Swabbie


 * For the Plants vs. Zombies 2 version, see Imp Pirate Zombie.

Swabbie is a token zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the class. He is made by Imp-Throwing Gargantuar,, and , but can also be made by Summoning, obtained as a card from Eureka, or transformed by Transmogrify. He costs 1 to play (only when he is Bounced and as a card from Eureka), and has 1/1. He has the Amphibious trait, and does not have any abilities.

Origins
He is based on the zombie in Plants vs. Zombies 2 with a similar appearance.

His name is based on the real meaning of swabbie, a slang for a low ranked member of the navy.

Statistics

 * Class: Sneaky
 * Tribes: Imp Pirate Zombie
 * Trait: Amphibious
 * Abilities: None
 * Set: Token

Card description
When he's not fighting Plants, you'll find him swabbing the Zombot Plank Walker's poop deck.

Update 1.4.14

 * Class change: None →

With
Swabbie is in most cases only useful as a shield to absorb incoming fire for his owner, as his basic stats do not allow him to survive very long or deal significant damage to plants or the plant hero. However, he can be boosted for the extra damage or defense, with the help of Maniacal Laugh and the like.

A pirate-themed deck using Imp-Throwing Gargantuar or, to spawn a Swabbie or in the case of the latter, spawning more other pirate zombies, and , benefits Swabbie and other pirate zombies from Swashbuckler, who raises their stats when they hurt the zombie hero.

An Imp-themed one with Toxic Waste Imp, adding the Deadly trait to all Imp zombies, and Imp Commander, to draw an extra card when an Imp hurts the zombie hero, can take great advantage of Swabbie.

Against
Anything that can attack can destroy this zombie. Use minimal powered plants or tricks, and bounce this zombie if he gets powered up too much.

Try to not waste useful cards like Wild Berry or Sizzle on it, unless it's boosted. Sour Grapes is a good plant against this zombie as it can destroy it without needing to waste any potentially useful cards.

Trivia

 * He, Toxic Waste Imp, Walrus Rider, Fishy Imp, and Impfinity Clone are the only Imps to have the Amphibious trait.
 * He is a token, but he can still be played by in the tutorial.