Endurian

*Endurians are defensive plants that deal damage to zombies attacking them.*

**"When other plants talk about me, they say I'm too gruff. They say I'm difficult to approach, that I'm afraid to let others get too close to me. Also, I smell terrible," said Endurian. But deep down inside, he knows that he's so much more than that. He's also short-tempered.**

**Endurian** is the second plant available in Lost City in *Alternate UniverZ*. He is a defensive plant similar to Wall-nut, but he also damages zombies that are close to him by using the spikes he has.

Endurian is unlocked after beating LC-III.

## Almanac entry

**Endurian**

SUN COST: 100

RECHARGE: 30

TOUGHNESS: 4000

DAMAGE: 20

RANGE: Touch

Endurians are defensive plants that deal damage to zombies attacking them.
"When other plants talk about me, they say I'm too gruff. They say I'm difficult to approach, that I'm afraid to let others get too close to me. Also, I smell terrible," said Endurian. But deep down inside, he knows that he's so much more than that. He's also short-tempered.

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Endurian gains full-body metal armor with bigger spikes which gives him more health and triple his damage. The armor is capable of absorbing 6000 damage or one Gargantuar smash.

## Costumes

* Current
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

Endurian is fairly unreliable by himself as he does not do much damage to defeat a Basic Zombie without degrading. Apart from various offensive plants, supporting plants like Spikeweed, Spikerock, and Lava Guava are all good options to increase his effectiveness. Stallia is also a good option for this, as it will decrease the zombie's eating speed allowing him to deal more damage to them. Iceberg Lettuce and Stunion can also be used as they can allow the zombie next to him to take damage from Endurian without losing more health by being bitten. Endurian can be used to counter Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels, especially when combined with Sweet Potato.

In Pirate Seas, Endurian can be used near lanes without planks to defend against oncoming Swashbuckler Zombies and Seagull Zombies, especially if the player doesn't have any other plants yet to defend those lanes. These zombies may get annoying in later levels as some of them are quite fast-paced. Also, they can defend against Imp Pirate Zombies that successfully land on the player's ship while other plants try to destroy the Imp Cannon.

In Wild West, Endurian can be used against Prospector Zombie and Short-fused Prospector, as it provides a good defense for the first column. Additionally, Endurians can be paired with Tall-nuts by placing Endurians in front of Tall-nuts to fend Zombie Bulls off. This will force them to throw their Zombie Bull Riders only for them to die due to being stuck between the two plants. Just be careful by replacing them when they are low on health.

Endurian is also a very useful defensive plant to use in all Endless Zones. Planting Endurian in the third column from the left is an effective way of stalling Imps thrown by Gargantuars while damaging them at the same time. When fighting Gargantuars themselves, stalling plants like Winter Melon or Sap-fling should be used to boost the effectiveness of Endurians and avoid them from being crushed.

While Endurian is attacking zombies, planting another defensive plant directly in front of him will make the zombies eat the other plant for a long time while still being attacked by Endurian. Planting an Endurian in front of an attacking Endurian can make the zombies take twice the damage. This, however, is pretty unpractical, unless the defensive plant is Infi-nut, in which the defense does not need to be replaced over and over again. Spikerock is also a good choice to be paired with Endurian so that the amount of damage inflicted to zombies will be greater, especially when they come in hordes. However, this pair should not be used if the player encounters Gargantuars.

Endurian is a good plant to use against Jester Zombies as they do not shoot projectiles and will damage him with his spikes. Even if they deflect projectiles from other plants, Endurian will be able to block all the projectiles. He is also surprisingly useful against Boombox Zombies as it can still damage him with the spikes, despite that he is under the effects of the ballad jam. Therefore, he should be planted near the Boombox Zombie to deal damage to him.

It is a very bad idea to use Endurian against Explorer Zombie, Excavator Zombie, and Barrel Roller Zombie as they can easily outrange Endurian. Pianist Zombie can also crush him without eating him so it is not a good idea to use him when they are around. Mecha-Football Zombie and Punk Zombie can also move him without being affected by the spikes, so the player should be aware of them too.