Plants vs Zombies 2 - Zomboss - Seedium Showcase - Shine Vine - February 2025

Plant of the Week - Shine Vine - was offered between February 1, 2025 through February 8, 2025.

Shine Vine is a member of the Enlightment-Mint family.
Shine Vine costs 75 Sun. (-25 Sun on level 5.)
Every 32-36 seconds, Shine Vine produces 50 Sun. (+25 Sun on levels 4, 7 and 10.)
If a Sun-Producing Enlight-Mint plant is inside Shine Vine, its Sun Production will be increased by +25 Sun. (+25 additional Sun on levels 6 and 9.)
When damaged, Shine Vine will drop 5 Sun. (+5 Sun on level 5.)
Shine Vine can stun nearby zombies for 1.05 seconds. (+0.05 seconds per level.)

Commentary:
Taken as a whole, Shine Vine is just an expensive version of Sunflower. Nothing very special here.
Having two (2) Sun producers seems like a waste of a seed slot. The recharge time of most Sun Producers is quick enough not to warrant a 2nd Sun Producer.
Yet Shine Vine is a good plant. When space is tight, like when Dave decides to grow mold, Shine Vine allows for Sun production without losing tile space.
Having Shine Vine plus a Sun producer will also speed up the early game allowing the player go start planting offensive plants.
Shine Vine is great to have on levels where producing a certain amount of Sun is needed.

Bottom Line:
On normal levels, Shine Vine takes a back seat. However having Shine Vine ready to come in when needed makes many levels much easier.

It's not a flashy plant. It's more a meat-and-potatoes plant. But just like the food, it is still good for the player. Get this plant and level it up.

Perks = Chill zombies / Float Away zombies / Boss Buster

+Timestamps
00:00 | Difficulty 1 = Shadows = FAIL. Do not toy with this Zomboss. If the Shadow setup failed on difficulty 1, 2nd tier strategies will also fail. Bring your A-team.
02:26 | Difficulty 2 = Bowling Bulbs + Pea Vine
04:54 | Difficulty 3 = Mega Gatling Pea + Pea Vine + Torchwood

Given plant = Shine Vine

Level 1 Objective - Remove five (5) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 10 Shine Vine seeds.
Players start with 1,850 Sun.

Level 2 Objective - Remove seven (7) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 15 Shine Vine seeds.
Players start with 1,850 Sun.

Level 3 Objective - Remove nine (9) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 20 Shine Vine seeds.
Players start with 1,850 Sun.

We do not get a preview of Penny's Pursuit before it is released. So what you see is what players get.

We also try to vary the strategies from week to week and showcasing different plants and strategies and ideas. Using the same strategy week after week would be boring to see.

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