Genetic Amplification

Genetic Amplification
Statistics
Strength	-
Health	-
Cost	1
Set	Premium
Rarity	Legendary
Class	,
Tribe	Root Superpower Trick
Abilities	Conjure a 2-cost Plant. It gets +2/+1, Amphibious, and Team-Up.
The modifications are controversial, sure. But the results are hard to argue with.

Genetic Amplification is Beta-Carrotina's premium legendary plant signature superpower trick card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Guardian and Smarty classes. It costs 1 to play, and its ability Conjures a random plant that costs 2 and gives it +2/+1 and the Amphibious and Team-Up traits.

Origins

Its description is a reference to the real-world controversy surrounding genetic engineering, particularly GMOs.

Statistics

• Classes: Guardian, Smarty
• Tribes: Root Superpower Trick
• Abilities: Conjure a 2-cost Plant. It gets +2/+1, Amphibious, and Team-Up.
• Set - Rarity: Premium - Legendary

Card description

The modifications are controversial, sure. But the results are hard to argue with.

Update history

Update 1.16.10

• Added to the game.

Update 1.60.79

• ▲ Ability change: Conjure a 2-cost Plant. It gets +1/+1, Amphibious, and Team-Up. → Conjure a 2-cost Plant. It gets +2/+1, Amphibious, and Team-Up.

Strategies

With

This superpower is undoubtedly very powerful to play in the early game. It allows you to Conjure a random plant that costs 2 as well as giving it +1/+1, Amphibious, and Team-Up, making it a powerful Amphibious plant to play in the early to mid-game. Examples of such plants are Jugger-Nut, Fire Peashooter, Doubled Mint, and Tricarrotops. In addition, playing it on turn 1 makes an excellent tempo play, since you can curve out perfectly with a boosted 2-cost plant.

The best plant out of all 2-cost plants Conjurable by this trick is Doubled Mint, as he has the benefit to safely double his stats by being played on the aquatic lane behind an Amphibious plant thanks to his Amphibious and Team-Up traits. However, beware of damaging or destroying tricks like Cut Down to Size, Rocket Science, or Locust Swarm, as they can target and destroy him even with his new traits.

While you may Conjure a plant that already has either of the aforementioned traits such as Sea-Shroom or Cosmic Bean, or both like Water Chestnut, Pear Pal, or Laser Cattail, that plant will at least get a +1/+1 boost.

Although Captain Cucumber is able to reduce the cost of the conjured card, this synergy is extremely situational. For it to work, Beta-Carrotina has to obtain Captain Cucumber from Photosynthesizer, and Green Shadow, who has access to Captain Cucumber, has to rely on Bird of Paradise for Genetic Amplification.

For easy reference, here is the list of all current 2 cards this can Conjure:

Pismashio Cactus Sea-Shroom Tricarrotops Water Chestnut Jugger-Nut Corn Dog Hot Date Buff-Shroom Fireweed Seedling Wild Berry Shelf Mushroom Banana Launcher Pear Pal Cabbage-Pult Fire Peashooter

Sweet Pea Black-Eyed Pea Split Pea Doubled Mint Lily of the Valley Pea Patch Snow Pea Lightning Reed Cosmic Bean Laser Cattail Rotobaga Fume-Shroom Pepper M.D. Apple-Saucer Eyespore Sage Sage Twin Sunflower Sun-Shroom

Against

Be prepared for any plant Conjured, as it will be slightly more powerful, can be played in the aquatic lane, and has the Team-Up trait. However, if you Bounce that plant, it will lose all its boosts, making it slightly easier to deal with.

You will also want to bring instant-kill or heavy damage cards if Bouncing is not an option. Fortunately, every class has at least one card that can do the job.

Gallery

Statistics (1.60.79)

Genetic Amplification's card

Genetic Amplification's HD card

Genetic Amplification's card image

Genetic Amplification being played

Animation of the DNA in the background (animated)

Textures of the DNA in the background

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Genetic Amplification's statistics

Genetic Amplification being played

Genetic Amplification being played (animated)

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Genetic Amplification
Simplified Chinese	基因放大
Traditional Chinese	基因增強
French	Amplification génétique	"Genetic Amplification"
German	Genetische Verbesserung
Italian	Amplificazione genetica	"Genetic Amplification"
Japanese	遺伝子強化
Korean	유전 증폭
Brazilian Portuguese	Amplificação Genética	"Genetic Amplification"
Russian	Генетическая амплификация
Spanish	Amplificación genética	"Genetic Amplification"

Trivia

• The card's background is much identical to Precision Blast's.

See also

• Beta-Carrotina

V · E	Plants in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes