Murkadamia Nut

Murkadamia Nuts are defensive shadow plants who, when powered, grow jelly murk to damage attacking zombies.

## In-game statistics

###  Unlocked

250 seed packets

"Some say that encasing yourself in gelatin is no way to conduct an offense," says Murkadamia Nut with an infectious twinkle. "I say they just haven't planted ME yet!"

**Murkadamia Nut** is a shadow plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2* first introduced the 8.3.1 update. It blocks off zombies identically to Wall-nut, but only has slightly more health than an Infi-nut.

When powered by Moonflower or Conceal-mint, Murkadamia Nut surrounds itself with gelatin, this gelatin heals itself over time like an Infi-nut and can damage zombies that eat it like an Endurian.

## Origins

It is based on the macadamia, a commercially important nut that is indigenous to Australia.

Its name is a portmanteau of "murk," a darkness or gloom, referring to its shadow based abilities, and "macadamia," the real-life plant it is based on.

## Almanac entry

**Murkadamia Nut**

SUN COST: 100

RECHARGE: 13

TOUGHNESS: 2500

Special: Murk Health

Sepcial: Murk Regeneration

PLANT FOOD POWER: Armor

Special: Damage Mirrored

FAMILY: Conceal-mint

Murkadamia Nuts are defensive shadow plants who, when powered, grow jelly murk to damage attacking zombies.

Usage: damaged murk regrows over time

"Some say that encasing yourself in gelatin is no way to conduct an offense," says Murkadamia Nut with an infectious twinkle. "I say they just haven't planted ME yet!"

## Upgrades

### Plant Food effect

When fed Plant Food, Murkadamia Nut will gain a little shield that allows it to absorb 2000 more damage.

### Conceal-mint effect

When boosted by Conceal-mint, Murkadamia Nut will regenerate an additional 550 damage per shot, murk health is increased by 11500 damage per shot, and damage reflection is increased by 70%.

## Strategies

In normal state, Murkadamia Nut seems to be useless and weak as, when compared with Wall-nut, it has less health and costs more sun. The only better aspect than Wall-nut is its faster recharge.

When powered by Moonflower or Conceal-mint, Murkadamia Nut's perk is likely the combination of Infi-nut and Endurian, as it can damage zombies as well as regenerating its health without the usage of Plant Food or Wall-nut First Aid and therefore requires less maintenance.

However, there are some differences among these plants. Unlike Infi-nut, Murkadamia Nut doesn't have a projector, so once it is eaten, it can't be restored. Unlike Endurian, which attacks actively, Murkadamia Nut can only damage zombies which are eating it, so its attack cannot cooperate well with immobilization. (The speed of) The damage zombies taken from Murkadamia Nut depends on their attack (speed), thus making it good to use when fighting zombies like Newspaper Zombie.

Zombies like Explorer Zombies or Gargantuars can destroy Murkadamia Nut fast, making its perk to damage zombies and to regenerate health useless.

## Gallery

MurkadamantNut HD image.pngHD Murkadamia NutSeed packet spriteMurkadamianut Premium Seed Packet.pngSeed packetBoosted seed packetSpritesScreenshot 2020-08-06 at 11.40.36 AM.pngMurkadamia Nut on the lawnScreenshot 2020-08-06 at 11.40.53 AM.pngMurkadamia Nut degradeScreenshot 2020-08-06 at 11.41.11 AM.pngShadow boosted Murkadamia
## Trivia

* In the 8.3.1 update, Murkadamia Nut suffered from a glitch where, while able to be powered by Moonflower, Moonflower is not boosted by it.
	+ This has been fixed in the 8.4.1 update.
* Murkadamia Nut is first plant to have damage mirrored in *Plants vs. Zombies 2.* Endurian, Torchwood, Holly Barrier and other plants all attack actively.

## See also

* Infi-nut
* Endurian