Rescue the Gold Bloom is the second Epic Quest of Plants vs. Zombies 2 that was released with the 4.6.1 update. This series of levels showcase Gold Bloom, and is obtainable as a reward when completed. It is unlocked after beating Ancient Egypt - Day 8.
Step 1
Complete each step in the Epic Quest chain for an awesome reward.
This level is an altered version of Modern Day - Day 21. This level includes Jurassic Imps, Jurassic Bullies, and portals closer to the player's house in the final wave. The Ancient Egypt portal does not appear.
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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None | |
| 2 |  3
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None | 100% Plant Food |
| 3 |  2
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None | |
| 4 |   1 4
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None | First flag |
| 5 | 1 3
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None |  is spawned at row 3, column 6
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| 6 |  3  2
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None | 100% Plant Food |
| 7 | 1 2 3 5 4 4
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None | |
| 8 | 1 5 3 2 4
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None | Second flag |
| 9 | 2 3  4 1 5
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None | |
| 10 | 3 3 3 1 5  1 5
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None | 100% Plant Food |
| 11 | 1 5 2 4
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None | |
| 12 | 1 1 5 5 2 4 3
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None | Final flag; is spawned at row 1, column 2;  is spawned at row 5, column 3
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Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not require premiums nor Plant Food, but does require Ghost Pepper. This also will not lose any lawn mowers.
- Required plants:
- (do not use if you do not plan on using Plant Food)
- Procedure
- Place a column of Twin Sunflowers.
- Place Celery Stalkers to deal with the first few zombies. Put them on column 5.
- Place Primal Wall-nuts on column 3 if you are waiting for Celery Stalker to recharge. Alternatively, you could use Ghost Pepper but you need defense for All-Star Zombies.
- If your Celery Stalker is about to be overwhelmed, put Magnifying Grass on column 2 and use it to deal with the extra zombies so the Celery Stalkers are not eaten.
- Use Blover on Balloon Zombie.
- Continue to use Magnifying Grass and Celery Stalker to deal with zombies until the last flag. Replace damaged Primal Wall-nuts if needed.
- At the last flag, portals will spawn and bounce a Magnifying Grass and Primal Wall-nut. For the lower portal, use Magnifying Grass to kill the Octo Zombie and the first Surfer Zombie. For the upper portal, place and use Magnifying Grass to kill the spawned zombies before they could do damage. Do not forget to use Magnifying Grass in the second to fourth row. When the second Surfer Zombie appears, use Ghost Pepper to kill it.
- Stall the last few zombies with Primal Wall-nut and kill them with Ghost Pepper and Celery Stalker.
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Step 2
Get your first glimpse of the glorious Gold Bloom!
This level is an altered version of Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 10 which is changed from Special Delivery to a regular level. Sun does not fall from the sky, but Gold Bloom is introduced and pre-selected in this level. This level includes Excavator Zombies and Parasol Zombies on the same lanes.
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  3
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None | |
| 2 |  5
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None | Punk plays |
| 3 | 1 3
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None | |
| 4 | 1 1
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None | |
| 5 |  2 1 5 2
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None | |
| 6 |  3 1 1 5  5  3
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None | First flag |
| 7 | 1 5 1 1 5 5
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None | |
| 8 | 3 4 3 4
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None | |
| 9 | 1 5 1 5 1 5
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None | Rap plays |
| 10 | 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4
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None | |
| 11 | 1 1 5 5
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None | Punk plays |
| 12 | 1 1 3 5 5 1 3 3 5 1 3 5
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None | Final flag |
Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not require premiums, but does require Ghost Pepper. This also will not lose any lawn mowers.
- Required plants:
- (pre-selected)
- Procedure
- Plant a column of Twin Sunflowers. Stall the first few zombies slowly with Stallia, so the punk jam will be delayed. Kill them with Ghost Pepper.
- Put two Magnet-shrooms in column 2. One in the second row and one in the fourth row.
- The rest of the level is pretty straightfoward:
- Kill with Guacodiles and Ghost Peppers.
- If any zombies are too close for your liking, use Thyme Warp or Stallia on them.
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Step 3
Hold the line against formation of frosty foes.
This level is an altered version of Frostbite Caves - Day 13. This level includes Tomb Raiser Zombies (That can appear in "Snowstorm!" ambushes) and Wizard Zombies.
