Maplestrom

Maplestrom is a plant that was introduced in the 10.9.1 update of Plants vs Zombies 2. He is available to unlock for a 99 gems during every Fall Food Fight event.
Tap the Maplestrom to create a deadly whirlpool of syrup!
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==Overview==
Maplestrom does not attack on its own. Every 20 seconds, the player can tap him to select a tile.
Maplestrom will then launch a whirlpool onto the tile, affecting a 3x3 area as shown on the image to the left. Whirlpools last for 3 seconds before disappearing.
All Zombies in the area will be sucked into the whirlpool. After the whirlpool closes, affected Zombies will be released, walking at half speed for 5 seconds, and will lose 200 health. They will also begin moving from the center of where the whirlpool was.
Do note that heavier Zombies, such as s, cannot be sucked toward the tile, and instead will be immediately slowed and dealt the standard damage.
==Origins==
Maplestrom is based on a leaf of the Maple genus, an organ of a vascular plant and the principal lateral appendage of the stem.
Its name is a pun on the word "Maelstrom", which references its ability to open up a whirlpool, a synonym of a maelstrom. In addition, it also references the maple syrup visible on the plant.
==Almanac Entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food===
When fed with Plant Food, Maplestrom will send a Whirlpool moving slowly down its lane. The whirlpool deals 400 damage to any Zombie hit by it, and keeps moving until it reaches the end of the lane.
===Contain-mint===
When boosted by Contain mint, Maplestrom's whirlpool will deal an additional 80 DPS, raising his slowing effect to 75%.
==Strategies==
Maplestrom combines crowd control, stalling and decent damage. Making use of all 3 aspects is key when using Maplestrom.
While being a manually-controlled plant itself, Maplestrom aids other manually-controlled plants by allowing the player to stall for their attack cooldown. The player can make use of the whirlpool's stalling and slow aftereffect to allow plants such as the to regain their attack. Maplestrom also allows the player to stall Zombies generally, buying time for them to get more defenses.
Of course, if you wish to utilize its slowing effect, you should bring multiple. This is because of Maplestrom's high 20-second cooldown between attacks making it practically defenseless against Zombies for quite a while.
For maximum potency, it is recommended to wait for a cluster of Zombies to form, then use Maplestrom's ability to deal damage to all of them. However, Maplestrom also has another extremely powerful synergy with , which can heavily damage and/or kill all Zombies on the tile they are pulled to. This synergy also works with plants like .
Plants affecting a certain tile, like the or also greatly benefit from Maplestrom's whirlpool. Zombies affected will not only be damaged while they are sucked in, but also after the whirlpool closes, as they will walk slowly while enduring the damage.
Maplestrom also finds great use when it comes to protecting plants. Since its whirlpool brings Zombies to the tile, the player can utilize it to make sure no Zombies go near any particular plants they wish to protect. This also has a good synergy with the Gloom Vine, or the Phat Beet, as they can continuously attack Zombies on the lanes above and below themselves.
Maplestrom's weakest point lies with enemies like the . The whirlpool will not be able to stall them for very long. Plus, Maplestrom's single target damage per second is abyssmal at 10 per second, meaning it does not pair very well with any high health Zombies like s.
Overall, Maplestrom is a hybrid of stalling and light crowd control, and as such should be utilized in both categories, rather than any outside of its field of expertise. The player should plant multiple to make use of its arsenal.
==Gallery==
File:Maplestromlawn.png|Maplestrom on the lawn
File:MapleHD.png|Maplestrom HD
File:Maplead.png|Maplestrom's advertisement
File:Mapleontile.png|Maplestrom in the almanac
File:Mapledemo.jpg|Maplestrom's demonstration.
File:Whirlpoolmaple.gif|Maplestrom's whirlpool (animated)
File:Maplesprites.png|Maplestrom's sprites
== Trivia==
*Maplestrom overall is pretty much a reference to Canada.
Category:Manually Activated Plants
Category:Slowing plants
Category:Lane Diverting Plants
Category:Fall Food Fight
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