Grapeshot

*Grapeshots explode and scatter bouncing projectiles in eight directions.*

**"Spa-BOOM!" enthuses Grapeshot. "You like that? I got a million of 'em! Wa-POW! Buh-BLAM! Za-... um... Ker-... hmmm... Okay, I guess I've only got the three."**

**Grapeshot** is the second plant available in Neon Mixtape Tour Extra in *Alternate UniverZ*. He explodes in a 3x3 area, dealing 100 damage to all enemies caught in the blast. However, eight grapes will also be released after the initial explosion in the cardinal and ordinal directions. The grapes can ricochet up to five times, doing 90 damage for each zombie they hit.

Grapeshot is unlocked after beating NMTX-III.

## Almanac entry

**Grapeshot**

SUN COST: 175

RECHARGE: 30

BLAST DAMAGE: 100

AREA: 3x3

Grapeshots explode and scatter bouncing projectiles in eight directions.
Usage: single use, instant
Grape Damage: 90

"Spa-BOOM!" enthuses Grapeshot. "You like that? I got a million of 'em! Wa-POW! Buh-BLAM! Za-... um... Ker-... hmmm... Okay, I guess I've only got the three."

## Strategies

Grapeshot is a power insta-kill plant, being able to control the horde with his grapes far better than other instant-kill plants, as well as destroy obstacles such as tombstones at the early stage of a level in Ancient Egypt and Dark Ages and frozen blocks in Frostbite Caves.

Notably, a Grapeshot can instantly defeat a full health Gargantuar if planted directly on its tile, a feat that can otherwise only be achieved by Electric Blueberry.

Grapeshot is an excellent plant to use in Pirate Seas as he can easily deal with hordes of several Swashbuckler Zombies that tend to ambush the player. He can also be useful against Barrel Roller Zombies, especially if these zombies appear with groups of other zombies, as then the shots can easily hit them. The bouncing grapes can also hit Imp Cannons repeatedly and destroy them as long as Grapeshot is planted directly on their tile, though the outcome would be more weird otherwise.

He is also very useful in Neon Mixtape Tour as most zombies there are fairly weak, allowing for the grapes to defeat them easier than other zombies. Bassist Zombies and Arcade Zombies will also be countered as the grapes can destroy their speakers and arcade cabinets respectively when planted near them, rendering these zombies useless.

However, the plant is not recommended in Dark Ages levels with Jester Zombies, as they can reflect the bouncing grapes and deal massive damage to the player's defense. However, they cannot deflect grapes that hit it from above or below, so Grapeshot might be of use in certain scenarios.

The plant can also be a problem if a grape bounces and kills a dangerous zombie that releases more zombies early in the level, like Chicken Wrangler Zombies or Weasel Hoarders. They release Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels respectively, and these can overwhelm most plants if the defense is not ready, especially in Big Bad Butte or Icebound Battleground.

## Balance Changes

### Version 1.6

* Grape bounces: 12 > 9
	+ Dev Note: And Grapeshot was just too strong against everything in general. This won't hurt them too much in case of weaker zombies, but will for tougher threats.