User blog:GamerNerd i/PvZH - Strongest Hero Synergies

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Like the title says, an analysis of each Hero's options for strong synergy-based deck. A * beside a hero's name indicates that I do nut currently own said hero, and therefore all tactics associated with that hero are theoretical, loosely based on the information available from (1) personal experience, (2) this Wiki, and (3) logical reasoning. A ^ beside a synergy type indicates the one I would recommend using, for varying reasons.

One more thing, on terminology. Since I'm a native Hearthstone player, I WILL use some slightly confusing terms to those unfamiliar with the genre. They are few, but here they are anyway:
 * combo - refers to a combination of cards with strong effects; values indicate the combined stats for all cards in a combo, and in the best-case scenario. (i.e. Repeater-Torchwood is a 4 (3+1) 8 (2+2 * 2) / 5 (2+3) combo)
 * synergy - refers to how cards work together; not restricted to tribe-based (Smackadamia) or status-based (Winter Squash) effects. (i.e. Neptuna can both spam weak units and buff their health, so her classes have a dangerous synergy when used correctly)
 * value - refers to how much "bang for your buck" you get for a given situation. (i.e. Podfather-Sting Bean often has more value than Podfather-Pea Pod due to Sting Bean having +1,, and Amphibious)
 * board, field - used interchangeably; refers to the area of play. A board clear refers to mass removal of teammates, often those of the other team. (however, some classes are capable of clearing the board completely, ridding it of even friendly teammates - I call such board clears system resets, although for the most part PvZH doesn't see this type of clear)

Let's get started, shall we?

Peas^
Being a Peashooter, Peas are naturally the first synergy most would think of, especially if you like to theme your decks around a hero's design or personality (guilty as charged). Not only do peas grant a nice theme, but the Smarty and Mega-Grow classes synergies well too. Mega-Grow and Smarty usually require a decent amount of Tricks to properly and effectively counter, and as such Black-Eyed Pea may become very strong. Both the Smarty Threepeater and Snow Pea belong to this tribe, and grant some nice versatility to the deck. Threepeater especially is quite the heavy hitter if buffed by The Podfather - an 8 9/9 combo, and even gets +6 for +1 if played with Torchwood. Snow Pea's freeze effect also synergies well with both Winter Squash and Snowdrop. That being said...

Freeze
Snowdrop's reaction to freezing makes it a good to augment or even replace some Mega-Grow cards. Winter Squash's ability to destroy Frozen Zombies may rival that of cards like Solar's Squash or Kabloom's Sizzle. Generally Freeze cards are much cheaper than the above mentioned, although the 4 Winter Squash must be on the field as well.