Fern Filter

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Fern Filter is the first plant obtained in Gloomy Nights in Plants vs. Zombies: The Wacky House. Fern Filter filters out any rain and smoke in a 3x3 area, prevent them from hurting your defense. Rain is harmless to Fern Filter, however he will die after he absorbs two hits of smoke. 
== Origins ==
He is based on the common fern, and a kind of filter, referencing Fern Filter's ability to remove excess water and smoke from plants' intake. Rare Fern Filter's shape resembles a modern water filter.
== Almanac entry ==
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=== Rare counterpart ===
Rare Fern Filter has the same ability has its common counterpart. However, its statistics have been changed to suit a different play-style: Its sun cost has been raised from 25 to 200, but its recharge has decreased from 20 to 4 and its health has increased from 300 to 800.
== Strategies ==
Fern Filter is an almost essential plant to bring in Gloomy Nights. Without it, your defense will turn into a useless pile of plants when it rains, since they get distracted by the rain. Seeing as how rain occurs in every level, it is recommended to always pick a Fern Filter before playing. Set up your Fern Filters starting from the very start of the level; it is best to avoid waiting until the rain starts, due to Fern Filter's rather slow recharge. Outside of Gloomy Nights, Fern Filter is almost completely useless. Its only functionality is being a meat-shield for the plants, but at that point would simply be a better alternative.
Rare Fern Filter is a better alternative for the mid-to-late-game. His higher cost makes it harder to plant if you do not have a good amount of sun producing plants, however once you do it will become easier to plant him than the common Fern Filter because of his fast recharge. His higher toughness also makes the Rare Fern Filter a bit less vulnerable than the common Fern Filter.
== Balance changes ==
=== Version 2.6 (January 19th, 2024) ===
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== Gallery ==
File:Fern Filter.png|HD Fern Filter
File:Fern Filter Seed.png|Fern Filter's seed packet
File:Fern Filter Seed NP.png|Fern Filter's seed packet without its tag
=== Rare variant ===
File:Rare Fern Filter.png|HD Rare Fern Filter
File:Rare Fern Filter Seed.png|Rare Fern Filter's seed packet
File:Rare Fern Filter Seed NP.png|Rare Fern Filter's seed packet without its tag
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