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  2
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None | |
| 2 | 3 4
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None | Freezing Winds affect rows 3 and 4; 100% Plant Food |
| 3 | 2  4
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None | |
| 4 | 2 3  5   1
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None | First flag; 400%/7 Plant Food |
| 5 | None |
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Freezing Winds affect rows 3 and 4; Snowstorm! |
| 6 |  2 3 4 3
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None | |
| 7 | None | 
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Snowstorm! |
| 8 | 2 4  1 3 3 5
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None | Second flag; Freezing Winds affect rows 1 and 5; 500%/7 Plant Food |
| 9 | 2
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Snowstorm! |
| 10 | 2  2 3 3 4
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None | Freezing Winds affect rows 1 and 5 |
| 11 | 1 4
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100% Plant Food; Snowstorm! |
| 12 | 1 3 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 4 4
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None | |
| 13 | 3 1
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600%/7 Plant Food; Snowstorm! |
| 14 | 2 3 4 3
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None | |
| 15 | 2
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Snowstorm! |
| 16 | 2 3 4 2 3 4 1  5
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None | Final flag |
Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not require premiums, but does require Ghost Pepper. This also will not lose any lawn mowers.
- Required plants:
- Procedure
- Plant a column of Twin Sunflowers.
- Use Ghost Pepper to destroy the first few zombies. Put it two tiles in front of the flowers for efficiency.
- Start placing Pepper-pults in column 2. This will thaw your Sunflower as well as block snowballs while killing weak zombies.
- When you first see a Blockhead Zombie, place Spring Bean under it and use Blover. This should kill it immediately.
- When you first see the Wizard Zombies, immediately use Cherry Bomb.
- Continue using Ghost Pepper and Guacodile to weaken Zombies for Pepper-pult to kill.
- When you see the Wizard Zombies a second time, make sure they are fully on the lawn. Use Plant Food on Spring Bean and use Blover while the Spring Bean is in the air.
- When you see the Wizard Zombies again, use another Plant Food on Spring Bean to kill them and some Tomb Raiser Zombies along with it.
- Continue using Ghost Pepper and Guacodile to weaken Zombies until the Final Flag.
- When you reach the Final Flag, make sure ALL zombies are on the field, including the Wizard Zombies. Once that happens, use Plant Food on the Spring Bean and use Blover to kill all of them effortlessly.
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Step 4
Take a premium plant out for a spin and earn rewards while doing it!
This level is a premium plant quest that features Jalapeno.
Strategies
Strategy 1
Attention: This strategy may not work due to RNG.
This strategy does not require using Power-ups or Boosts.
- Procedure
- Use Repeater to take care hordes of Camel Zombies. Place three per row if you want to make that row safe.
- Use Jalepeno right before zombies trample the flowers, this makes sure that Flags do not come too early.
- Use Potato Mine on the tiles right in front of the flowers to defeat Buckethead Zombies and Poncho Zombies.
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Step 5
Produce 3000 sun in the darkest age imaginable!
This level is an altered version of Dark Ages - Night 9 which is a Dark Alchemy level. This level has an objective to produce 3000 sun, and includes Barrel Roller Zombies and Pirate Captain Zombies.
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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None | |
| 2 |
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None | |
| 3 |
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None | 600%/7 Plant Food |
| 4 |  
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None | One normal and two sun-on-destruction graves are spawned |
| 5 |
|
 
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Necromancy! |
| 6 |
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None | |
| 7 |
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None | 400%/7 Plant Food |
| 8 | 2 4 1 3 5 
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None | First flag; two normal and two sun-on-destruction graves are spawned |
| 9 |
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Necromancy! |
| 10 | 
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None | |
| 11 |
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None | 100% Plant Food; one normal and one sun-on-destruction grave is spawned |
| 12 | 2 4
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None | |
| 13 | 
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None | |
| 14 | 2 4
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None | One normal and one sun-on-destruction grave is spawned |
| 15 |
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500%/7 Plant Food; Necromancy! |
| 16 | 1 3 5  2 4
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None | Final flag |
Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not require premiums nor Plant Food, but does require Ghost Pepper. This also will not lose any lawn mowers.
- Required plants:
- Optional plants:
- Procedure
- Plant two columns of Sun-shrooms. This should easily complete the extra objective as well as give sun to fund for Guacodiles and Ghost Peppers.
- Use Grave Buster to remove some tombstones.
- Use Ghost Peppers to kill off the first few zombies.
