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Not to be confused with Berry Blast.

Barrel Blast is an ability for Captain Deadbeard in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 and Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. When used, Captain Deadbeard hides in a wooden barrel with a fuse on it. The player triggers the fuse which leads to the explosion of the barrel after a certain amount of time. When Captain Deadbeard is in the barrel, he will move slower than usual, but after he triggers the fuse, he moves faster. The explosion does up to 150 splash damage to the plants. The player also takes 75% less damage while in the barrel.

In Garden Warfare 2 it has a Rux exclusive bling variant named the Looty Booty Barrel Blast. Like most of the bling variants however, the Looty Booty Barrel Blast is merely a bejeweled reskin of the default Barrel Blast, and as such functions identically.

In Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the ability has been reworked to shield Captain Deadbeard from damage while still retaining the ability to explode. The barrel can take up to 100 points of damage before breaking, removing the option to detonate it if done quickly enough. In addition, if a plant aims for the eye hole in the barrel, they can damage Captain Deadbeard normally though this eye hole is miniscule.

Description[]

Garden Warfare 2[]

Barrel Blast[]

Hop inside your trusty barrel to shield yourself from attacks, but that's not all! Light the fuse and run towards your Plant foes an explosive surprise.

Looty Booty Barrel Blast[]

Yo ho ho, it's a barrel made of shiny treasure! Protect yourself from plants in style, and blast them away with a glittery explosion!

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville[]

Hide in a short-fused powder keg. Light fuse with [Attack].

Associated upgrades  (Battle for Neighborville only)[]

Powder Keg
Barrel BlastBfN
โ— 1
Captain Deadbeard gets launched higher from Barrel Blast.

Barrel Blast launches Captain Deadbeard 11.5m (37.73 ft) upward.
Incoming Keg
Barrel BlastBfN
โ— 3
Move faster while in Barrel Blast.

Move 40.3509% faster while in Barrel Blast.

Strategies[]

Garden Warfare 2[]

With[]

This should be used either as a sneak attack for snipers or as a way to get away from the plants. Most commonly, you'll use this in Team Vanquish to get some vanquishes, or in Herbal Assault, when you must retreat to the next objective and need extra protection. Gnome Bomb and Suburbination are also good, since plants must go to specific objectives. If you're in the barrel, they'll have to think twice of approaching. You should never run into the plants in your barrel when you're at low health, despite having damage reduced in the barrel. So overall, this ability can be used in a similar fashion to the Turbo Twister

If there are multiple plants, this can be extremely useful as you can use it to kill or severely damage other plants around you, along with it's short recharge. In Graveyard Ops, this can be useful against bosses, as they will not attack you. 

Note that Spikeweeds automatically cancel the barrel without activating it, and leave you completely helpless as you are likely to be close to the plants. Avoid them at all costs and if there is no easy way to approach, simply retreat with the barrel.

Against[]

Simply run away from it with something like Hyper. Most classes have a good way to quickly flee from the barrel unharmed, and as the explosion's range is extremely short, it should be easy to escape unscathed.

Note that some abilities will immediately cancel the barrel, while others will restrict its movement so much that the explosion is too far away from the player that the barrel is worthless. Such abilities include Goop, EMPeach and the aforementioned Spikeweeds. Ice variants can also try to freeze the barrel, stopping it from moving completely.

Remember that the barrel's damage reduction is not to be underestimated, so unless the pirate entered it with low health, it is unwise to try and vanquish the pirate inside, even with powerful abilities such as the Shuck Shot or Chili Bean Bomb.

Battle for Neighborville[]

With[]

This ability has a rather inconsistent hit detection, so it's not recommended to continuously use this as it won't deal any damage if it doesn't register the hits to the enemy, which may potentially get yourself killed instead. It's recommended to use the Incoming Keg upgrade as it will increase your movement speed while inside the barrel by 75%, allowing you to approach running enemies with ease.

For best results, use the Incoming Keg and Heavy Metal upgrades, as this combination will increase your movement speed by around 128% after using Anchor's Away, allowing you to move over twice as fast. Touching a Double Time speed pad will increase this even further, allowing you to move almost 3.5 times faster than normal.

Against[]

With most plants, it's recommended to run away from the barrel, unless if the opponent is using upgrades that increase their movement speed while inside the barrel, as you may not be able to outrun them. In that case, either use abilities that allow you to dodge them, such as Acorn Dash or Husk Hopping towards a higher place, or try to attack them as fast as possible. While the barrel is quite durable, it's not indestructible by any means.

