Frog Pond

*For general information about co-op mode see Main Article: Co-Op Mode*

*For detailed information on boss attacks and strategy see Main Article: Frog (boss)*

## General information

Frog Pond is one of three maps available for co-op mode, and it was released along with the Garden Part II update. The dungeon takes place in a small valley with a pond in the middle. To enter, open the Social menu and go to the Co-op tab, then select Frog Pond.

There is one boss, a large Frog, that must be defeated to earn the rewards. The boss will not appear until the leader has entered the chamber. After 2-3 seconds of defeating the Frog, a pop up message will appear showing the rewards obtained and a button to return to the anthill.

## Map

There are three chambers in Frog Pond. Upon entering the co-op, the player will be in a grassy area with a dirt patch and pathway in the middle. A row of rocks at the bottom blocks the entrance to a narrow passageway leading to the battle chamber. This first chamber is the lobby where players enter the game and wait for others to join and coordinate the coop strategy. The second and third chambers are the battle chambers where the players fight the boss. Players will stay in the lobby chamber until there are eight players in the lobby and everyone clicks the green **Ready** button which will allow the rocks blocking the battle chamber open.

It is not possible to return to a previous chamber unless the player is killed. When the player is killed, they will respawn in the first lobby chamber and will teleport to the next active chamber when entering the passageway.

## Boss

*For a detailed guide and strategy see* Frog (boss)

The boss in Frog Pond is a large Frog which stays in its pond in the middle of the map.

##### Basics

* Frog has a shield that is constantly regenerating, but it's affected by spit. When the shield is on, less damage is dealt on the frog, therefore one player must be constantly spitting at the frog so that it remains unprotected

* Flowers shoot seeds towards the frog, and its damage is based on a precision meter when shooting. First players charge the flower, then an arrow bellow will move indicating the damage of the shot. The button must be pressed when the arrow is at the green colors for max damage. Damage also depends of frog's shield.

#### Main Attacks

Frog has two attacks that it uses throughout the co-op:

* Toxic cloud: frog has a purple cloud in its mouth (no angry sign), after 3 seconds it releases a purple cloud that spreads all around it
* Toxic spit: frog has a purple cloud in its mouth and an angry (💢) sign, after 4 seconds it will spin in in a circle while spitting a purple stream of poison

##### Phase 1 Attacks

* Tongue shoot: a target sign appears on top of one of the players, after ~6 seconds it shoots its tongue in the direction of that player but it can be dodged.
	+ [TIP]: Hiding behind the logs in the map, then dodging causes the frog to stick it to its tongue, hitting itself with the log when pulling its tongue back, dealing 1% damage.

##### Phase 1 Special Attacks

* Flood: when health is at 75%, it begins to rain and a splash banner appears. Players have to stand on a leaf before the whole map floods. Leaves can only carry one ant.
* Matching flies: at 50% health, a fly banner appears and the frog is replaced by 8 black and white frogs. A black or white fly will appear and chase the player. The player must lead the fly to their designated frog when it flashes the same color as their fly without touching the fly. Successfully matching the same color fly and frog will make the frog disappear. At least 7 frogs must be correctly fed in order to advance to the next phase.

##### Phase 2 Attacks

* Tongue shoot poison puddle: a target sign appears on top of one of the players, after ~6 seconds a large, rectangular toxic puddle will appear below it
	+ [NOTE]: This attack can occur simultaneously while the frog is doing other attacks
* Super-tongue:
	+ frog will jump out of scene, then its attack pattern is shown. Map is divided into four rows, that are marked in red in a specific order, 7 times. First the four rows of the map will be marked in a specific order (for example, let's say 2, 3, 1, 4), then the frog will target the last 3 rows in the opposite order (then it would continue with 4, 1, 3), but the first row it attacks is only attacked once, so that row is safer than the others (for the example, it would go 2, 3, 1, 4, 4, 1, 3; 2nd row is only attacked once)
* Croak blast:
	+ frog will inflate its air sacs near its mouth, then it will shoot a blast in a small area in front of it. This attack is quick, so players must pay attention

##### Phase 2 Special Attacks:

* Flower Cannons:
	+ when health is at 25%, a banner with the frog and a poison bottle appears, announcing the attack. Map is changed to only four big flower cannons at the corners. After a few seconds, each flower will show a pattern above it that corresponds to its next attacks, in the same order. Five purple projectiles are shot towards the frog, but some of them are seeds and some are poison. Poison doesn't affect ants, but if they reach the frog, this will explode covering the whole map and ending the match in a fail. This is why players must block the projectiles that are poison with their bodies when the flower starts shooting, but let pass the projectiles that are seeds. Each player can only block one projectile, so they must coordinate to block only the two poison shots per flower.

## Tips

Before the co-op leader enters the battle arena, wait for the other players to charge their attacks and drink to full to deal more damage at the beginning.

It's recommended to keep player names visible so that players can see other player's position.

It's also recommended that players prepare to spit immediately following the Super-tongue and % health attacks, as these attacks give time for the frog to regenerate its shield freely while off screen.

## Rewards

After 2-3 seconds of defeating the Frog, a pop up message will appear showing the rewards obtained. The rewards for defeating the Frog are:

* 1 Red Sage seed
* 250 honeydew
* 1 point on the co-op activity bar for obtaining the Frog creature
* There is also a very small chance of getting the Frog skin
* A no Frog timer (the frog remains in the water source pond, but the worker ants are not killed when they are sent to collect water)

## Trivia

* Frog pond was available for limited times during two test phases prior to the official release.
* Frog pond was released along with the Garden Part II update .