A Guide for Beginners Citron Players. Analysis, Gameplay, Tips and Attitude.

Well one of the big reasons someone should play Citron is that he can deal with the Superhero/Imp/Scientist Zombie meta - mostly thanks to his EM Peach and his beam attacks. If you catch a 125 hp or lower class out of position, they WILL be dead or hurting if you hit them with the EM Peach. Your success depends on how quickly you can adjust from lobbing the peach correctly to being able to aim and fire your weapon at him - which can be devastating if you can freeze a character in that moment as the Frozen Citron.

He is relatively tanky as a character thanks to his HP and his shield. (He's also surprisingly nimble in ball form and tricky to hit if you do it right) While it doesn't always help at close range, Citron can still do well there (or at mid range) thanks to his abilities. While the Citron can't annihilate people quickly like the Scientist, he DOES have twice the HP, a shield, and an aoe stun that'll usually let you kill a Scientist or Imp no problem - even if they regain mobility.

Another big part of your team's overall success is your team comp. Having too many of one class (Usually Corn plants side) generally hurts rather than helps. For example, all the damage in the world means nothing if you don't have a healer or a tank to peel for you. (Kinda like any MMO)

Experience with any class helps - and Citron is no different. (And having experience with something other than Corn is usually a godsend to a Plant Team's offense or Defense.) I generally do pretty well with the guy myself, but as I implied in my other post, it took time to learn how to play the class. I usually play somewhat aggressively, which usually works out for me - as I always seem to go positive. It helps that you can transform on a dime and roll away quickly if things get too rough.

Part of WHY I enjoy playing Citron so much is that I get to be "THAT GUY" to the enemy team - I LOVE stopping engis from setting up TPs thanks to the Citron's mobility and ability to stay there to harass. I enjoy making overconfident Scientists/Imps/Superheroes cry when I ruin their big pushes/counterpushes with EM Peach. If I'm feeling EXTRA sadistic, I go Frozen Citron for that extra Icy utility - for example, I love to freeze (and later kill) barreled Deadbeards hoping for an easy clutch kill.