It is based on the [[wikipedia:Spinach|spinach]] (''Spinacia oleracea''), an edible flowering plant whose leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
It is based on the [[wikipedia:Spinach|spinach]] (''Spinacia oleracea''), an edible flowering plant whose leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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The claws at the end of its arms are reminiscent of those belonging to the ''Marvel Comics'' superhero [[wikipedia:Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]. It flexing its muscles when it '''Evolves''',along with its '''Leafy Evolution''' ability, may be based on how [[wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye the Sailor]] gains strength after eating spinach.
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The claws at the end of its arms are reminiscent of those belonging to the ''Marvel Comics'' superhero [[wikipedia:Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]. It's evolution ability may be based on how [[wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye the Sailor]] gains strength after eating canned spinach.
Its name is a combination of "savage," referring to its claws and facial expression, and "spinach," the real-life plant it is based on.
Its name is a combination of "savage," referring to its claws and facial expression, and "spinach," the real-life plant it is based on.
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==Strategies==
==Strategies==
===With===
===With===
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Savage Spinach is only a mediocre fighter by itself, with no actual tribe synergies aside from letting [[Typical Beanstalk]] draw a card.However, SavageSpinach's '''Evolution''' ability is verypowerful,asitessentiallygivesnotonly the plants on the field, butalsothoseinyourhand, agoodheadstart.SavageSpinach's'''Evolution'''abilityalsoworkswellwitheveryplant, with theexceptionof[[Three-Nut]]. However, notethat[[PottedPowerhouse]]will only beboostedfortheplantson the field.
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Savage Spinach is only a mediocre fighter by itself, with no actual tribe synergies aside from letting [[Typical Beanstalk]] draw a card so if you cannot activate his evolution ability, do not play him. Otherwise, he's a great plant for how his ability affects every plant on the field AND those in the plant hero's hand. While troubblesome to activate, the ability is far superior to that of Spineapple and Berry Angry. While all of them provide the identical boost, they cannot affect anything not on the field, and Spineapple can only boost 0-strehgth plants. Even when faced against Loco Coco and Three-Nut, he still has an edge, because Loco Coco requires an entirely different strategy and while it provides a bigger boost, it's like Spineapple, so it doesn't boost plants with strength. As for Three-Nut, his effect instantly takes place instead of only activating when you play a plant, so if he is destroyed, the boost stays. It also stacks, so if you've got a Glass Cannon, Three-Nut will nerf them but Spinach will not.
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Just like [[Onion Rings]], a deck focused on drawing cards is optimal for Savage Spinach. as its ability can boost more plants.
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Just like [[Onion Rings]], a deck focused on drawing cards is optimal for Savage Spinach as its ability can boost more plants. The major difference is that you do not need to have any concerns for your cards being weakened, as while Onion Rings will turn everything in your hand into 4/4 with no other effect, Savage Spinash will only add to the already existing strength of the plants.
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While there are many leafy plants in the game, a particularly good plant for Savage Spinach's '''Evolution''' is [[Pea Patch]], as it also boosts Savage Spinach further on top of activating its ability, making Savage Spinach a 7{{PvZH Icon|strength}}/8{{PvZH Icon|health}} plant on turn 4, which will be very threatening for your opponent if they don't have the right cards. However, to use that combo on turn 4, you must keep Pea Patch alive on turn 2 or 3, which is not the easiest task to do due to Pea Patch's mediocre health. Other decent choices are {{PvZHLink|Lily Pad}}, who allows Savage Spinach to be played on the aquatic lane, and [[Shellery]] or {{PvZHLink|Umbrella Leaf}}, who allows Savage Spinach to be played on a lane with a glass cannon or an already powerful fighter, not to mention that all of them have traits that make them harder to get hit. However, they are also very frail and vulnerable to tricks. Savage Spinach can work well with strikethrough cards, giving all of them +2{{PvZH Icon|strength}} while in your hand and can hit your opponent harder with them. It also works with cards that attack next-door such as Rotobaga and Starfruit.
