Azure Snapdragon

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Azure Snapdragon is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is a seasonal plant, tied to Azure Snapdragon's Azure Season in . Azure Snapdragon is a ranged area-attacking plant who rapidly spits out bursts of water orbs that bounce in a strange pattern and deal incoherent amounts of damage to zombies, while also slowing them down for a time.
Azure Snapdragon spits out bursts of 20 sluggish watery orbs over 2 seconds, which each deal 40 damage (for a total of damage, enough to take out a ). The velocity of the projectiles is cut by around 50% each time they bounce. The watery orbs deal splash damage to all zombies on the tile and have infinite pierce, meaning that they will keep on going on their path. Azure Snapdragon shoots 2 tiles in front of him, and then bounces an additional 2 tiles to the right, and then does that again for large, though spotty, area coverage. After finishing a burst, Azure Snapdragon cools down for 5 seconds before firing again.
The orbs do more damage the further out they land, dealing 2x damage to the second target (for a total of damage) and 4x damage to the third target (for a total of damage). Each watery orb slows zombies down by 30% for 10 seconds, meaning that they'll get hit even more. Azure Snapdragon will shoot if there is a zombie on any of the tiles that would be hit, not just the closest tile where the attack originates. As Azure Snapdragon is upgraded, the number of watery orbs in each burst increases. The firing time, no matter the burst size, will always be the original 2 seconds.
50 of Azure Snapdragon's seed packets can be obtained from the Dragon Pit Thymed Event.
==Origins==
	Snapdragon is based on , which in turn is based on the dragon flower, or snapdragon, a flowering plant in the genus Antirrhinum. The name is also a pun, as Snapdragon's head is similar to that of a fictional European dragon and can breathe fire.
	Azure Snapdragon is based on the Azure Dragon. As Guardian of the East, the Azure Dragon is a harbinger of the coming spring season and is believed to control rainfall – essential for bountiful harvests. 2024 is the Year of the Azure Dragon, and this plant was created to celebrate that in conjunction with the Dragon Pit Thymed Event.
==Almanac Entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food Effect===
When fed Plant Food, Azure Snapdragon unleashes a massive splash of water that deals 450 damage to all zombies in a 3x3 area and pushes them back 5 tiles immediately. It also creates a total of 5 supercharged, very slow-moving watery orbs in the area which seek out the nearest target and deal 1300 damage to them (and only them) on impact.
===Arma-mint Effect===
When boosted with , Azure Snapdragon's attack cooldown time is decreased by 80%, his damage is increased by 40%, and his projectile speed is increased by 100% for the duration of the mint.
==Upgrade Levels==
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Damage 	Orb Burst	Zombie Slow	Plant Food Power (Splash Pushback)	Plant Food Power (Orb Count)	Plant Food Power (Orb Damage)
1 	0 	0 	150 	5 sec 	300 	40 	20 	30% 	5 	5 	1300
2 	10 	1,000 	125 	5 sec 	350 	80 	20 	40% 	5 	6 	1300
3 	100 	5,000 	125 	5 sec 	400 	115 	20 	40% 	5 	6 	1500
4 	200 	10,000	125 	5 sec 	450 	150 	25 	50% 	6 	7 	1500
5 	400 	20,000	125 	5 sec 	500 	185 	25 	50% 	6 	7 	1800
6 	750 	30,000	100 	5 sec 	600 	220 	30 	60% 	6 	8 	1800
7 	1,000 	40,000	100 	5 sec 	700 	255 	30 	60% 	7 	8 	2200
8 	1,250 	50,000	75 	5 sec 	800 	290 	35 	75% 	7 	9 	2200
9 	1,500 	60,000	75 	5 sec 	900 	325 	35 	75% 	8 	9 	2700
10 	2,000 	75,000	50 	5 sec 	1000 	400 	40 	90% 	8 	10 	2700
===Mastery upgrades===
* Chance to Boost 
* Damage Pierce
==History==
===February 10th, 2024===
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===July 11th, 2024===
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==Strategies==
Azure Snapdragon is a powerful attacking plant who does tons of damage with each burst of watery orbs, but can be a little tricky to work with. Try using defensive plants such as to hold the zombies in place on tiles where the orbs will land for maximum effectiveness. Keep in mind that Azure Snapdragon cannot defend himself, so if a zombie manages to get on top of him it will be game over. If you stack three Azure Snapdragons in front of each other, zombies in the lane will always be hit by some amount of water, and are more likely to be hit by water dealing the maximum amount of damage, if strategically placed.
Azure Snapdragon's water deals more damage the farther it travels, and it takes a while to travel. Oftentimes, there will already be a second burst being fired before the water has hit its final destination. As previously mentioned, defensive plants like can help counteract this. In addition, slowing or freezing plants like or can help to pin zombies in place and ensure they will take the full amount of damage in their gross zombie faces. Azure Snapdragons can serve as a crucial part of a defensive line, particularly against large waves or high-health zombies like , which it can defeat in a single burst provided enough distance.
==Demonstration==
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==Costumes==
==Gallery==
AzureSnapdragonHD.png|Azure Snapdragon HD
AzureSnapdragonCostume.png|Azure Snapdragon's costume
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