Garlic

*Garlic diverts zombies into other lanes.*

**Good against zombies, as well as proof against any vampires who might accidentally wander by.**

**Garlic** is a plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished* and the fourth plant obtained in Neon Mixtape Tour. He is unlocked at Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 17.

Any zombie that bites Garlic will be stunned momentarily and then move to any of the adjacent lanes above or below him.

Pharaoh Zombies in their sarcophagi, Rock Carrier Zombies, and mechanical enemies such as Robo-Cone Zombies are not affected by Garlic and will eat him normally.

## Almanac entry

**Garlic**

Garlic diverts zombies into other lanes.

Good against zombies, as well as proof against any vampires who might accidentally wander by.

## Plant Food effect

When fed with Plant Food, Garlic will heal himself and release a noxious gas to all zombies in front of him, making all zombies (except Pharaoh Zombies in their sarcophagi and mechanical zombies) divert to another lane. After the zombies are diverted, they will be immobilized for 6 seconds before moving again.

## Strategies

With much faster redirection and recharge versus its Vanilla counterpart, Garlic is a much more efficient plant for diverting zombies into other lanes. Its ability can be quite useful for range-limited plants that attack over multiple lanes; options such as Phat Beet, Rotobaga and Electric Currant thrive when supported by Garlic, sending zombies directly into firing range, to great effect.

Garlics have limited health before being eaten, so slowing effects from the likes of Snow Pea and Sap-fling are useful for maintaining Garlics for longer. If there is a desire to maintain them without needing to replant them, however, Aloe becomes a powerful asset. Aloe is able to heal two thirds of Garlic's health with high frequency, allowing for the latter to be kept on the board without needing to replenish it manually.

Like most wall plants, however, Garlic is vulnerable to any special zombies with abilities that displace or destroy plants, alongside an additional weakness to zombies such as mechanical threats that are immune to Garlic's effects, instead eating right through it. Utilising the plants that counter them, such as ice plants against Explorer Zombie or E.M.Peach against machines, can help mitigate Garlic's weaknesses. It is also recommended not to plant Garlic along the right side of the lawn in levels with offending zombies, as this will make it more difficult for Garlic to survive and get full use.

Planting Electric Currant prior to planting Garlic will trigger a bug that causes Garlic to knock back zombies that eat it by 1 tile, replicating the Vanilla 9.1 buffs that were stripped away from Electric Currant. This not only allows for a slight stalling capability, but can be utilised to form a "Garlic wall" by planting Garlics down a column or crisscross pattern. This "Garlic wall" forcibly keeps zombies at bay after each bite, which can be indefinitely maintained through Aloe's healing. Keep in mind that zombies that ignore Garlic's lane redirection will also be unaffected by knockback, which can quickly dismantle the wall.

## Balance changes

### Initial launch

* ▲ -10 second recharge
* ▲ Increased times it can be bitten.

## Trivia

* Garlic's "Unsavory Treat" costume is one of the Feastivus Costume Contest winners, submitted by inbetween entertainment#3030.
* If a zombie in Pirate Seas is redirected by Garlic while outside the lawn (such as after being pushed backward by Hurrikale), that zombie will ignore plankless lanes once redirected and can consequently fall into the water.