Pied Piper

Unreleased

Pied Piper is a basic common zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the zombies. It costs 2 to play, and has 2/1. It has the Gravestone trait. When revealed, it will play its pipe and its two white rats will have the plants' stats planted on its lane -1/-1.

Origins
Its name, appearance and special effect are a reference to the fairytale The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Statistics

 * Class: Beastly Zombie
 * Tribe: Pet Dancing Zombie
 * Effects: Gravestone. When revealed: Plants here get -1/-1.
 * Rarity: Basic - Common

Card description
''He was told that playing the pipe would summon raccoons. But whatevs.''

Strategies
Pied Piper's ability to weaken, and possibly destroy a Plant is what makes it handy. It is best to place it on a lane with a Plant that has 1 Health, or 3 Health at most for Pied Piper to destroy it. Also, since the ability decreases stats and affects all Plants in that lane, it can basically bypass Team-Up Plants to destroy a frail Plant behind, or Armored Plants since the trait does not prevent stat reduction.

If you manage to keep Pied Piper alive with Electric Boogaloo, it can be used in a Dancing-based deck with Aerobics Instructor and Flamenco Zombie, since it is a Dancing Zombie. Pied Piper can also give boosts to Cat Lady and Zookeeper, since it is also a Pet Zombie.

However, Pied Piper's effect will not activate if there are no Plants in its lane. Grave Buster is also a big counter to this Zombie since you will most likely play it as soon as possible, which is very predictable.

Trivia

 * The last word in its description, "whatevs" is an informal way to say the word whatever.
 * When Pied Piper is revealed, it will play a short tune on its flute. The same applies when reducing stats.
 * It is the only Dancing Zombie in the Beastly type.
 * The name is an example of alliteration.