Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time/@comment-24908640-20140509075754/@comment-24908640-20140515150515

ProcastinatorMan wrote: This guy is very interesting. You could cheat Butte and minimize the satisfaction or reaching a high score( even with cheating, getting to triple digits is not simple, so the satisfaction still exists, but it's not as high), or you could play carefully. The Pianist Zombie doesn't have a specific glitchless counter(it does have some soft counters). It used to be possible to Chili Bean it, but now it only can be paralyzed by the gas. Potato Mines aren't good ideas really. The Pianists ARE slow, but the mines can easily be triggered early (although Minecart mines are fair soft counters). Damaging it directly is also a little not simple, as it is still healthy and other zombies can meatshield it.

You have a variety of soft counters: Thanks for this!
 * Spikes: But seriously, don't do it glitchless. There will be by far too many Pianists for you.
 * Minecart Potato Mines: Can be triggered when you wish, although only during setup. But that's when Pianists really are evil.
 * Raw damage: It is healthy, but it is no tank. Raw damage from something slightly stronger than a Repeater would be enough, but meatshields exist.
 * Slightly less raw damage; Iceberg Lettuce: Simple to explain. Your damage is less raw here, since you use a slot to freeze it. Zombies can't switch lanes if the Pianists aren't doing anything.
 * Citron?: I don't know for sure, but it could work. It is cheaper than Winter Melon and stronger on single enemies.