Charmatron-shroom
, also known as Charis-mage, is a fusion plant that requires its recipe to be unlocked in .
Combat Stats
Sun Cost
725 Sun (350 at night)
Damage
* 120 (Charge Level 0)
Attack Speed
2 Seconds
Range
1 Lane in Front
Target
Ground, Water Zombies
Toughness
300
Details
fires a Charm Spore in its lane every 3 seconds similar to , dealing 120 splash damage in a 3 × 3 area with no falloff.
The Charm Spore and its resulting splash damage have a chance to hypnotize zombies if the Zombie’s current Toughness is under 50% (ignoring Type 2 armor).
is immune to bite damage and zombies that try to bite it are hypnotized. If the biting zombie is immune to hypnotization, still takes no damage from the bite.
✓ Pros
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✗ Cons
Damage scales up to 720 with higher charge levels
Splash hits in a 3x3 area for excellent crowd coverage
Hypnotic secondary effect adds utility beyond raw damage
High sun cost at 725 sun
Odyssey-exclusive plant with no standard mode access
Base attack interval of 2 seconds is relatively slow
1
Allow Charmatron-shroom to charge fully before waves arrive so it fires at maximum damage output immediately.
2
Use Odyssey buffs that reduce its attack interval to 1 second for greatly increased sustained damage.
3
Position centrally in your formation so its 3x3 splash hits zombies in adjacent lanes.
4
Pair with plants that group zombies together to maximize the splash damage efficiency on every shot.
QHow does Charmatron-shroom's charge level affect its damage?
At charge levels 0 through 3 it deals 120, 240, 480, or 720 damage per shot respectively.
QIs Charmatron-shroom available outside Odyssey?
No, it is an Odyssey-exclusive fusion plant.
QDoes it attack only the target zombie or an area?
Its shots hit in a 3x3 splash area around the primary target.
