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Camo Cactus is a Super Rare variant of the Cactus in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. She can deal high-damaging headshots at the cost of having a slow fire rate (60 rpm compared to Stock's 150 rpm) and very slow reload speed (3.5s compared to Stock's 2s).

The standard clip of the Camo Cactus is up to five shots, and six shots when upgraded in GW1. She has improved zoom, allowing you to snipe enemies easily. The Camo Cactus can easily vanquish opponents with headshots.

Descriptions[]

Stickerbook description[]

As a master of disguise, she's had to learn how to blend in to a suburban atmosphere. It was far more challenging than she had originally thought.

In-game description[]

Camo Cactus has a drastically increased zoom and critical hit multiplier!

AI health (Garden Warfare 2 only)[]

  • Easy: 75
  • Normal: 100
  • Hard: 125
  • CRAAAAZY: 150

Primary weapon[]

Garden Warfare[]

The primary weapon of the Camo Cactus is the Camo Shot. She has a further zoom than any other character. All facts below apply to a fully upgraded weapon.

  • The base damage per hit at all ranges is 33 and the critical is 66.
  • The max DPS at all ranges (without upgrades) is 70.6.
  • The weapon deals no splash damage.
  • The ammo in a clip is 6. (5 in Garden Warfare 2)
  • The reload time is 3.4 seconds.
  • The projectile speed is fast.
  • The weapon is a semi-precision weapon.
  • The bloom is low.

Garden Warfare 2[]

The Camo Cactus's primary weapon is the Camo Shot. It is different from the Spike Shot as it zooms in much further than the Spike Shot, deals slightly more damage and deals double the damage on headshots, but has a slower rate of fire, lower magazine, and much longer reload speed. It deals 30 impact damage and 60 critical damage (33 and 66 when upgraded).

Abilities[]

Left abilities
Potato MineGW1
Potato Mine
Potato Mines force Zombies to look down. If a Zombie sets foot on a Potato Mine, it will explode and they will experience the full force of a "SPUDOW!"
Potato Nugget MineGW1
Potato Nugget Mine
These little nuggets are small, have a great sense of humor and enjoy sitting around waiting to blow Zombies sky high. While not as damaging as their potato cousins, these little nuggets still pack a spudow!
Center abilities
Garlic DroneGW1
Garlic Drone
By launching her Garlic Drone companion, she can monitor Zombies from the skies, attack them from the air, and call in devastating Corn Strikes.
Artichoke DroneGW1
Artichoke Drone
The Artichoke Drone has a really thick skin. This gives it more health and helps it last longer in a fight. However, it does not have the same firepower as its Garlic counterpart.
Right abilities
Tallnut BattlementGW1
Tallnut Battlement
Tallnut Battlements have many uses. They can be shields and they can block paths to stop the Zombies in their tracks. They're terrible card players, though.
Iron MaidenGW1
Iron Maiden
Encased in iron armor, these Iron Maiden Tallnuts will stare at Zombies with an unmatched intensity. They are very hard to destroy and enjoy getting in the way.

Left abilities
Potato MineGW2
Potato Mine
Potato Mines force Zombies to look down. If a Zombie sets foot on a Potato Mine, it will explode and they will experience the full force of a "SPUDOW!"
Potato Nugget MineGW2
Potato Nugget Mine
These little nuggets are small, have a great sense of humor and enjoy sitting around waiting to blow Zombies sky high. While not as damaging as their potato cousins, these little nuggets still pack a spudow!
Pizzazzling Potato MineGW2
Pizzazzling
Potato Mine
Need some more shine in your life? These potatoes love to pizzazle zombies, and will leave a cloud of glitter after a whopping sparkling spudow!
Center abilities
Garlic DroneGW2
Garlic Drone
By launching her Garlic Drone companion, she can monitor Zombies from the skies, attack them from the air, and call in devastating Corn Strikes.
Artichoke DroneGW2
Artichoke Drone
The Artichoke Drone has a really thick skin. This gives it more health and helps it last longer in a fight. However, it does not have the same firepower as its Garlic counterpart.
Red ArtichokeGW2
Red Artichoke
This agile Artichoke shouldn't be messed with. It's as fast as a clam and quick like a cucumber!
Dark Garlic DroneGW2
Dark Garlic Drone
The Dark Garlic Drone is infused with mystical dark energy. It has cool magical weapons and cool magical look.
Right abilities
Tallnut BattlementGW2
Tallnut Battlement
Tallnut Battlements have many uses. They can be shields and they can block paths to stop the Zombies in their tracks. They're terrible card players, though.
Iron MaidenGW2
Iron Maiden
Encased in iron armor, these Iron Maiden Tallnuts will stare at Zombies with an unmatched intensity. They are very hard to destroy and enjoy getting in the way.
Bling MaidenGW2
Bling Maiden
This Tallnut is encased in solid bling gold armor! How did a Tallnut even afford such expensive armor though?

