Sundew Tangler

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This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

Sundew Tangler
Seemingly innocuous, Sundew Tangler can spring up under unsuspecting Zombies on her tile, trapping them and leeching them to produce sun.
Statistics
Sun Cost	100
Recharge	15 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Range	Touch
Trap Duration	12 seconds
Damage	26 damage
Sun Production	Variable
Plant Food Power	10%
Family	Enlighten-mint
Plant Food effect	Entangle [sic] multiple zombies across the board to temporarily trap them and produce sun.
Special	Sundew Tangler can trap a Zombie and use it to block other enemies from advancing while periodically producing sun as it leeches the trapped Zombie.
In-game statistics
Unlocked	250 seed packets
I've come to Chew bubblegum and drain Zombies - and I'm all out of bubblegum!

Sundew Tangler is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 introduced in the 10.7.1 update as part of the "Sundew Tangler's Ensuring Season!" Arena season. She is a short ranged plant that's able to ensnare zombies that get too close to her.

Sundew Tangler is able to use ensnared zombies that walk over her as a shield against other zombies in a similar manner to Claw Gloriosa. Sundew Tangler is also able to "drain" zombies to produce sun, dealing 26 damage every 2 seconds.

Origins

Sundew Tangler is based on the sundew, a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera, specifically the round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia). Sundew Tangler's ability of stunning zombies is based on the sundew's real life ability of ensnaring its prey with the sticky fluid coating its tricomes.

Her name is based on the plant, sundew, in reality. Also, her name includes the word "sun", referring to her sun-producing ability.

Overview

Sundew Tanglers have special abilities, which is similar to instant-use plants such as Power Mints:

• They cannot be destroyed by most means:
  • They cannot be eaten by zombies. Instead, the zombies will just walk through them.
  • They cannot be carried away by Zombie Parrot.
  • They cannot be crushed by crashing zombies. If Troglobite or Arcade Zombie run into them, they will stop pushing ice blocks or the arcade machine and just go ahead.
  • They cannot be transformed into sheep by Wizard Zombie and can't be covered by octopus from Octo Zombie.
  • However, they can be destroyed when Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC makes ice blocks over where they are planted or speakers are spawned from Zombot Multi-stage Masher. They can also be destroyed by Zombie King.
• They can not be pulled by Fisherman Zombie and can also block him from pulling other plants behind them.
• They are not affected by Boombox Zombie.
• Jester Zombie's reflected projectiles just pass through them.
• They are immune to freezing winds in Frostbite Caves.
• Dr. Zomboss will be stunned when he attempts to ram them.

Almanac entry

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

Sundew Tangler
	SUN COST 100 RECHARGE 15 TOUGHNESS 300 RANGE Touch Trap Duration 12 DAMAGE 26 SUN PRODUCTION Variable PLANT FOOD POWER 10% Enlighten-mint Plant Food: Entangle [sic] multiple zombies across the board to temporarily trap them and produce sun. Seemingly innocuous, Sundew Tangler can spring up under unsuspecting Zombies on her tile, trapping them and leeching them to produce sun. Special: Sundew Tangler can trap a Zombie and use it to block other enemies from advancing while periodically producing sun as it leeches the trapped Zombie. “I’ve come to chew bubblegum and drain Zombies - and I’m all out of bubblegum!”

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Sundew Tangler will entangle multiple zombies across the board to temporarily trap them and produce sun.

Enlighten-mint effect

When boosted by Enlighten-mint, Sundew Tangler will deal an additional 18, 20, 24, 28, 32, 38, 44, 54, 68, or 80 damage with her normal attacks, an additional 300 (level 1-2), 350, 400, 500, 600, 700, 850, 1050, or 1300 damage with her Plant Food attacks, and her sun rate is reduced to 6 seconds (level 1), 4 seconds (level 2-9), or 3 seconds (level 10).

Level upgrade

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Starting Recharge	Trap Duration*	Damage	Sun Rate^	Attack Cooldown#	Plant Food Power (Damage)	Plant Food Power (Zombies Trapped)
1	0	0	100	15 seconds	3 seconds	12 seconds	26 damage	8 seconds	10 seconds	60 damage	2
2	50					14 seconds	30 damage	7 seconds	9 seconds	70 damage
3	100					16 seconds	35 damage			80 damage	3
4	200			12 seconds		18 seconds	40 damage	6 seconds	8 seconds	90 damage
5	300					20 seconds	48 damage			110 damage	4
6	400				2 seconds	22 seconds	56 damage	5 seconds	7 seconds	130 damage
7	500					24 seconds	66 damage			150 damage	5
8	600			10 seconds		26 seconds	80 damage		6 seconds	180 damage
9	800					28 seconds	100 damage			230 damage
10	1,000			8 seconds		30 seconds	120 damage	4 seconds		270 damage	6

*Its Plant Food trap duration (4 seconds) does not increase through level upgrades.
^Its Plant Food sun rate (2 seconds) does not increase through level upgrades.
#Its attack starts cooling down when it untraps a zombie or kills the trapped zombie.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Strategies

While Sundew Tangler's ability may seem complicated at first, it turns out that it is a very easy plant to use. Since it's immune to zombie attacks, you don't need to worry too much about where you're placing it. However, it is definitely not reccomended to use her as your main attacker, as its ability can only affect one zombie at a time, meaning it can get overpowered easily by crowds.

Sundew Tangler strays from the traditional strategy of placing sun producers at the back of your defense. Instead, you should plant it near the front of the lawn. This ensures that it can trap zombies as soon as they come out and produce sun early. An invincible sun producer is extremely valuable since you don't have to worry about it getting eaten.

Sundew Tangler ignores armor, meaning you can use it on armored zombies without any problems. This can be especially useful if there are any Zombie Kings around, as Sundew Tangler easily takes out all the knights he creates.

Sadly, when leveled up enough, Sundew Tangler completely loses its sun producing capabilities due to doing too much damage and taking the zombie out before it can produce any sun. If you want Sundew Tangler for sun production, it is not recommended to level it up. However, if quickly taking out zombies is what you're looking for, then you should do exactly the opposite.

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Sundew Tangler
French	Rossolis tortueux	"Tangler Sundew"
German	Sonnentau-Wickler
Italian	Attorcigliasole
Brazilian Portuguese	Enrosca-orvalho	From enrosca and orvalho
Spanish	Drosera zampona	"Greedy Drosera"

Trivia

• While carnivorous plants have been represented in the franchise before, Sundew Tangler is the first representation of a 'flypaper' trap carnivorous plant. The previous carnivorous plants that have been featured have been either 'snap' traps (Chomper, Venus Flytrap) or 'pitfall' traps (Dino-Roar Grass, Gorgon Pitcher).
• Her almanac description is a reference to the popular quote that originated from the 1988 John Carpenter film They Live.

See also

• Claw Gloriosa

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