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For the version in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, see Chemist.

Mad Chemist is a premium super-rare zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Brainy IconBrainy class. He costs 4BrainPvZH to play and has 3StrengthPvZH/5HeartPvZH. He has the Gravestone trait, and his ability Conjures a random trick card when the first zombie trick is played every turn, starting from the turn he is revealed, unless the zombie hero has already 10 cards in their hand.

Origins[]

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He is based on the Scientist variant in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 with a similar name. However, Mad Chemist's hairstyle differs from Chemist's in that the former sticks up, while the latter is spiked; instead, Mad Chemist's hairstyle is more similar to the "Perfect Hair" accessory for the Scientist in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.

His description makes a play on two meanings of "mad": very angry (the meaning used in his description), and insane (the meaning used in his name).

Statistics[]

  • Class: Brainy
  • Tribe: Science Zombie
  • Trait: Gravestone
  • Ability: When you play your first Trick each turn, Conjure a Trick.
  • Set - Rarity: Premium - Super-Rare

Card description[]

He's not so much "mad" as he is "mildly annoyed."

Update history[]

Update 1.16.10[]

  • Ability streamlined: When you play your first Trick each turn, add a random Trick your hand. → When you play your first Trick each turn, Conjure a Trick.

Update 1.26.3[]

  • Strength change: 2StrengthPvZH → 3StrengthPvZH
  • Health change: 3HeartPvZH → 4HeartPvZH

Update 1.30.4[]

  • Health change: 4HeartPvZH → 5HeartPvZH

Strategies[]

With[]

Having average stats for a 4BrainPvZH zombie, Mad Chemist is not mainly used for combat, but for his rather useful and interesting ability; while it is luck-based, you have a good chance of obtaining tricks outside of your classes, which you will be able to surprise your opponent with. Mad Chemist also goes well with any deck, as long as it has a fair number of tricks.

To make use of Mad Chemist's ability well, you must play at least one trick per turn. This means that you will have to spend brains to activate his ability; while it doesn't matter if you do need to play the trick for your strategy, it is beneficial to spend as few brains as possible in any other case. Therefore, it is recommended to bring many cheap tricks into your deck, or use Zombie Yeti, who provides you a cheap trick in the name of Yeti Lunchbox at the end of every turn (assuming they survive). However, the latter is exclusive to Immorticia. Thinking Cap is also a good pair with him, as while it isn't very cheap, it is a trick that Conjures two cheap tricks, which is enough for the next two turns (assuming the superpowers Conjured aren't Iron Boarder, Ice Moon, and Teleportation Station). If you are playing as Super Brainz, Huge-Gigantacus, or Rustbolt, you can use Dr. Spacetime or Zombology Teacher respectively to reduce the cost of tricks to result in more free brains.

Protecting Mad Chemist is also vital, as he is only able to Conjure one trick per turn; this means that he has to survive for a few turns to be worthwhile. While many cards can improve his survivability, tricks are the preferred option as you can activate his ability as well. Examples include Vitamin Z, Healthy Treat, Rock Wall, and Escape through Time.

Since he is part of the science tribe, you can synergize him with Zombot Drone Engineer to increase his base strength, Gadget Scientist to perform a bonus attack, and Interdimensional Zombie to activate his ability when this zombie is revealed. As of Gravestone synergy, Super Brainz and Huge-Gigantacus can give Mad Chemist a small boost with Headstone Carver, and as for Professor Brainstorm, he has access to Grave Robber, who will get a small boost when Mad Chemist is revealed.

Against[]

Mad Chemist isn't much of a threat in terms of stats, but his Conjuring ability is what makes him one. While you could confront him with a plant to destroy him, he will still be able to destroy most of them unless they do a bonus attack. Instead, play instant-kill or damaging cards to destroy, or at least weaken him. Grave Buster and Whack-a-Zombie are perfect examples for instant-kills, while two Berry Blasts are your best bet in terms of damaging cards.

Since Mad Chemist's ability is based on tricks, anti-trick cards (Black-Eyed Pea, Sportacus, Forget-Me-Nuts, Dark Matter Dragonfruit, Brainana) should work well against him too, although they won't be able to deal with him directly (minus with direct combat). Also, try to get rid of any Dr. Spacetimes and Zombology Teachers on the field, because your opponent will be able to spend fewer brains on tricks, and thus, prepare their bigger threats more easily.

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Mad Chemist
China Simplified Chinese 疯狂化学家
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 瘋狂科學家
France French Chimiste fou
Germany German Verrückter Wissenschaftler
Italy Italian Chimico pazzo
Japan Japanese マッド化学者
South Korea Korean 미친 과학자
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Químico Louco
Russia Russian Безумный химик
Spain Spanish Químico loco


Trivia[]

  • Since update 1.14.13, Mad Chemist was glitched so that he can also give cards that cannot be seen normally by the user. Examples of such cards included the Bungee Plumber used in the tutorial and a 99-brain cost Blank Zombie that cannot be played (which is used as a filler card in early AI and a few Puzzle Party decks to deramp the difficulty).
  • If Final Mission is the first zombie trick played in that turn and the player chooses to destroy Mad Chemist, he will still activate his ability before being destroyed. The same also applies to Trick-or-Treater.
  • Prior to the Colossal Fossils update, tricks Conjured by Mad Chemist did not say they were in their statistics. This also happened with Eureka.
  • He was mentioned in the description of Gadget Scientist, who wishes that the Mad Chemist would stop copying his hairstyle.

