She has the Amphibious trait, and her ability gives all zombies on the lanes adjacent to her the Freeze effect when she is played.
She was introduced in the 2016 Feastivus event alongside Regifting Zombie, and was purchasable with real-life money. She became craftable as of February 21st, 2017.
She is based on holly, a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, or climbers in the family Aquifolicadae.
Her name is a combination of the words "jolly," referring to her personality, and "holly," the real-life plant she is based on. She is also a reference to the song "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and makes a reference on how holly is usually associated with the Christmas season.
Statistics[]
Class: Smarty
Tribes: Leafy Berry Plant
Trait: Amphibious
Ability: When played: Freeze Zombies next door.
Set: Event
Card description[]
No exaggeration, she is ALWAYS in a great mood. Even when fighting Zombies. "What's not to love about saving the world?" she says.
Update history[]
Update 1.10.14[]
Added to the game.
Update 1.12.6[]
Became craftable.
Strategies[]
With[]
Jolly Holly may be a risky plant to play. She must be played wisely, as the Freeze effect only affects zombies in the lanes adjacent to her, not the zombie facing her. The main usage for Jolly Holly outside of freezing zombies is to quickly destroy zombies after playing Winter Squash or to boost Snowdrop.
Jolly Holly can also be used as an offensive sniper, as she can be played on aquatic lanes. In that case, you can also choose to boost her health as Green Shadow, Citron or Beta-Carrotina. However, doing so wastes her ability, as playing it on an aquatic lane will only Freeze one zombie, unless you are playing in a special mission.
Jolly Holly can be compared to Winter Melon in freezing more than one zombie at once. While Jolly Holly freezes zombies instantly, has the Amphibious trait and costs less, Winter Melon has more health, can Freeze more zombies at once and also continuously, as long as it stays alive. However, Jolly Holly is extremely better at stalling zombies on the turn she is played, as Winter Melon can't stop the attack from the left lane.
As Citron or Beta-Carrotina, it is typically better to replace this with Guacodile for an offensive plant on an aquatic lane, as it is mostly cheaper, has better stats and destroys any Amphibious zombie with under 9 health, so if you aren't running a Freeze deck, consider bringing Guacodile instead of Jolly Holly.
Besides, playing Jolly Holly on an aquatic lane can be worse, as her ability will only affect one lane. Nevertheless, she can at least be used as bait for hard-hitting zombies due to her low health.
You can also play Rescue Radish to reuse her ability, which can be useful in a pinch.
Against[]
Beware, as your opponent can have this card at any time. Make sure to bring out Gravestone zombies to prevent her from freezing your zombies. Crazy heroes are able to counter Jolly Holly with their direct damage. Conga Zombie, Nibble and Bungee Plumber are cheap ways to destroy her since she has 1 health.
Unless she has been boosted so much or if she is blocking your zombies from finishing off your opponent, do notBounce her, as she can be replayed to Freeze even more zombies, especially when there are other plants that benefit from zombies getting the Freeze effect such as Winter Squash and Snowdrop.
Gallery[]
Jolly Holly's statistics
Jolly Holly's card
Jolly Holly's grayed out card
Jolly Holly's card image
Jolly Holly's textures
HD Jolly Holly
Being played and activating its ability (animated)
Smarty class. She costs 5
to play and has 4
/1
.
Freeze effect when she is played.
Freeze Zombies next door.
Crazy heroes are able to counter Jolly Holly with their direct damage. Conga Zombie, Nibble and Bungee Plumber are cheap ways to destroy her since she has 1 health.
Double Strike trait
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