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While there are many leafy plants in the game, a particularly good plant for Savage Spinach's '''Evolution''' is [[Pea Patch]], as it also boosts Savage Spinach further on top of activating its ability, making Savage Spinach a 7{{PvZH Icon|strength}}/8{{PvZH Icon|health}} plant on turn 4, which will be very threatening for your opponent if they don't have the right cards. However, to use that combo on turn 4, you must keep Pea Patch alive on turn 2 or 3, which is not the easiest task to do due to Pea Patch's mediocre health. Other decent choices are {{PvZHLink|Lily Pad}}, who allows Savage Spinach to be played on the aquatic lane, and [[Shellery]] or {{PvZHLink|Umbrella Leaf}}, who allows Savage Spinach to be played on a lane with a glass cannon or an already powerful fighter, not to mention that all of them have traits that make them harder to get hit. However, they are also very frail and vulnerable to tricks. Savage Spinach can work well with strikethrough cards, giving all of them +2{{PvZH Icon|strength}} while in your hand and can hit your opponent harder with them. It also works with cards that attack next-door such as Rotobaga, Shooting Starfruit, Threepeater, and Tricorn. He can also easily boost the Potted Powerhouse while the latter is in the Plant Hero's hand. However, it will only get boost for the plants on the field.
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Being an attacker, Savage Spinach's weaknesses are pretty generic; instant-kills like [[Rocket Science]] and [[Locust Swarm]], and {{PvZH Icon|deadly}}'''[[Card#Deadly|Deadly]]''' zombies are effective at destroying it. Umbrella Leaf can protect Savage Spinach from tricks (and {{PvZH Icon|deadly}}'''Deadly''' zombies), while '''[[Card#Team-Up|Team-Up]]''' plants can take a hit for Savage Spinach. But evenifSavageSpinachisdestroyed, you stillhavetheboostedplantsleftinyourhand.
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Being an attacker, Savage Spinach's weaknesses are pretty generic; instant-kills like [[Rocket Science]] and [[Locust Swarm]], and {{PvZH Icon|deadly}}'''[[Card#Deadly|Deadly]]''' zombies are effective at destroying it. Umbrella Leaf can protect Savage Spinach from tricks (and {{PvZH Icon|deadly}}'''Deadly''' zombies), while '''[[Card#Team-Up|Team-Up]]''' plants can take a hit for Savage Spinach. But as mentioned before, once his ability activates in the correct scenario, you won't likely need to protect him extensively, as his boost will remain on any plant he had any effect on.
===Against===
===Against===
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The best counter for Savage Spinach is to prevent it from activating its ability, as most of its strength comes from it. But since you can't make your opponent unable to play leafy plants, the best you can do is to destroy any leafy plants on the field, especially Pea Patch. {{PvZH Class|Crazy}}, {{PvZH Class|Hearty}}, {{PvZH Class|Sneaky}}, and {{PvZH Class|Beastly}} heroes have cards that can take out most early-game leafy plants, including Lily Pad, Shellery, and Umbrella Leaf. But if Savage Spinach is played later,thereisnothingyou can do.
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The best counter for Savage Spinach is to prevent it from activating its ability, as most of its strength comes from it. But since you can't make your opponent unable to play leafy plants, the best you can do is to destroy any leafy plants on the field, especially Pea Patch. {{PvZH Class|Crazy}}, {{PvZH Class|Hearty}}, {{PvZH Class|Sneaky}}, and {{PvZH Class|Beastly}} heroes have cards that can take out most early-game leafy plants, including Lily Pad, Shellery, and Umbrella Leaf. But if Savage Spinach is played later you must beware, for it can easily caus emajor trouble without your interference.
