Poison Oak

Unreleased

Poison Oak is a rare plant card introduced in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the Kabloom plants. It costs 6 to plant, and has 4 /5. It has the Anti-Hero 5 trait, meaning if there are no zombies in its way, it will gain an extra 5.

Origins
Its name is based on Toxicodendron diversilobum, commonly known as the poison oak.

Statistics

 * Class: Kabloom
 * Tribe: Tree Plant
 * Effect: Anti-Hero 5
 * Rarity: Premium - Rare

Card description
''Gets lunch with Poison Ivy and Poison Mushroom every week. They have a lot to talk about.''

Strategies
This is a really strong plant, with nice stats at the beginning. Keep in mind that it can be swarmed and will not kill all zombies early, as it is meant to fight against Heroes. It should be buffed and protected by a defensive plant such as Mirror-Nut or Wall-Nut in order to get better effect. Grow-Shrooms will also help, due to the nice bonus, which is pretty cheap too. Do not use this as a last resort, as it may be killed too quickly if placed in the wrong spot.

Counters
Destroy this as quickly as you can, before it ends up dealing 9 damage to the Zombie Hero - maybe even more. The easiest way to destroy it is through the tricks Cut Down to Size, Locust Swarm, and Rocket Science. Using the The Chickening and Zombot Sharktronic Sub combo against this can also finish it off very quickly. Deadly zombies can also kill it in a single hit.

Trivia

 * Its description references Poison Ivy and Poison Mushroom.
 * Coincidentally all three plants start with the word "poison," all three plants have the Anti-Hero trait, and are all Kabloom plants.
 * It is one of the two plants which are based on Oak, The other being Oak Archer.
 * This is the only oak that is not a Chinese-exclusive plant.