Abilities
Abilities were unlocked by tiering up, while their effect was increased through star leveling.
Note: 10(+5)% means that at LV1 this ability had a 10% on LV1, 15% on LV2 and so on.
| Tier | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sharp Shot [Active] |
Deals damage to farthest enemy in its lane. If there are no enemies in its lane, deals damage to farthest enemy on the field. Additional damage 580(+580). |
| 2 |  Weakness Detection [Passive] |
Normal attacks target enemies with lowest health and deal 74(+74) more damage. |
| 3 |  Thin and Torn [Passive] |
Deals 148(+148) more damage to targets with 30% or less of their maximum health. |
Star leveling
After unlocking the Cactus line, additional puzzle pieces could be used to upgrade it, which increased its stats and ability LVs.
| Stars | Puzzle Pieces& required
|
Upgrade | Coins | Stars | Puzzle Pieces& required
|
Upgrade | Coins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 
|
0 |  +298
|
0k | 1 
|
40 |  +159
|
100k |
| 2
|
2 | +99
|
1k | 2
|
40 | +881
|
121k |
| 3
|
4 | Crit+104 | 4k | 3
|
50 | Crit+341 | 144k |
| 4
|
8 | +117
|
9k | 4
|
50 | +919
|
169k |
| 5
|
15 | +482
AbilityLv2 |
16k | 5
|
60 | +175
AbilityLv4 |
196k |
1 
|
15 |  +420
|
25k | 1 
|
60 | +1004
|
225k |
| 2
|
20 | +124
|
36k | 2
|
70 | +191
|
256k |
| 3
|
20 | Crit+223 | 49k | 3
|
70 | Crit+460 | 289k |
| 4
|
30 | +688
|
64k | 4
|
80 | +189
|
324k |
| 5
|
30 | +135
AbilityLv3 |
81k | 5
|
80 | +239
AbilityLv5 |
361k |
Soulmates
Cactus line stats would be increased if these specific plants were unlocked.
| Plant line | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choy line |   +5%
|
 +10%
|
 +15%
|
| Pepper line |  Crit+5% |
 Crit+10% |
 Crit+15% |
| Coffee line+ Bomb line |
 + +5%
|
 + +10%
|
 + +15%
|
Gallery
General
Cactus line Puzzle Piece
Cactus line Puzzle Piece (old)
Ball Cactus
HD Ball Cactus
HD Ball Cactus' costume
Another HD Ball Cactus
Another HD Ball Cactus
Ball Cactus' concept art
Ball Cactus sleeping in Zen Garden
Ball Cactus on a Lily Pad
Ball Cactus' projectile
Ball Cactus' Sharp Shot
Cactus
HD Cactus
HD Cactus' costume
Cactus' sprites
Cactus on Lily Pad
Fainted Cactus
Cactus evolving to Tree Cactus
Tree Cactus
HD Tree Cactus
HD Tree Cactus' costume
Another HD Tree Cactus
Tree Cactus evolution statistics
Tree Cactus floating without its cloud due to the glitch
Trivia
- Cactus line used to have two attributes, mechanics of which were removed from the game.
- Cactus line's element was earth.
- Cactus line's feature was orange.
- In Chinese, this line was erroneously named "Cactus" instead of "Cactus line".
| V · T · E | Plants lines (Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars) |
|---|
| Other | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary plants | Sun-shroom · Marigold · Flower Pot · Lily Pad |
| Removed plants | Pea Pod · Liontail · Tropical Cannon · Magical Dragon Grass |