Epic Quest: Stickybomb Rice!

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Epic Quest: Stickybomb Rice! is an Epic Quest that features 5 of the Premium Plant Quest for Stickybomb Rice. It lasted from December 21, 2020 to February 1, 2021, July 28, 2021 to August 4, 2021, and September 27, 2021 to October 7, 2021. The reward is an Premium Pinata that contains 50 Seed packets, each 10 seed packets being for a worldly/premium Plant (Before July 2021, it was 50 seed packets for Stickybomb Rice). However, in the harvest event, you will always get a Premium Pinata containing: Apple Mortar, Bombegranate, and Imp Pear, Stickybomb Rice.

Step 1

Stickybomb Rice is really helpful in the level as they can easily destroy Buckethead Pirates, Poncho Zombie, and Roman Imp, stalling and splash damage can easily destroy these zombies as well as damage Tombstone. Since there is no way to destroy the Tombstones before column 4, (even though Stickbomb Rice can attack behind, she won't target Tombstones since she only attack zombies not Tombstones), so in that case use Garlic on lane 2 and 4 to move zombies in that lanes, so other where they can be damaged, also to mention that Stickybomb Rice can attack in adjacent lanes, which is very helpful but keep in mind that if there are too much zombies, she will force to throw projectiles at one lane and then another, which is why you need several Stickybomb Rice to damage lots of zombies at the same time. However Explorer Zombie and Wizard Zombie can easily make the Garlic useless by burning it or transforming it into a sheep, you can use Stickybomb rice to stall and slow them down, and then use Chomper to eat them, in fact it is better to put it behind Garlic but since Wizard Zombie can transform plants from far distance, its a bit risky. Lava Guava is mainly used for additional damage to easily destroy zombies, planting them in front of Explorer Zombie and Wizard Zombie should easily destroy. During the final wave when the Gladiator Gargantuar arrives, try stalling him with Stickybomb Rice, constant slowing down and explosion should reduce his health fast, use Lava Guava to speed up how long he will be defeated, and use Garlic as a way to stall him longer, the summoned Imp should be easily defeated, since he can attack backwards. Keep note that the Punk Jam is activated, so that means zombies will be much faster, which is why stalling by Stickybomb Rice is important.

Waves

The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost lane.

Waves	Non-dynamic zombies	Ambush zombies	Note(s)
1	2	None
2	4 4	None
3	2	None
4	2 3 4 3	None
5	4 5 1 2	None	First flag.
6	1 3 5	None	is available.
7	1 2 4	None
8	3 3 3 3	None
9	5 1 2	None
10	1 2 4 5 2 3 3	None	Final wave.

Note: , , and spawns at random

Step 2

Protecting the endangered Stickybomb Rice should be quite a breeze, it can also have a headstart in defeating zombies while the conveyor-belt stacks up with plants, different zombies will need different plants to ensure that they don't cause bring problem's. Spikeweed is mainly for fending of Zombie Chicken's since they can easily eat the endangered Stickybomb Rice, also helpful against Relic Hunter Zombie since they arrive close the the Endangered Plant, and can be damaged along, it is also a interesting mechanic with Stickybomb Rice since the Rice stall zombies, which means that they will be standing on top of the Spikeweed, thus dealing more damage, and the also they can slow down Relic Hunter Zombies from eating the endangered plants. However, be cautious around Jurassic Rockpuncher since they can destroy the Spikeweed as well as scorch tile it is on, try plant Potato Mine near them, to easily deplete half of their health, as well as taking out Centurion Zombie while Stickybomb Rice can easily the rest of Jurassic Rockpuncher, not to mention if a Potato Mine is arming, Stickybomb Rice can slow them down until arming time. If a zombie is close to the endangered plant, use Stunion to stall them for a while, and then try your best to destroy them. When Gargantuar's wave comes, plant at least 2 Potato Mines to destroy them, use Stuntion to stall them until they are fully armed. However, the thrown Imp will always land on column 3, making it a huge threat, if you have any Stuntion then use it to prevent him from eating the endangered Stickybomb Rice, or then that Stickybomb Rice should stall it a bit, to give time before it is eaten. Use Plant Food on Stickybomb Rice to stall several zombies and deal devastating damage , Spikeweed to drag zombies away from the Stickybomb Rice, or on Potato Mine to spawn more of them to easily destroy tough zombies.