Weapon upgrades[]

CamoCacutsUpgrade

Description of the Camo Cactus's weapon upgrades

Enhanced Cactus Training[]

Superior survival training offers a faster way to load spikes.

Secret Spike Stash[]

A secret stash of ammo is useful for increasing ammo capacity.

Perfect Spikes[]

Perfect spikes obviously result in dealing more damage to Zombies.

Unlocking (Garden Warfare only)[]

In order to unlock this variant, you must reach rank 10 with the Cactus class. You need to do this by completing challenges with the Cactus and any of her variants. You earn a character piece for each time you level up, starting at level 6 all the way to level 10.

Strategies[]

With[]

Camo Cactus is a more extreme version of Cactus specializing in long-range kills. The Camo Cactus can make many vanquishes from a distance. You can zoom in more than other variants, so you can see ahead and snipe zombies from extreme distances. Always aim for a headshot, as it deals the most damage. The Camo Cactus deals enough damage per shot to kill an All-Star in four headshots, a Scientist in two headshots, and any other zombie in three (two when upgraded). The Camo Cactus deals 30 per body shot and 60 damage per headshot (33 and 66 when upgraded).

Camo Cactus' overwhelming strengths, however, are held back by her equally glaring flaws. In close-quarters combat, Camo Cactus arguably performs the worst out of any character in the game due to her slow rate of fire and her slow reload speed, and the fact that she is even more inaccurate when not zoomed in than the default Cactus. The only way to take advantage of the Camo Cactus' primary weapon damage at close range could be to zoom in for a quick short-range headshot, but this is difficult to pull off, even for skilled players. To counteract the Camo Cactus' slow zoom, drop a Potato Mine after zooming in entirely, and it will instantly zoom in and stay like this until you die. Using this can help you get out of situations when caught off-guard at medium or even close ranges.

Another blaring downside to Camo Cactus is her slow aiming speed. When zoomed in, the Camo Cactus will move very slowly, both movement-wise and aiming-wise, meaning it can be tricky to hit fast-moving opponents. Combining this with Camo Cactus' terrible fire rate and reload time makes it challenging to vanquish foes at full health since they can typically hide after one shot and be safe.

Learn the high points on each map and get to them quickly. High places with a good view of the surroundings are familiar places for the Camo Cactus to be found (though this is true with practically all Cactus variants). However, be on the lookout for Zombot Drones or Parrot Pals, as they can easily vanquish you.

The Chemist is perhaps the Camo Cactus' exact opposite. Whereas the Camo Cactus can be lethal at long range, she is almost harmless at close range (if you keep moving), while the Chemist can be lethal at close range but is harmless at long range.

Against[]

From a distance, the Camo Cactus can zoom in more than any of her variants and easily vanquish you. Also, be careful not to stick your head out when not in a safe area, as the Camo Cactus can line up an easy vanquish from a distance. It only takes a part of your head to be exposed for the heavy damage of the Camo Cactus to hit you, so be wary of your position.

The Camo Ranger could be the most practical approach for countering the Camo Cactus since he is also a sniper. His weapon, the Camo Surprise, also has more ammo and is better equipped for close-quarters combat than the Camo Cactus. Bear in mind, however, that the Camo Cactus does more damage per shot and can zoom in a lot further than the Camo Ranger. You can also use the ZPG or Zombie Stink Cloud to weaken, blind, suppress, or harass her.

Any Scientist variant can quickly get to the Camo Cactus using a Warp (or both) and then make short work of her at close range. You can also use his Energy Warp, in which he is invincible, and vanquish her once you come out of Energy Warp.

The All-Star can deploy his Long Bomb if the Camo Cactus is in range. Imp Punts are less helpful against this plant since they are best used at mid to close range, where your Football Cannon is more reliable than Long Bomb. In fact, given all of her disadvantages in close quarters, it is scarce to see a Camo Cactus trying to fight at close range, but if you do encounter one doing so, use your Sprint Tackle or Imp Punt to attack her.

The Engineer can use his Zombot Drone or Rocket Drone to find a Camo Cactus and harass her or vanquish her (but be careful not to get spotted and shot down). Otherwise, utilize close combat with her using any of your other abilities, particularly the Jackhammer.