See also[]

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Uncommon
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Galactic Total Eclipse · Alien Ooze · Surfer Zombie
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Super-Rare
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Galactic Cheese Cutter · Cyborg Zombie · Area 22
Colossal Extinction Event · Ancient Vimpire
Triassic Hunting Grounds
Legendary
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Galactic Interstellar Bounty Hunter · Supernova Gargantuar
Colossal Mondo Bronto
Triassic Gargantuar-Throwing Gargantuar
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Token Cards Zom-Bats
Superpowers Frozen Tundra · Slammin' Smackdown · Stayin' Alive · Witch's Familiar · Acid Rain · Evaporate · Galvanize
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Common Cardboard Robot Zombie · Paparazzi Zombie · Lurch for Lunch · Fun-Dead Raiser · Drum Major
Uncommon
Premium Chimney Sweep · Beam Me Up · Cell Phone Zombie · Pool Shark · Zombot Drone Engineer · Brain Vendor · Mountain Climber
Galactic Cryo-Brain · Medulla Nebula · Moonwalker
Colossal Copter Commando
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Rare
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Colossal Zom-Blob
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Colossal Evolutionary Leap · Parasol Zombie
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Galactic Interdimensional Zombie · Teleportation Zombie
Colossal Gargantuar Mime
Triassic Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur
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Token Cards Pot of Gold · Space Cadet · Zom-Bats
Superpowers Carried Away · Shrink Ray · Eureka · Witch's Familiar · Terror-Former 10,000 · Cut Down to Size · Summoning · Telepathy · Iron Boarder · Teleportation Station
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Heroes Electric Boogaloo · Impfinity · Professor Brainstorm · Z-Mech
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Colossal Mystery Egg · Sugary Treat
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Rare
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Galactic Final Mission · Cosmic Dancer
Colossal Gizzard Lizard
Triassic Disco Dance Floor
Super-Rare
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Galactic Disco-Naut · Moon Base Z · Gas Giant
Colossal Quickdraw Con Man
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Legendary
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Triassic Headhunter
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Token Cards Impfinity Clone · Captain Deadbeard
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PvZH Hearty Icon Hearty
Heroes Rustbolt · The Smash · Neptuna · Z-Mech
Common Baseball Zombie · Rolling Stone · Conehead · Team Mascot · Medic
Uncommon
Premium Arm Wrestler · Camel Crossing · Flag Zombie · Terrify · Trash Can Zombie · Buckethead · Ra Zombie
Galactic Cone Zone · Celestial Custodian · Screen Door Zombie
Colossal Healthy Treat · Zombie Middle Manager
Triassic Leftovers
Rare
Premium Sumo Wrestler · Zombie Coach · Monster Mash · Knight of the Living Dead · Rodeo Gargantuar
Galactic Escape through Time · Cosmic Sports Star
Colossal Primeval Yeti
Triassic Lost Colosseum
Super-Rare
Premium Landscaper · Weed Spray · All-Star Zombie · Coffee Zombie
Galactic Black Hole · Genetic Experiment · Planetary Gladiator
Colossal Jurassic Fossilhead
Triassic Knockout · Turquoise Skull Zombie
Legendary
Premium Zombie King · Undying Pharaoh · Wannabe Hero
Galactic Intergalactic Warlord · Zombot Battlecruiser 5000
Colossal Stompadon
Triassic Chum Champion
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Token Cards Octo-Pet
Superpowers Shrink Ray · Slammin' Smackdown · Octo-Pult · Missile Madness · Heroic Health · Possessed · Rock Wall
PvZH Sneaky Icon Sneaky
Heroes Brain Freeze · Super Brainz · Impfinity · Neptuna · Huge-Gigantacus
Common Imp · Mini-Ninja · Smoke Bomb · Fishy Imp · Smelly Zombie
Uncommon
Premium Headstone Carver · Zombie Chicken · Hot Dog Imp · Swashbuckler Zombie · Backyard Bounce · Stealthy Imp · Firefighter
Galactic Graveyard · Ice Pirate · Frosty Mustache
Colossal Swabbie · Barrel of Barrels
Triassic Monkey Smuggler
Rare
Premium Imp Commander · Barrel Roller Zombie · Surprise Gargantuar · Walrus Rider · Zombot Stomp
Galactic Cosmic Imp · Space Pirate
Colossal Blowgun Imp
Triassic Buried Treasure
Super-Rare
Premium Toxic Waste Imp · Line Dancing Zombie · Pogo Bouncer · Tomb Raiser Zombie
Galactic Ducky Tube Zombie · Dr. Spacetime · Laser Base Alpha
Colossal Cursed Gargolith
Triassic Excavator Zombie · Unthawed Viking
Legendary
Premium Mixed-Up Gravedigger · Zombot Sharktronic Sub · Zombot Plank Walker
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Colossal Zombot Aerostatic Gondola
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Unobtainable
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Superpowers Flick-a-Plant · Get Well · Motivate
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