Waves

The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost lane.

Waves	Non-dynamic zombies	Ambush zombies	Note(s)
1		None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
2	1 3 2 4	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
3	3	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
4	1 2 4 5	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
5	2 4 5 3 1 3 3 2 3 4	None	First flag. Carries 1x Plant Food.
6	1 5 3	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
7	2 4 1 5	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
8	2 4 2 4	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
9	3	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
10	1 5 1 5 3 2 3 3 5 2 4	None	Final wave.

Note: and spawns at random . Two Plant Food spawns at random

Step 3

Mainly Stickybomb Rice is your main defense for this level, be sure to plant them one in each row (the Minecart also count as a row), planting the Stickybomb Rice on the Micecart is helpful because it can deal more damage to a more dangerous lane, also to keep in mind since Stickybomb Rice attack in adjacent tiles, if a lane is empty, Stickybomb Rice can help attack in adjacent lanes., also to note Slider tiles can move zombies to other lanes, which also helps Stickybomb Rice attack in a lane where zombie is moved since adjacent . Wasabi Whip should be planted in lane 2 and 4 since that is where most zombies will arrive. be sure to plant Pumpkin ontop of them, to be prevent Wasabi Whip to be eaten, Power Lily is used for any additional sun left, you should have 525 sun left over, which is about 4 Power Lilies to use. Roman Portal's will spawn in lane 2,3, and 4, which is why Pumpkin is planted in column 2 and 4 to protect the Wasabi Whip, most zombies are usually not much of a problem, however Centurion Zombie and triads of Roman Shield Zombie can easily be a problem, Stickybomb should slow them down and if they are in the Wasabi Whip lanes, they can reduce their health fast and defeat them. Prospector Zombie should not be much of an issue beside moving the plant on the minecart to a safe lane, since Stickybomb Rice can attack backwards, they can easily be defeated. Try to slow down Explorer Zombie as much as you can before he can burn your plants. Beside that Holo Head Zombie tough health can be drained fast by Stickybomb Rice, Newspaper Zombie is a big threat since once their Newspaper is destroyed they can easily run and eat plants fast, Stickybomb Rice should be able to make his time longer to reach the plants. Use Plant Food on Stickybomb Rice to destroy crowds of zombies or on Wasabi Whip, to destroy any zombie in its 3 by 3 area, if overcrowded.

Waves

The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost lane.

Waves	Non-dynamic zombies	Ambush zombies	Note(s)
1	4 2	None
2	4 2	None
3	2 4	None
4	5 2 4 2 4 2 4	None	First flag. Carries 1x Plant Food. Rome portal spawns at C5R4.
5	2 4 2 4	None
6	5 1 1 3 4 4 1 4	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
7	1 5 3 1 5	None
8	2 4 2 4 2 4	None	Second flag. Carries 1x Plant Food. Rome poral spawns at C5R2.
9	1 5 2 4 4 5 5	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
10	1 4 1 1 4	None
11	2 2 4 4 4 2	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
12	1 5 1 2 4 5	None	Final wave. Rome Portal spawns at C5R3.

