Template:HeropicIce Pirate is a galacticuncommonzombiecard in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Sneaky class. She costs 2 to play and has 3/1. She has the Gravestone trait, and her ability gives the Freeze effect to a selected plant when she is revealed on a lane with any environment on it. Her closest plant counterpart is Template:PvZHLink.
Her description references gray matter, a major component of the central nervous system which consists of the brain and spinal cord.
Statistics
Class: Sneaky
Tribe: Pirate Zombie
Trait: Gravestone
Ability: When revealed in an Environment: Freeze a Plant.
Set - Rarity: Galactic - Uncommon
Card description
You wouldn't believe how many brains a chunk of space ice goes for on a black market. Let's just say, she's rolling in gray matter.
Update history
Update 1.16.10
Added to the game.
Strategies
With
Ice Pirate is a glass cannon zombie due to her high strength but low health. However, her ability is really useful as she can disable a plant from attacking by freezing it. Keep in mind that her ability only activates when she is played in an environment. You also don't necessarily have to play an environment, as her ability activates in plant environments as well.
Since she comes out from a gravestone, Headstone Carver can boost her to make her slightly stronger into a 4/2. A strong combo is to play Graveyard on turn one, then Ice Pirate in it the next turn, which raises her strength to 4 when she is revealed and also allows her to Freeze a plant early in the game due to Graveyard being an environment. You can also reactivate her ability via In-Crypted, Firefighter, Secret Agent for Template:PvZHLink, but not Mixed-Up Gravedigger as her gravestone may end up in a lane without an environment. Her ability also works well with Cryo-Yeti, since he will boost himself when she Freezes a plant.
You can also play Template:PvZHLink to boost her stats if she hits the plant hero, and Template:PvZH Link to give her the Strikethrough trait since she is also a pirate zombie.
Against
Statwise, Ice Pirate is very easy to destroy due to her low health, as anything that does damage will destroy her. However, her ability can prevent a key plant from attacking that turn. If you see a gravestone that is in an environment, chances are that it can be Ice Pirate inside. Unless you are certain you can win the game, do not Bounce her, as your opponent can reactivate her ability. Alternatively, you can destroy her with Template:PvZHLink if she has not been revealed yet. If you really need to, use cheap tricks like Banana Bomb or Water Balloons to get rid of her.