Plants vs Zombies 2 - Epic Quest - Seedium Plant Showcase - Dartichoke - September 2023

Dartichoke seeds were offered from September 6, 2023 through September 13, 2023.

Dartichoke is a member of the SPEAR-MINT family.
Dartichoke costs 225 Sun. (-25 Sun on levels 5 and 8.)
Dartichoke will fire a dart that targets the most dangerous zombie in the lane.
Dartichoke does 75 damage. (+15 damage per level.)
Dartichoke has a 30% chance to do 225 damage. (+5% chance and +45 damage per level.)
Dartichoke fires 6 darts before it needs to recharge. (+1 dart on levels 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10.)
Dartichoke needs 3.25 seconds to recharge. (-0.25 seconds per level.)
When given plant food, Dartichoke will launch about a dozen thistles which seek zombies to attack - similar to Dartichoke.

Commentary:
So the plants get a sniper plant - a plant which prioritizes dangerous zombies. This is a good thing.

The problem with such a plant is that this prioritization means it will target a faraway zombie instead of that little bratty fire imp gnawing away at it.

Bottom Line:
The sniper ability is a trait not found in any other plant. This makes Dartichoke difficult to compare to other plants.

That said, there are a number of things which hold this plant back:
• Expensive.
• Needs support plants as low priority zombies walk through unimpeded if a higher priority is targeted.
• Can not be selected on Last Stand levels.
• Jester zombies can reflect the darts.

Because of the cost of this plant, it is best used on longer levels with strong Sun production and a decent support staff already in place. This typically means a longer level - which does not happen all that often.