Acorn is the best character to counter this ability, as he is able to deal more damage against shields than other characters. Continuously attacking the barrel with his primary weapon without missing a shot is guaranteed to destroy the barrel before the opponent is able to detonate it. However, if you can't attack them quickly enough and they already triggered the detonation, simply use Acorn Dash before it explodes.

Balancing changes[]

Post Beta[]

  • โ–ฒ Barrel armor damage reduction increased from 0.75 to 0.25

Graveyard Variety Pack DLC[]

  • โ–ฒ Made some movement speed improvements to his barrel when unlit.

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One DLC[]

  • Added the ability to cancel out of the barrel without lighting the fuse (ability still goes on cool down)

Gallery[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Barrel Blast
Taiwan Traditional Chinese ๆกถๅญ็ˆ†็ ด
France French Baril explosif
Germany German Fass-Knaller
Italy Italian Esplosione di barili
Poland Polish Wybuchowa beczka
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Barril Explosivo
Spain Spanish Explosiรณn tonelera
Mexico Latin American
Spanish
Destello de barril


Trivia[]

  • This ability may be a reference to a gameplay mechanic from Sly 2: Band of Thieves. The character Sly Cooper could hop into a barrel of TNT as a disguise and sets the fuse to blow when necessary, similarly to how Captain Deadbeard uses the barrel to sneak in and lights the fuse at will.
  • Previously, it used to have a 25% damage resistance. This was increased to 75% in the January 2016 update.
  • The last sentence of its Stickerbook description seems incomplete. It should be "Light the fuse and run towards your Plant foes and give them an explosive surprise."
  • The player will get an additional 100 XP (with a 2x XP multiplier) if they manage to vanquish a pirate in its barrel. 
  • Sometimes in Graveyard Ops, bosses and plants will not attack you while you are in the barrel, making this a good way to regenerate health. This is shared with the Foot Soldier with his Stink Cloud.
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Engineer Sonic Grenade ยท Zombot Drone ยท Jackhammer ยท Proximity Sonic Mine ยท Rocket Drone ยท Turbo Jackhammer
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Bosses Disco Zombie ยท Yeti Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Giga Gargantuar ยท Baron von Bats
Normal Chieftain ยท Berserker ยท Giga Imp ยท Zombomb ยท Pirate Zombie ยท Conehead Pirate ยท Buckethead Pirate ยท Screen Door Pirate ยท Imp Pirate ยท Treasure Yeti ยท Exploding Imp Fan
Others Zombot Turret
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 zombies
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Engineers Engineer ยท Welder ยท Painter ยท Mechanic ยท Electrician ยท Plumber ยท Landscaper ยท Sanitation Expert ยท Roadie Z ยท AC Perry
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Pirates Captain Deadbeard ยท Captain Cannon ยท Captain Flameface ยท Captain Sharkbite ยท Captain Partyman ยท Captain Squawk
Others Hover Goat-3000 ยท Mecha Cat ยท Stinky Goat
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Engineer Sonic Grenade ยท Big Bolt Blaster ยท Jackhammer ยท Proximity Sonic Mine ยท Turbo Jackhammer ยท Bedazzled Bolt Blaster
Scientist Heal Beam of Science ยท Warp ยท Sticky Explody Ball ยท Zombie Heal Station ยท Energy Warp ยท Mega Heal Bomb ยท Armored Heal Station ยท Armored Bling Station
All-Star Imp Punt ยท Sprint Tackle ยท Dummy Shield ยท Long Bomb ยท Ultra Tackle ยท Shield Decoy ยท Future Dummy
Imp
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Super Brainz Super Ultra Ball ยท Turbo Twister ยท Heroic Kick ยท Super Multi Ball ยท Super Guided Ultra Ball
