PvZ2 Gardendless plants by field role.

A straight-lane attacker and the cleanest baseline for comparing damage plants.

Field note: Use it behind a blocker while learning wave timing; replace or support it when armored enemies become common.

The basic economy plant, turning early space into the sun needed for a complete defense.

Field note: Plant economy before expensive damage unless an early rush forces a temporary answer.

A high-toughness blocker that buys time for rear-line attackers.

Field note: Place it far enough forward that splash, piercing, or short-range plants still have room to work.

A low-cost contact explosive with an arming delay.

Field note: Its best use is economic: remove one early target while your Sunflowers fund a stronger board.

A lane attacker whose returning projectile can tag several targets twice.

Field note: It gains value in packed lanes; avoid judging it only by single-target damage.

A free contact freeze that can also put out flames.

Field note: Save it for a priority target or an Explorer lane instead of spending it on the first basic zombie.

A fast melee attacker that punches immediately ahead and behind.

Field note: Pair it with control or a blocker; an exposed Bonk Choy can be overwhelmed before its damage pays off.

A two-pea upgrade for lanes where steady single-target pressure matters.

Field note: Its predictable fire pairs naturally with Torchwood, but the combined sun cost demands a stable economy.

A premium board-wide shooter that sends stars along five directions.

Field note: Version 0.12.x ties Ticket Plants to a rotating offer, so availability can be more limiting than placement.

A ranged cold attacker using snowballs and icicles.

Field note: Treat the slow as extra setup time for the whole lane, not merely as personal damage.

Sticky peas combine poison damage with a slowing effect.

Field note: Its community Epic levels were expanded in v0.12.1; use damage-over-time lanes to reduce pressure elsewhere.

A v0.12.0-era blocker that stores energy when nuts take damage and releases it on command.

Field note: Its value rises in nut-heavy layouts; watch the board and trigger stored energy when it will reach a meaningful wave.

A support attacker that turns passing peas into stronger fireballs and retaliates when defeated.

Field note: Build it only when enough pea projectiles will pass through; otherwise the lane may need a self-contained attacker.