Ketchup Mechanic is an eventplantcard in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Solar class. She costs 3 to play and has 1/1. She does not have any traits, and her ability gives her +1/+1 and heals the plant hero for 1 for every zombie on the field when she is played.
She is based on the tomato (Solanum Iycopersicum), the fruit of a plant in the nightshade family; and a mechanic, a person who repairs and maintains machinery.
Her name is a portmanteau of "ketchup," a condiment made from the real-life plant she is based on; and "mechanic," referring to her appearance. It also incorporates catch-up mechanic.
Her ability and description are based on the term "catch-up mechanic," a game mechanism that allows trailing players to catch up and potentially win the game.
Statistics
Class: Solar
Tribe: Fruit Plant
Traits: None
Ability: When played: For each Zombie, this gets +1/+1 and Heal the Plant Hero for 1.
Set: Event
Card description
Catchup mechanics help you get back in a game when you're behind. Ketchup Mechanics fix your fruit.
Update history
Update 1.18.13
Added to the game.
Update 1.22.12
Became craftable.
Strategies
With
Ketchup Mechanic is best played when the field is filled with zombies, as she gets +1/+1 for each zombie on the field. Due to this, she can be boosted up to +5/+5, allowing her to plow through zombies easily. This also means that she synergizes with Potted Powerhouse. However, only Chompzilla can do this normally.
Because she also heals you for 1 for each zombies on the field, you can also pair her with Heartichoke to do up to 5 damage to the zombie hero, or activate Pepper M.D.'s ability. But beware, as your opponent might play Sneezing Zombie to counter this combo.
Avoid playing her when there are no zombies, as she will end up being a plain 1/1, thus wasting your sun.
Against
Tricks are the best way to counter her, as unless you play Teleport, Ketchup Mechanic will still get +1/+1. If she gets out of hand due to being played when there are a lot of zombies on field, Rocket Science and Cut Down to Size can get rid of her easily. But in other cases, your opponent will hold on until you get more zombies on the field.
As for the healing ability, you can use Sneezing Zombie to prevent it.