- Start planting Chard Guards to stall zombies and defend the Sun-shrooms.
- By the time you see a Conehead Zombie, consider using Guacodile to do extra damage.
- Repeat Steps 2 to 5 until the Final Flag.
- When you reach the Final Flag, you can using any instant plant to kill off many zombies. If you do not have one, use Ghost Pepper, Guacodile, and Chard Guard to survive.
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Step 6
Use Gold Bloom in a mixed-up melee on the high seas!
This level is an altered version of Pirate Seas - Day 18 but is not a Locked and Loaded level. Instead, the player can choose seed packets and Gold Bloom is pre-selected. Wild West Gargantuars, Poncho Zombies and Balloon Zombies appear in this level.
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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None | |
| 2 |
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None | |
| 3 |
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None | 100% Plant Food |
| 4 | 
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None | |
| 5 |  1 3
|
None | |
| 6 | 5
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None | 600%/7 Plant Food |
| 7 |  2
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None | |
| 8 |  5  1 2 3  +4 +5
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None | First flag; 600%/7 Plant Food |
| 9 | 4 4 5 1
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None | |
| 10 | +4 +5
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None | |
| 11 | 1 3
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None | 600%/7 Plant Food |
| 12 | +4 +4 +5 +5 1 2 4 5
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None | |
| 13 | 4 1 1
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None | 500%/7 Plant Food |
| 14 | 2 2
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None | |
| 15 | 1 3  5 1 2 2 3
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None | 600%/7 Plant Food |
| 16 | 1 2 3 4
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None | Final flag; 100% Plant Food |
+ always carries metal grate
Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not require premiums, but does require Ghost Pepper. This also will not lose any lawn mowers.
- Required plants:
- (pre-selected)
- Procedure
- Start by using Twin Sunflower on rows 4 to 5 and columns 1 to 4. Use Gold Bloom to help you.
- Kill the first few zombies with Spring Bean. Plant the Spring Beans on column 5.
- Plant Laser Beans on rows 1 to 3 and columns 1 to 2. You should have adequate sun supply.
- Use Guacodile and Ghost Pepper to support the Spring Beans.
- When you see the Wild West Gargantuar coming or if your Spring Beans are very vulnerable, use Plant Food on Spring Bean and all the zombies will fall in the water.
- Use Blover immediately on sight of Balloon Zombies.
Strategy 2
- Required plants:
- (pre-selected)
- Steps
- Place Gold Bloom, follow with Primal Sunflowers in the leftmost columns.
- Use Primal Potato Mines on the first few zombies.
- While doing this, use Primal Peashooters on the rows without planks.
- After filling those rows sufficiently, start filling the rows with planks with Primal Peashooters.
- Dig up Primal Sunflowers and place Winter Melons. The top spots to first place them are the second and fourth row.
- Use Cherry Bombs in crowds or when Gargantuars spawn, Blovers where Swashbucklers or other flying zombies appear, and use Gold Bloom whenever possible. It is also recommended to use Plant Food Refresh on Gold Bloom to get more sun.
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Step 7
Take a premium plant out for a spin and earn rewards while doing it!
This level is a premium plant quest that features Starfruit.
Strategies
Strategy 1
- Required plants:
- Procedure
- Plant Starfruit and Repeaters on columns 2 to 4 to get rid of Gravestones.
- Put Citrons at the very back to deal with Jetpack Zombies.
- If there is a Buckethead Zombie, immediately plant a Potato Mine to deal with it.
- Use Plant Food on Starfruit if there are too many Pharaoh Zombies or if there is a Gargantuar.
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Step 8
Preserve the pretty flowers in the Lost City!
This level is an altered version of Lost City - Day 24. The objective is that zombies must not trample the flowers which is not altered in this quest. This level includes Robo-Cone Zombies, Mecha-Football Zombies, and Disco-tron 3000s.
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3
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None | |
| 2 | 
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None | 400%/7 Plant Food |
| 3 | 5 5
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None | |
| 4 |  3
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400%/7 Plant Food; Parachute Rain! |
| 5 |  2 
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None | First flag; 100% Plant Food |
| 6 | 2 4  2 4
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None | |
| 7 | 1 3 5
|
None | |
| 8 | 2 4 1  3 5
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None | 600%/7 Plant Food |
| 9 |  2 4 2 3 4 1 5
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None | |
| 10 | 1 4  3 3 2 4 2 4  1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5
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None | Final flag |
Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not require premiums, but does require Ghost Pepper. This also will not lose any lawn mowers.