Imps are excellent at disposing of the Camo Cactus alone due to the Imp's size. It will be tough for a Camo Cactus to hit an Imp, especially at short range. If there is a group of plants, consider using Gravity Grenade to bundle them together to save time. Move around frequently, as the Imp only has 75 health. In addition, try not to use Impkata near a Camo Cacti, as the Impkata is slow and can potentially put you at risk of being vanquished if the Camo Cacti is near teammates or is accurate enough. The Z-Mech is likely the most effective way to deal with the Camo Cactus due to its high health and powerful attacks.

Super Brainz has the hardest time with the Camo Cactus, as they are big targets and can easily be vanquished before getting to the Camo Cactus or even vanquish her. Super Brainz should use the Super Ultra Ball to try and weaken the Camo Cactus for teammates. However, look out when using the Super Ultra Ball, as it will leave Super Brainz in the air motionless, making him easy for the Camo Cactus to hit.

Captain Deadbeards should fight fire with fire. Try and outsnipe the Camo Cactus and make it so she is not safe sniping, allowing teammates to easily fight without worrying about her sniping them. Try not to use your Barrel Blast or Cannon Rodeo as they are poor options to use from long range. Only use Barrel Blast if you are about to be vanquished, as damage taken is reduced in the barrel. The Parrot Pal is the best option since it will be difficult for the Camo Cactus to hit it. Just make sure they are not near Crystal Guardians or other teammates like Sunflowers that can easily snipe you down.

Balancing changes[]

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part Two DLC[]

  • Reduced the look speed multiplier while zoomed from 0.065x to 0.1x.
  • Impact damage was decreased from 30 to 28.

July 2016 Patch[]

  • Damage was increased from 28 to 30.

Related achievements[]

Making Popcorn PSN
Making Popcorn
As a Cactus, Vanquish 10 Players with the Drone's Corn Strike
Weed Whacker PSN
Weed Whacker
Vanquish 100 Peashooters, 100 Sunflowers, 100 Chompers and 100 Cacti

Gallery[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Camo Cactus
France French Cactus camouflé "Camouflage Cactus"
Germany German Tarnkaktee
Italy Italian Cactus mimetico "Camouflage Cactus"
Japan Japanese 迷彩サボテン "Camouflage Cactus"
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Cacto Camuflado "Camouflage Cactus"
Spain Spanish Cactus de camuflaje "Camouflage Cactus", lit. "Cactus of Camouflage"


Trivia[]

  • The Diamond Select figure of her description refers to her as male.
  • In the Tactical Taco Party DLC, her primary attack was nerfed, dealing 25% less damage (headshot damage was lowered from 88 to 66 and body shot damage was lowered from 44 to 33).
    • This was probably due to her being very overpowered, as three body shots would vanquish any zombie except for an All-Star (five body shots to vanquish a full-health All-Star).
  • She is one of the two plants in the game to have holes in their "nose." The other is Commando Pea.
    • Coincidentally, they are both based on positions in the army.
  • When not zoomed in, her crosshairs are so spread out that they actually zoom in slightly when jumping.
    • This is the opposite of what happens with other characters, where their crosshairs spread out slightly when jumping.

See also[]

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Plants (Shooter games)
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Berry Shooter · Plasma Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower


Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chester Chomper · Chomp Thing


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Citrus Cactus · Jade Cactus
Boss Mode Crazy Dave
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Cheesy Goop · Chesterweed


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden


Boss Mode Coconut Spotting Station · Twin Heal Flower · Cherry Strike · Revive Rainbow
Spawnable Plants Pea Cannon · Pea Repeater · Gatling Pea · Bonk Choy · Scaredy-shroom · Heal Flower · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Snap Dragon · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice Peashooter · Fire Peashooter · Bamboo Shoot · Laser Bean
Others Corn Mortar · Flax Cannon · Tallnut · Mega Flower · Tactical Cuke · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Plasma Pea · Rock Pea · Electro Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower · Vampire Flower · Stuffy Flower


Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chomp Thing · Yeti Chomper · Disco Chomper · Unicorn Chomper · Twilight Chomper


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Jade Cactus · Zen Cactus · Petrified Cactus


Citrons Citron · Frozen Citron · Electro Citron · Iron Citron · Party Citron · Toxic Citron


Roses Rose · Druid Rose · Fire Rose · Frost Rose · Party Rose · Nec'Rose


Corns Kernel Corn · BBQ Corn · Mob Cob · Pops Corn · Party Corn · Commando Corn


Others Torchwood · Junkasaurus
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump · Dark Bean Bomb · Bling Gatling