Step 4

Arma-mint is a big help in this level since he can boost Blastberry Vine and Stickybomb Rice making them much strongerto defeat zombies. Compared to not being boosted, its a huge difference, easily strong enough to destroy Buckethead Zombies, Shield Zombie, Dodo Rider Zombie, and triads of Roman Shield Zombie. Holly Barrier is a very important need in this level since Zombie Bulls spawn right away, they can easily charge through your defense and trigger Lawn Mowers, Holly Barrier help push back them as well as cause him to launch his Imp, so that he still won't continue charging, this also applies to sandstorms of zombies that comes very close to the house. Goo Peashooter is used as a help to easily destroy zombies using poison (especially Bust Head Zombie), keep in mind though that Zombie Medusa is immune to poison, so he won't be effected. Octo Zombie should be taken care fast, use Holly Barriers projectiles to stall and cause him to throw octopus at the Holly Barrier leaf instead of important plants, Stickybomb Rice can also slow his octopus throwing rate, by stalling him. All-Star Zombie are also quite a issue since they can easily tackle your plants in a matter of seconds, which is why Holly Barrier Leaf can be used as dummy targets for tackling, and if lucky if you push him back with it in the right second, he can be push back and tackle nothing, Stickybomb Rice projectiles can also slow him down too. Use Plant Food on Stickybomb Rice (better when boosted by Arma-mint), to release devastating damage on the lawn or on Holly Barrier to push back crowds of zombies.

Waves

The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost lane.

Waves	Non-dynamic zombies	Ambush zombies	Note(s)
1		None
2		None
3	3 4	None	First flag. Carries 1x Plant Food.
4	3	None
5	2 4	None
6	1 2 4 3 3 1 5	None	Second flag. Carries 1x Plant Food.
7	1 3 5 2 4	None
8	2	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
9	1 5 1 5		Third flag. Sandstorm!
10		None
11	1 2 4 5 1 5 2 4 3	None
12	2 4 3 1 2 4 5 2 5 4 1 2 4 5 1 3 4		Final wave. Sandstorm!

Note: and (triad) spawns at random. 2 Plant Food spawns at random

Step 5

First off, Seed slot can only allow you 5 plants,(however Stickybomb Rice is already your choice for one seed slot) so be wise and avoid using plants that don't help a lot. Try having at least one Sun-producing plants, one stalling plant (Chard Guard is preferable), one Instant-kill plant, and the last selection is your choice. Choosing attacking plants is a bit redundant because Stickybomb Rice is level 10 making it very powerful, but if you do, then avoid choosing Straight-shooting plants since Jester Zombie can deflect them as well as Excavator Zombie can block them. The pre-planted Twin Sunflower and Shine Vine really helps a lot because it gives you a head start of sun production, they you can plant early in the game, and the Power Tiles also allows both Twin Sunflower's to have plant food effect when fed, for the red tiles, plant Stickybomb Rice ontop of them since they can release devastating damage on all zombies. Pterodactyl will carry Jurassic Buckethead, Jurassic Fossilhead, and Amberhead Zombie and drop them on the other side of the lawn, since Stickybomb Rice can attack backwards, it can easily stall and destroy them, but plant some stalling plants so that they can't eat other zombies. Overall, this level is quite easy; Gargantuars,Robo-Cone Zombie, and Mecha-Football Zombie should be easily overwhelmed by Stickybomb Rice, having at least 3 columns of Stickybomb Rice should guarantee. The ambushes of Swashbuckler Zombie can be a problem, since it can distract Stickybomb Rice from attacking other zombies, but they should easily be defeated. Just be sure to use Plant Food on the Red Tiles when low on sun production or on the green tiles to blast out the crowd of zombies.

Waves

The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost lane.

Waves	Non-dynamic zombies	Ambush zombies	Dinosaurs	Note(s)
1		None	None
2		None	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
3	1 3 3 5	None	None	First flag.
4		None	None	Carries 2x Plant Food.
5	2 4	None	3
6	2 5 3 4 1	None	None	Second flag. Carries 1x Plant Food.
7	1 5	None	None
8	1 5	None	None
9	2 3 4	None	2	Third flag.
10	2 4 3 5	None	None
11	1 2 3 4 5	None	None	Carries 1x Plant Food.
12	1 2 3 45 3 2 4 1 5	None	4	Fourth flag.
13	1 5	None	None
14			None	Raiding Party!
15	2 4 1 3 5 3 2 4 1 1 3 5 3	None	1 5	Final wave.

Note: , , and spawns at random