Magnet-shroom

*Magnet-shrooms remove helmets and other metal objects from zombies.*

### Special

Can steal heads of Bug Bot Imps, Punk Zombies and Turquoise Skull Zombies as well

### Unlocked by beating

DA-VIII

**Despite his unusual appearance, Magnet-shroom doesn't have a problem attracting girlfriends. But he does have a problem keeping them. It's the same thing every time. In the end, they always find him too clingy.**

**Magnet-shroom** is the fifth plant available in Dark Ages in *Alternate UniverZ*. He takes away metallic objects such as buckets and knight helms while only having a small recharge time needed between thefts. Magnet-shroom also takes 5 seconds less to decompose metallic objects during nighttime.

List of zombies with metallic objects:

* Buckethead Zombie
* Poncho Zombie
* Bug Bot Imp (will be instantly killed)
* Knight Zombie
* Turquoise Skull Zombie (will be instantly killed)
* Punk Zombie (will be instantly killed)
* Possessed Excavator
* Replicator Reanimator
* Scuba Zombie (will be instantly killed)
* Goth Punk Zombie (will be instantly killed)
* Treasure Yeti

Magnet-shroom is unlocked after beating DA-VIII.

## Almanac entry

**Magnet-shroom**

SUN COST: 100

RECHARGE: 30

TOUGHNESS: 450

DECOMPOSING TIME: 20

RANGE: Multi-Lane

Magnet-shrooms remove helmets and other metal objects from zombies.
Ability Details: removes metal objects from zombies
Special: metal objects take 5 seconds less to decompose at nighttime

Despite his unusual appearance, Magnet-shroom doesn't have a problem attracting girlfriends. But he does have a problem keeping them. It's the same thing every time. In the end, they always find him too clingy.

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Magnet-shroom attracts up to 20 metal objects, and throws them down the lane.

## Costumes

* Current
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

While quite different as he is from his first appearance, Magnet-shroom still has the same affect on metal item zombies. Magnet-shroom sacrifices his recharge speed to slightly hasten removal of metallic equipment from zombies.

Use Magnet-shroom only when you see Buckethead Zombies, Poncho Zombies, Bug Bot Imps, Zombie Kings, Turquoise Skull Zombies, Punk Zombies, Possessed Excavators, Replicator Reanimators and the Treasure Yeti. As these zombies make appearances in mainly Wild West, Far Future, Dark Ages, Lost City, Neon Mixtape Tour, Lawn of Doom and Green Gold Rush, it makes him a good plant to use in theser areas. He also recovers faster after killing Bug Bot Imps, Turquoise Skull Zombies and Punk Zombies than he does after stealing normal metal objects.

His Plant Food effect allows him to cripple hordes of zombies by not only removing many metallic armours at once, but dealing heavy damage to the zombies in front of him in his lane. Bear in mind that each metal object only deals 300 damage, so there will need to be a lot of zombies with them for his Plant Food effect to be useful offensively.

However, despite his seemingly strong magnetic nature, he cannot steal several metallic objects or defeat zombies that are ***clearly*** metallic in some form. Moreover, he is useless against most other types of tougher headwear that a normal zombie can come with, such as ice blocks and spiders. He also cannot steal buckets from Buckethead Adventurer Zombies while he is being carried by a Bug Zombie.

## Balance Changes

### Version 1.2.1

* Toughness: 400 > 450
* Range: 4x3(???) > 5x5

### Version 1.4

* Can now instantly kill Turquoise Skull Zombie and Bug Bot Imp.
	+ Dev Note: Hey, who doesn't like some more utility? This gives Magnet some more utility outside its home world.

### Version 1.4.1

* Range: 5x5 > 5x7
	+ Dev Note: everyone hated magnet. please leave the boy alone.

### Version 1.5

* Can now steal Replicator Reanimator's glasses (200 HP).