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower · Rainbow Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Chomp Cannon · Vampweed · Rainbow Warp · Twilight Warp


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden · Pizzazzling Potato Mine · Red Artichoke · Bling Maiden · Dark Garlic Drone


Citron
Assault Mode EMPeach · Citron Ball · Peel Shield · Party Citron Ball · Mood Shield


Citron Ball Hyper Ball · Assault Mode · Spin Dash


Rose Time Snare · Arcane Enigma · Goatify · Arcane Lotus · Psychedelic Goat


Kernel Corn Butter Barrage · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot · Bigger Better Butter · Multi-Shuck


Torchwood Blazin' Blast · Smoldering Madness · Leaf Shield


Junkasaurus Charge of Insanity · Epic Mega Blast · Spin Override · Super Heavy Hornblast
Spawnable Plants
Soil of Summoning Weed · Pumpkin Weed · Terracotta Weed · Leaf Shield Weed · Wood Shield Weed · Vase Weed · Porcelain Vase Weed · Heal Weed · Flag Weed · Dandelion Weed · Hypno-shroom


Grow-a-Pot Bonk Choy · Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Lightning Reed · Scaredy-shroom · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice-shroom · Toxic Gloom-shroom · Bamboo Shoot · Snap Dragon · Heal Flower
Bosses Giga Torchwood · Super Bean · Sunflower Queen · Big Stump · Marigold · Squash · Royal Hypno-Flower · Spooky Squash
L.E.A.F. Agent Citron · Agent Rose · Agent Corn · Grumpy Stumpy · Ironball
Others Assistant Manager Bitey · Crystal Guardian · Tallnut · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville plants
Playable Classes
PvZ BfN Attack Class Icon Attack Peashooter · Chomper · Kernel Corn · Night Cap · Snapdragon


PvZ BfN Defend Class Icon Defend Cactus · Citron · Acorn (Oak)


PvZ BfN Support Class Icon Support Sunflower · Rose


Swarm Wildflower
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Pea Suped


Chomper Spikeweed · Burrow · Grody Goop


Kernel Corn Butter Beacon · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot


Night Cap Casting Shadows · Fung Fu · Shadow Sneak


Snapdragon Swoop Slam · Blue Blazes · Blazing Trail


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Petal Propeller


Citron E.M.Peach · Spin Dash · Navel Laser


Acorn & Oak
Acorn
Solo Sap Trap · Invoke Oak · Acorn Dash


Passenger Sap Trap · Treeject · Lumber Support


Oak Super Sap Trap · Treeject · Roll for Damage



Sunflower Sunny Side Up · Sunbeam · Heal Beam


Rose Jinx · Arcane Enigma · Goatify


Wildflower Wild Life · Weed Out · Bloom Boom
Spawnable Plants
Grow-a-Pot
Range Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Scaredy-Shroom · Lightning Reed


Support Heal Flower · Goop-Shroom


Melee Bonk Choy · Doom-Shroom · Fume-Shroom


Soil of Summoning
Melee Terracotta Weed · Vase Weed · Dandelion


Range Wildflower · Terracotta Wildflower


Support Heal Weed · Hypno-Shroom
Battle Leaders Bam-Bam-Boo · Bluehorn Corn · Flotsamuel · Lucy · No-Neck Raffi · Pinky Rain · Pollen Kate · Pound Cake · Queen Capra · Sherman · Sproutrage · Teddy
Bounty Hunt
Weirding Woods Queenigma · Solar Sisters · Wild Bunch


Town Center Bitey Brothers · Mirror-Shroom · Tiger Klaus
Elusive Foes
Weirding Woods Amber Gemma · Pops Cyclops · Sleepy


Town Center Big Hurtle · Kitty Sparkles · Mrs. Veilbiter
Bosses Dreadroot · Giga Torchwood · Sunflower Queen · Super Bean · Marigold · Hypno Sunflower Queen · Spooky Squash · Bitter Dill · Dreadwood · Blight Cap
Quest NPCs Air Ron · Best Fishing Friend™️ · Bingo-Bongo · Brian · Corny Corn · Dandelion · Exposition Al · Gilly the Kid · Harmela · Land Phil · Major Sweetie · Mark · Mike · Sergeant Peel · Sir Crustworthy · Sir Victor-Ian · Tenderleaf · Tumbleweed Ted · Vivian
Others Weed · Pumpkin Weed · Leaf Shield Weed · Pumpkin Wildflower · Mindblower
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