- Required plants:
- Procedure
- Plant Twin Sunflowers on the first column. These should give a steady supply of sun for Ghost Pepper, Guacodile, and Rotobaga.
- Kill the first few Zombies with Ghost Pepper or Guacodile.
- Kill any Adventurer Zombies and Bug Zombies on sight with Blover.
- When you see your first Robo-Cone Zombie, start planting Primal Wall-nuts on column 4, rows 2 and 4, and Rotobagas on column 3. Kill the Robo-Cone Zombie by planting a Spring Bean under it and immediately using Blover to kill it.
- Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you see a pair of Robo-Cone Zombies.
- Use Plant Food on the Spring Bean and while it is in the air, use Blover. This should remove the Robo-Cone Zombies from the lawn.
- When you reach the Final Flag, use Plant Food on Spring Bean again and use Blover. It should kill all the zombies and you win the Epic Quest Step 8.
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Step 9
Take a premium plant out for a spin and earn rewards while doing it!
This level is a premium plant quest that features Fire Peashooter.
Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not lose any lawn mowers.
- Procedure
- Use Fire Peashooter on columns 1 to 2 to kill zombies.
- Use Chard Guard on column 3 to stall zombies until you have Fire Peashooter.
- When you get Tile Turnip, place it on the Fire Peashooters that have Buckethead Zombies or Blockhead Zombies in its lane.
- Use Plant Food on the Fire Peashooters if there are too many Imps or if there are Buckethead Zombies or Blockhead Zombies in its lane.
- By the Final Flag, you should have Power Tiles on five Fire Peashooters in each row. Make sure all Zombies, including Imps, are fully on the lawn. Use Plant Food on a Fire Peashooter that is on a Power Tile to kill all the Zombies.
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Step 10
Conquer a cornball collection of baddies to emancipate the Gold Bloom!
This level is an altered version of Jurassic Marsh - Day 29 but is not a Locked and Loaded level. The player can choose seed packets, while Gold Bloom is pre-selected. Chicken Wrangler Zombies, Weasel Hoarders, and Octo Zombies are included in this level.
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Dinosaurs | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  3
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None | None | |
| 2 | 2 3
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None | None | |
| 3 | 1  1 1 1
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None |  1
|
100% Plant Food |
| 4 |  4  4 4 4 5 5 5  5
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None |  5
|
First flag |
| 5 | 5 1  2 4
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None | None | |
| 6 | 3 3 3 3 3 3
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None |  3
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| 7 | 2 2 2 1 4 5 5
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None | None | |
| 8 | 1 2 3 4 5  1 5 1 1 5 5
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None | None | Second flag |
| 9 |  2 2 2 2 2 2
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None | 2
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| 10 | 1 1 1 1 5
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None |  4
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| 11 | 1 5 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5
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None | None | |
| 12 | 3 1 5 2 3 4  3
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None | None | Final flag |
Strategies
Strategy 1
This strategy does not require premiums, but does require Ghost Pepper. This also will not lose any lawn mowers.
- Required plants:
- (pre-selected)
- Procedure
- Plant a column of Twin Sunflowers on column 2. This will take a while, so use Gold Bloom and Ghost Pepper to help this process.
- Plant Ghost Peppers to kill the first few zombies.
- Use Blovers to get rid of Zombies moved by the Dinosaurs.
- Plant Laser Beans on column 1, prioritizing row 3 and 5 first, and row 4 second.
- When the T. Rex arrives, place a Primal Wall-nut in its row on column 3 then place a Ghost Pepper to kill them.
- When the first Octo Zombie arrives, kill it with Ghost Pepper as fast as possible.
- Check and replace damaged Primal Wall-nuts.
- When the second and third Octo Zombies arrive, use Plant Food on a Spring Bean and use Blover while the Spring Bean is in the air. This should kill all zombies and immediately skip to the Final Flag.
- Place a Primal Wall-nut on the last column and on row 4 to prevent the Pteradactyls from moving zombies.
- When you reach the Final Flag, immediately kill the Octo Zombie with a Ghost Pepper.
- Kill the rest of the Zombies, except for the Gargantuar, with Ghost Pepper.
- Killing the Gargantuar comes last. Place a Spring Bean directly under it and then immediately use Blover to instantly kill it.
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- *: Removed ~: Epic Quest