Dandy Lion King


 * For other uses see Dandelion (disambiguation).

Dandy Lion King is a in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the  class. It costs 6 to play, and has 4/4. It has no traits, and its ability does damage the zombie hero for 50% of their current health when it is played, rounded down to the nearest integer. However, if it is played when the zombie hero has 1 health, it does not do any damage.

Origins
Its name is a portmanteau of the words "dandelion" (taraxacum), "lion", and "dandy". It is also a portmanteau of "dandelion" and The Lion King, an animated film by Disney.

Statistics

 * Class: Kabloom
 * Tribes: Flower Animal Plant
 * Traits: None
 * Ability: When played: Damage the Zombie Hero for half their health.
 * Set - Rarity: Premium - Legendary

Card description
He's developed a taste for Zombie Heroes.

With
It is recommended to play this when the opposing zombie hero has a health advantage over you, due to the fact that it halves the opposing hero's health but keep in mind that the attack can be blocked.

This card shines against boss battles in the zombie missions, as some boss battles give the boss extra health at the start, making Dandy Lion King's effect stronger to defeat the boss faster.

This card is countered by itself later, or when you are winning. However, it is still useful to use this to do damage to the zombie hero, due to its somewhat high strength points.

Consider to avoid playing Dandy Lion King when your opponent is at least three bars away from a Super-Block. Dandy Lion King's ability is treated as damage, so your opponent can Super-Block Dandy Lion King's ability, having no ability to your opponent's health and making it a complete waste. However, if victory is necessary, you can play Dandy Lion King to empty your opponent's Super-Block Meter in order for your other plants to do high damage without letting your opponent get a Super-Block.

It is very recommended that you use Rescue Radish's ability to bounce this plant, as you can decrease the zombie hero's health twice.

Since this is a flower plant, as Solar Flare, you can combine this with Briar Rose to destroy a low strength but high health zombie like Headstone Carver by playing Dandy Lion King in that zombie's row. It also has synergy with and thus will allow Solar Flare to recover more health.

Against
When you are opposing it, avoid bouncing it whatsoever so that it can not damage the zombie hero again. Try to destroy it with instant-kill tricks such as Locust Swarm or Rocket Science.

Trivia

 * Unlike the other Dandelion plants in the series, it resembles a lion. This makes it the only plant based on a lion in the series at present.
 * There was previously a Liontail in the Chinese-exclusive game Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars, but it was removed and replaced with Foxtail.
 * Its colors are similar to Dandelion in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2.
 * It is the only animal card in the class.