Talk:Synchronized Swimmer/@comment-24471175-20170812022731

There's a interesting mechanic with the Synchronized Swimmer, where if it gets bounced/gravestoned after copying stats, it will retain the copied stats in your hand, but when played again if there's a zombie on the field it will copy that zombie.

As Immorticia I managed to use this to my advantage against a Citron, who kept freezing my zombies while I buffed them to survive incoming damage. Eventually I had a heavily damaged and buffed 9/1 Bounty Hunter, so I copied it with Synchronized Swimmer. The plant hero destroyed the Bounty Hunter and bounced the Synchronized Swimmer which retained the 9/1 in my hand.

Late fight after all my zombies were destroyed by a DMD, I spent all my brains to teleport the Synchronized Swimmer into the left most lane, and it retained 9/1 since it couldnt copy any other zombies and defeated Citron.

Also another odd mechanic is if you play it in a Sappy Place, it will become 0/2 but upon copying stats it will ignore the Sappy Place effect.

(Copied the Vengeful Cyborg)

Further more, if the Sappy Place is removed afterwards, the Swimmer will get +2 strength.