Captain Deadbeard Barrel Blast ยท Parrot Pal ยท Cannon Rodeo ยท Looty Booty Barrel Blast ยท Future Parrot Pal
Hover Goat-3000 Damage Buff Booster Beam ยท Mega Awesome Laser ยท Tubular Turbo
Mecha Cat Kitty Pounce ยท Furball Frenzy ยท Kitty Fury ยท Tail Powershot
Stinky Goat Goat Scratch ยท Goat Jump ยท Goat Bleat
Spawnable Zombies
Gravedirt of Summoning Browncoat Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Newspaper Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie ยท Coffin Zombie ยท Outhouse Zombie ยท Heal Zombie ยท Exploding Imp ยท Karate Zombie
Build-a-Bot Mr. Toasty ยท Mr. Freezy ยท Mr. Toxic ยท Gatling Bot ยท Breaker Bot ยท Rocket Bot ยท Boxer Bot ยท Mr. Electro ยท Explody Bot ยท Loudmouth Bot ยท Hide-n-Shoot Bot ยท Uplink Bot ยท Dr. Heals
Bosses Baron von Bats ยท Disco Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Giga Gargantuar ยท Gargoatuar ยท House Gargantuar ยท Mech Gargantuar ยท Treasure Yeti ยท Yeti Zombie ยท Zen Sensei ยท Captain Smasher ยท Sasquatch ยท Yeti King
Top Zombie Dr. Patient ยท Dr. Fizzician ยท Z-Mech 11011-3 ยท Ol' Deadbeard ยท Super Duper Brainz ยท Gene Error ยท Dr. Daul Fin
Others Zomburger Artist ยท Backup Dancer ยท Vampire Zombie ยท Berserker ยท Giga Imp ยท Zombomb ยท Pirate Zombie ยท Conehead Pirate ยท Buckethead Pirate ยท Screen Door Pirate ยท Imp Pirate ยท Map Pirate ยท Barrel Pirate ยท Yeti Imp ยท Zombot Turret ยท Exploding Imp Fan ยท Sasquatch Imp ยท Future Imp ยท Robo-Zombie
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PvZ BfN Attack Class Icon Attack Foot Soldier ยท Imp (Z-Mech) ยท Super Brainz ยท 80s Action Hero ยท Electric Slide
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Swarm TV Head
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Foot Soldier Super Stink Cloud ยท Rocket Jump ยท ZPG
Imp
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80s Action Hero Dynamite Dodge ยท Rocket Ride ยท Can't-Miss-ile
Electric Slide Funky Bouncer ยท Outta Fight! ยท Disco Tornado
Captain Deadbeard Barrel Blast ยท Parrot Pal ยท Anchor's Away
All-Star Imp Punt ยท Sprint Tackle ยท Dummy Shield
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Space Cadet
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Passenger Asteroid Shield ยท Escape Pod ยท Hands-On Torpedo
Space Station Space Force ยท Escape Pod ยท Crater Maker
Scientist Sticky Healy Thingy ยท Warp ยท Healing Hose
Engineer Bullhorn Swarm ยท Heavy Helper ยท Double Time
Wizard Zee-lixir ยท Spell Disaster ยท Co-Star
TV Head Commercial Break ยท Yeti, Set, GO! ยท Overheated Dinner
Spawnable Zombies
Build-a-Bot
Range Rocket Bot ยท Gatling Bot ยท Hide-n-Shoot Bot ยท Mr. Electro
Support Dr. Heals ยท Loudmouth Bot
Melee Boxer Bot ยท Explody Bot ยท Breaker Bot
Gravedirt of Summoning
Melee Buckethead Zombie ยท Outhouse Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie
Range TV Head ยท TV Buckethead
Support Heal Zombie ยท Yeti Imp
Battle Leaders Basecoat Bert ยท Captain Cozplay ยท Cap'n Sharklunch ยท Charnado ยท Dr. Spork ยท Just Brad ยท Red Janet ยท Rolleeta ยท Sgt. Plaid Attitude ยท Shadez 2 Cool ยท The Advertiser ยท Woofzy
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Town Center Byte Knight ยท Captain Featherbrainz ยท Shock Wheelz Crew
Mount Steep Bomby Dearest ยท Ninjimp ยท Tiny
Elusive Foes
Town Center Fantastico ยท Pack Rat ยท Squiddy Shaw
Mount Steep Dig Wig ยท Mag Pete-O ยท Safety Stan
Bosses Baron von Bats ยท Disco Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Major Problem ยท Mech Gargantuar ยท Olds Cool ยท Treasure Yeti ยท Yeti Zombie ยท Zen Sensei ยท Zombomb
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Others Bouncer Bot ยท Browncoat Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Exploding Imp ยท Goat ยท Miner Problem ยท Robo-Zombie ยท TV Conehead
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