Ra Zombie is a premiumuncommonzombiecard in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the Hearty class. He costs 5 to play, and has 3/4. He doesn't have any traits, and his ability takes away 2 from the plant hero on the turn he is played. His closest plant counterpart is Brainana.
His ability is a reference to his ability in Plants vs. Zombies 2, to steal sun from the sky or the player's sun-producing plants.
Statistics[]
Class: Hearty
Tribe: History Pet Zombie
Traits: None
Ability: When played: The Plant Hero loses 2 this turn.
Set - Rarity: Premium - Uncommon
Card description[]
Some nights sundown comes early...
Update history[]
Update 1.60.79[]
▲ Brain cost change: 6 → 5
▲ Tribe added: Pet
Strategies[]
With[]
Before version 1.60.79, Ra Zombie had no use in a serious deck due to his 6 brain cost outweighing his stats and the value that his ability brings. However, in version 1.60.79, Ra Zombie's cost was reduced to 5, meaning that he can be played earlier in the match and is easier to combo with 1-cost cards like Leftovers or Healthy Treat. Due to this change, Ra Zombie can be used more effectively alongside Turquoise Skull Zombie to slow down the plant hero's play in the midgame and thereby give the zombies a large lead in development in preparation for a strong finisher like Going Viral. Another use for Ra Zombie is Transformation Station and Evolutionary Leap, since unlike Turquoise Skull Zombie, Ra Zombie's ability only lasts one turn, it makes sense given his high cost to transform him into a stronger card. Stealing 2 sun makes it harder for the plants to destroy Ra Zombie or remove a Transformation Station, especially if you have other zombies on the board already. Ra Zombie is also a member of the Pet tribe, meaning he can activate the abilities of Cat Lady and Zookeeper, threatening to add a large number of stats to the board in addition to stealing 2 sun. If you can develop a strong advantage in the early game, Ra Zombie can be used as a quasi-finisher on turn 5 by denying the plants counterplay.
The best heroes to use Ra Zombie with are Rustbolt, who has access to Evolutionary Leap and Transformation Station, along with The Smash if you want to use Ra Zombie's pet synergy.
Against[]
Ra Zombie is a very "win-more" card and is not good when he is played alone. He relies on there being other, stronger zombies present for his ability to matter. If you can keep the zombies from developing strong threats in the early game, you can avoid giving them an opportunity to choke you out with Ra Zombie in the midgame. Ra Zombie's ability is much less valuable in the late game (around turn 9), where he just becomes poor stats for a 5 cost card. Target earlygame cards that Ra Zombie may be paired with like Flag Zombie, Turquoise Skull Zombie, Zookeeper or Cat Lady. Due to his poor stats, Ra Zombie is rarely the biggest threat on the board after he is played. You can ignore him to deal with his more powerful teammates.
Another important thing to note is that, as Ra Zombie steals 2 sun from you when played, he can sometimes deny your access to higher cost cards (for example, he can prevent Dark Matter Dragonfruit from being played on turn 8 or 9). It is important to be mindful of when you are vulnerable to his sun stealing ability and have a backup plan ready. If needbe, you can attempt to plant weak, low value plants in front of non-frenzy threats the turn Ra Zombie is played. As his ability only lasts 1 turn, you'll be back to a full amount of sun the next turn.
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language
Name
Description
English
Ra Zombie
Simplified Chinese
太阳神僵尸
Traditional Chinese
太陽神殭屍
Japanese
ラーゾンビ
Korean
라 좀비
Brazilian Portuguese
Zumbi Rá
Spanish
Zombi Ra
Trivia[]
Before version 1.60.79, Ra Zombie costed 6 brains to play, making him the most expensive uncommon card in the game.
It is one of the two cards that can steal sun from the plants, the second being Turquoise Skull Zombie.
Both it and Weenie Beanie are both mentioned in the special thanks in the credits when mentioning the plants and zombies, most likely due to its meme-worthy status in the community.
Hearty class. He costs 5
to play, and has 3
/4
. He doesn't have any traits, and his ability takes away 2
from the plant hero on the turn he is played. His closest plant counterpart is Brainana.
this turn.
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Brainy
Crazy
Hearty
Sneaky