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Sield Zombies

Shield wielding zombies.

Shields are objects held by zombies. They protect the zombie that holds them from most straightforward projectiles from in front and prevent them from being frozen from Snow Peas. It also prevents them from receiving extra damage from flaming peas from in front. However, shields can be bypassed by area-of-effect plants such as Fume-shrooms, Spikeweeds, Spikerocks, and lobber plants.

Types of shields[]

  • Newspaper – Absorbs 150 damage per shot. Cannot be taken by a Magnet-shroom, but it is easy to destroy. Unlike others, it is vulnerable to the Torchwood's fire.
  • Screen door – Absorbs 1100 damage per shot. Can be taken by a Magnet-shroom.
  • Ladder – Absorbs 500 damage per shot. Can be set up on a defensive plant, so that zombies can climb over it. Can be taken by a Magnet-shroom while being held and while placed on a defensive plant. Can also be removed by instant kills, even if it has already been placed.
  • Trash can (only found ps3 and Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo DS versions of Plants vs. Zombies) - Absorbs 800 damage per shot. Can be taken by a Magnet-shroom.
  • Target (only found in Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo DS versions of Plants vs. Zombies) - Useless against anything. Can't by taken by a Magnet-shroom.
  • Treasure map held by the Map Pirate.

Strategies[]

Newspaper Zombies are the easiest to kill. Try to have at least two peas of damage on it and you should do fine. Screen Door Zombies are a little harder, but if you have Fume-shrooms, Gloom-shrooms, Magnet-shrooms, or lobber plants they should do fine. The same goes for the Ladder Zombie. Luckily, you first encounter it on the roof, so you will have catapults.

Hypnotizing a shield zombie is useless, since other zombies can bypass their shields. Catapult plants are most effective against shield zombies, as they can pass over the shield.

Trivia[]

  • Newspaper Zombie and Ladder Zombie are the only zombies which eat without using their hands, even if their shields are destroyed.
  • Screen Door Zombie, when eating, will put his shield on its side. But even if the Screen Door is on the side, the shield is damaged instead.
  • The screen door is the strongest shield in the game, while the Newspaper is the weakest shield (and the 2nd weakest armor in general) in the game.
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