Iceberg Lettuce

*Iceberg Lettuces freeze a zombie when stepped on.*

**Is immune to frost**

**Don't get lost staring into Iceberg's adorably cute eyes. If you do, it will be your last step... but only if you're a zombie.**

**Iceberg Lettuce** is the fourth plant available in Ancient Egypt in *Alternate Univerz.* It will freeze and chill the first zombie that steps on it, destroying itself in the process. It is the first plant that costs 0 sun unlocked by the player.

Iceberg Lettuce is unlocked after beating AE-VI.

## Almanac entry

**Iceberg Lettuce**

SUN COST: 0

RECHARGE: 30

FREEZE DURATION: 12

CHILL: 20

Iceberg Lettuces freeze a zombie when stepped on.
Usage: single use, on contact
Special: explodes, temporarily freezing a zombie

Don't get lost staring into Iceberg's adorably cute eyes. If you do, it will be your last step... but only if you're a zombie.

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Iceberg Lettuce will glow from the inside and cover the entire screen in a white flash before freezing all grounded enemies for 15 seconds along with 5 extra seconds of chill, similar to Ice-shroom's effect from the original *Plants vs. Zombies*. Iceberg Lettuce will not disappear after this, and will turn into the regular Iceberg Lettuce until it is dug up or used.

## Costumes

* Current
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

Iceberg Lettuce allows the player to delay a single zombie, giving them time to produce sun to purchase additional plants. It can also be used to stun tough zombies in place, allowing more time for the plants to deal damage before the threat can move to near the plants. Overall, Iceberg Lettuce will be rendered redundant by Stunion if Plant Food and sun cost is not taken into the equation, as Stunion can stun more zombies at a time and works better with fire-based plants and versus Frostbite Caves zombies.

The Plant Food effect is perhaps Iceberg Lettuce's most useful aspect. While Stunion's can only disable enemies in a limited area, Iceberg Lettuce can freeze *all* zombies present, effectively halting the entire level for a while. Because of this, Iceberg Lettuce can stay relevant in higher levels in Endless Zones, most notably in tandem with Tile Turnip.

In Ancient Egypt, Iceberg Lettuce will be the first option available to put out Explorer Zombies' torches. It can also freeze a whole line of Camel Zombies, if it managed to freeze any zombie in the line. Iceberg Lettuce can also be used as a countermeasure against Chicken Wrangler Zombies, as they cannot release Zombie Chickens when frozen. However, Iceberg Lettuce should not be used in tandem with fire-based plants such as Snapdragon, Fire Peashooter and Pepper-pult, as they will thaw frozen zombies and render Iceberg Lettuce useless.

The player should make Iceberg Lettuce a priority in all Endless Zones except for Icebound Battleground. Its use is very helpful from there. From stalling zombies to minimizing the lag (in higher levels), the Iceberg Lettuce is a plant not to be conserved. Timing is necessary since the arrival of the next batch of zombies is sometimes unpredictable.

Avoid using this plant in Frostbite Caves, as it only slows zombies in this world instead of freezing them, making plants like Stunion and Stallia more optimal choices. Not only that, but avoid using Iceberg Lettuce on Poncho Zombie as he is immune to both chilling and freezing.

Iceberg Lettuce is an effective choice against Jester Zombie since he can completely freeze him, not allowing the zombie to deflect projectiles. This will allow plants to attack the Jester Zombie without him deflecting any projectiles.

It is a poor idea to use it on "Don't lose more than x plants" unless you feed it with Plant Food and have a good strategy. However, it is a good choice in "Spend no more than x sun" and "Defeat x zombies in y seconds" as it only costs 0 sun and a player can stall zombies and then bring an instant-kill plant such as Cherry Bomb (or allow plants to finish off the group of frozen zombies).

## Balance Changes

### Version 1.6.2

* Freeze duration: 10s -> 12s
* Chill duration: 5s -> 8s
	+ Dev Note: Iceberg has long stayed in the shadow of other, more potent stallers like Stunion or Buttercup. This buff further excels Iceberg's role as a single target staller.