Root Wall

Root Wall
Statistics
Strength	-
Health	-
Cost	1
Rarity	Super-Rare
Class
Tribe	Root Superpower Trick
Abilities	A Plant gets +2 and can't be hurt this turn.
A good way to root for the Plants.

Root Wall is a super-rare plant superpower trick card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Guardian class. It costs 1 to play, and its ability is to shield a selected plant for the turn it is played, and gives it +2. Its closest zombie counterparts are Rock Wall and Escape through Time.

Origins

It is based on a wall, albeit one made out of roots.

Its description makes use of the double meaning of the word "root." One meaning is "to cheer for," while the other is "the roots of a plant that are used to get water and nutrients," which is the material this wall is made of.

Statistics

• Class: Guardian
• Tribes: Root Superpower Trick
• Abilities: A plant gets +2 and can't be hurt this turn.
• Rarity: Super-Rare

Card description

A good way to root for the Plants.

Update history

Update 1.2.12

• Restricted to Citron and Grass Knuckles.

Update 1.4.14

• Ability change: Draw a card. → A plant gets +2.

Strategies

With

This trick is used to shield a plant you do not want to lose or be damaged. You can use this with Soul Patch for guaranteed invincibility on that turn unless your opponent destroys him with a trick. Grass Knuckles can play this to protect a plant that needs setting up like Pea Pod or Doubled Mint. This can also be used for plants with high strength and low health like Carrotillery and Shooting Starfruit.

If you get this from a Super-Block in the "Fight!" phase, it is unrecommended to use this unless there is a valuable plant that is about to be destroyed or Soul Patch is on the field (only when you need to survive another turn), as the shielded effect will wear off at the end of the phase.

Avoid using this on plants that rely on "When hurt" or "When destroyed" abilities as they won't activate.

Against

When you are fighting Citron or Grass Knuckles, you need to be careful as the plant is unable to be hurt by regular damage. Fortunately, it doesn't prevent instant-kill, stat-lowering or Bouncing cards from removing that plant. Hence, unless the target is dangerous or is a priority in being removed, you can play Sumo Wrestler, Rodeo Gargantuar or Terrify to move the protected plant out of the zombie's way.

Note that it only increases the health and not the strength, so playing tricks like Shrink Ray and Nibble or playing Landscaper to make the plant do no damage also works, making your zombies unable to attack the plant, but also making that plant unable to attack your zombies as well. If it was used on a plant that has taken damage beforehand, you can destroy it with Evaporate in order to protect a powerful zombie from getting destroyed.

Gallery

Root Wall's statistics

Root Wall's card

Root Wall costing 3 sun due to Defensive End's ability

Root Wall's card image

HD Root Wall

Root Wall being played (1)

Root Wall being played (2)

Root Wall being played (3)

Old

Root Wall's statistics (animated)

Root Wall's silhouette

The player receiving Root Wall from a Premium Pack

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Root Wall
Simplified Chinese	生根墙
Traditional Chinese	根牆
German	Wurzelwand
Japanese	根の壁
Korean	뿌리벽
Brazilian Portuguese	Barreira de Raízes
Russian	Стена из корня
Spanish	Muro de raíces

Trivia

• The ability animation for it appears to be similar to Rock Wall, but roots are used instead of rocks.

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