Jolly Holly

Jolly Holly is an event plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the class. She costs 5 to play, and has 4/1. She has the Amphibious trait, and her ability gives the Freeze effect to zombies on the lanes adjacent to her when she is played.

Jolly Holly was introduced in the 2016 Feastivus event alongside Regifting Zombie, and was purchasable with real-life money. Players are able to craft her as of February 21st, 2017.

Origins
She is based on holly, a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, or climbers in the family Aquifolicadae.

Her name is a combination of the words "jolly," referring to its personality, and "holly," the real-life plant it is based on. It is also a reference to the song "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and makes a reference on how holly is usually associated with the Christmas season.

Statistics

 * Class: Smarty
 * Tribes: Leafy Berry Plant
 * Trait: Amphibious
 * Ability: When played: Freeze Zombies next door.
 * Set: Premium - Event

Card description
''No exaggeration, she is ALWAYS in a great mood. Even when fighting Zombies. "What's not to love about saving the world?" she says.''

Update 1.10.14

 * Added to the game.

Update 1.12.6

 * Became craftable.

With
Jolly Holly may be a risky plant to play. She must be played wisely, as the Freeze effect only affects zombies in the lanes adjacent to her, not the zombie facing her. The main usage for Jolly Holly outside of freezing zombies is to quickly destroy zombies after playing Winter Squash, or to boost Snowdrop. Jolly Holly can also be used as an offensive sniper, as she can be played on aquatic lanes. In that case, you can also choose to boost its health as Green Shadow or. However, doing so wastes her ability, as playing it on an aquatic lane will only Freeze one zombie.

Jolly Holly can be compared to Winter Melon in freezing more than one zombie at once. While Jolly Holly freezes zombies instantly, has the Amphibious trait and costs less, Winter Melon has more health, can Freeze more zombies at once and also continuously, as long as it stays alive.

As Citron, it is typically better to replace this with for an offensive plant on an aquatic lane, as it is cheaper, has better stats, and destroys any Amphibious zombie with under 9 health, so if you aren't running a Freeze deck, consider bringing Guacodile instead of Jolly Holly. Besides, playing Jolly Holly on an aquatic lane can be worse, as her ability will only affect one lane. Nevertheless, she can at least be used as bait for hard-hitting zombies due to its low health.

Since Jolly Holly is a berry plant, she works well with Sergeant Strongberry if you watch her low health. However, Nightcap is the only plant hero that can do this synergy.

You can also play Rescue Radish to reuse her ability, which can be useful in a pinch.

Against
Beware, as your opponent can have this card at any time. Make sure to bring out Gravestone zombies to prevent her from freezing your zombies. heroes are able to counter Jolly Holly with their direct damage. Conga Zombie, Nibble, and Bungee Plumber are cheap ways to destroy her since she has 1 health. In other situations, Barrel of Deadbeards, Fireworks Zombie, and Stupid Cupid can make quick work of her. If she is boosted, play Rocket Science, Locust Swarm, or Squirrel Herder to instantly destroy her, although in Squirrel Herder's case, you need to watch out for if you are playing against.

Unless she has been boosted so much, or if she is blocking your zombies from finishing off your opponent, do not Bounce her, as she can be replayed to Freeze even more zombies, especially when there are other plants that benefit from zombies getting the Freeze effect such as Winter Squash and Snowdrop.

Trivia

 * Jolly Holly is the only plant in the game with an ability that affects zombies next door, but not the one on its own lane.
 * She is the only plant in the Smarty class.
 * She is also the first event berry card, with the second being, and the third being High-Voltage Currant.