Soul Patch

Unreleased

Soul Patch is a legendary plant in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the plants. It has 5/10 and costs 7. Its effect redirects all attacks from the opposing side to it when the zombies are attacking the Plant Hero, as long as it is on the field. In addition, it has the Armored 1 trait, meaning that any damage does to it will be reduced by 1 point.

Origins
Its name references the small patch of facial hair it has, known as soul patch.

Statistics

 * Class: Guardian
 * Tribe: Vine Plant
 * Effect:
 * Armored 1
 * If your Hero would get hurt, this gets hurt instead.
 * Rarity: Premium - Legendary

Card description
Has been gently encouraging Cherry Bomb and Sour Grapes to attend his meditation class.

Strategies
When you have this in your hand and your hero is at low health, it is recommended to place this plant down so you can survive some more turns to get better cards. It is a good idea to shield this plant, as that means your hero and this plant would be invincible for a turn. Boosting this plant is also an excellent decision to use. Guarding the plant with Wall-Nuts in its lane can also help it survive longer.

Counters
When your opposing this plant, try to bounce it away so you can defeat the plant hero faster or destroy it with tricks such as Locust Swarm, Cut Down to Size or Rocket Science. Additionally, zombies with the Deadly trait can sweep this plant up as long as the zombie does more than 1 damage. A Knight of the Living Dead could also be a good choice, because it can block its attack and destroy it quickly.

Trivia

 * Its description references the Cherry Bomb and the Sour Grapes.
 * Its appearance and description seem to refer to the hippie culture commonly associated with the mid-1960s.
 * If there are multiple Soul Patches on the field and the Plant Hero is damaged, the damage will be redirected to the left-most one.