If Savage Spinach '''Evolves''', it will wreak havoc on you unless you can stop it quickly with something like Rocket Science or {{PvZH Icon|deadly}}'''Deadly''' zombies, but you should beware of Umbrella Leaf and bonus attacks, both of which the Mega-Grow class has access to. You also have the boosted plants to worry about. Fortunately, you can destroy them just as easily as usual (although they will pack a bigger punch), because Savage Spinach doesn't boost health.
If Savage Spinach '''Evolves''', it will wreak havoc on you unless you can stop it quickly with something like Rocket Science or {{PvZH Icon|deadly}}'''Deadly''' zombies, but you should beware of Umbrella Leaf and bonus attacks, both of which the Mega-Grow class has access to. You also have the boosted plants to worry about. Fortunately, you can destroy them just as easily as usual (although they will pack a bigger punch), because Savage Spinach doesn't boost health.
It is based on the spinach (Spinacia oleracea), an edible flowering plant whose leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
The claws at the end of its arms are reminiscent of those belonging to the Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine. It's evolution ability may be based on how Popeye the Sailor gains strength after eating canned spinach.
Its name is a combination of "savage," referring to its claws and facial expression, and "spinach," the real-life plant it is based on.
Its description references how the Spanish have been underestimated by conquerors throughout history.
Statistics
Class: Mega-Grow
Tribe: Leafy Plant
Traits: None
Ability: Leafy Evolution: All Plants in all lanes and your hand get +2.
Set - Rarity: Triassic - Super-Rare
Card description
Neptuna planned her Triassic Invasion perfectly. But like so many conquerors before her, she underestimated the Spinach.
Update history
Update 1.24.6
Added to the game.
Update 1.26.3
▲ Health change: 5 → 6
▲ Ability change: Leafy Evolution: All Plants in your hand and this Plant get +2. → Leafy Evolution: All Plants in all lanes and your hand get +2.
Strategies
With
Savage Spinach is only a mediocre fighter by itself, with no actual tribe synergies aside from letting Typical Beanstalk draw a card so if you cannot activate his evolution ability, do not play him. Otherwise, he's a great plant for how his ability affects every plant on the field AND those in the plant hero's hand. While troubblesome to activate, the ability is far superior to that of Spineapple and Berry Angry. While all of them provide the identical boost, they cannot affect anything not on the field, and Spineapple can only boost 0-strehgth plants. Even when faced against Loco Coco and Three-Nut, he still has an edge, because Loco Coco requires an entirely different strategy and while it provides a bigger boost, it's like Spineapple, so it doesn't boost plants with strength. As for Three-Nut, his effect instantly takes place instead of only activating when you play a plant, so if he is destroyed, the boost stays. It also stacks, so if you've got a Glass Cannon, Three-Nut will nerf them but Spinach will not.
Just like Onion Rings, a deck focused on drawing cards is optimal for Savage Spinach as its ability can boost more plants. The major difference is that you do not need to have any concerns for your cards being weakened, as while Onion Rings will turn everything in your hand into 4/4 with no other effect, Savage Spinash will only add to the already existing strength of the plants.
While there are many leafy plants in the game, a particularly good plant for Savage Spinach's Evolution is Pea Patch, as it also boosts Savage Spinach further on top of activating its ability, making Savage Spinach a 7/8 plant on turn 4, which will be very threatening for your opponent if they don't have the right cards. However, to use that combo on turn 4, you must keep Pea Patch alive on turn 2 or 3, which is not the easiest task to do due to Pea Patch's mediocre health. Other decent choices are Template:PvZHLink, who allows Savage Spinach to be played on the aquatic lane, and Shellery or Template:PvZHLink, who allows Savage Spinach to be played on a lane with a glass cannon or an already powerful fighter, not to mention that all of them have traits that make them harder to get hit. However, they are also very frail and vulnerable to tricks. Savage Spinach can work well with strikethrough cards, giving all of them +2 while in your hand and can hit your opponent harder with them. It also works with cards that attack next-door such as Rotobaga, Shooting Starfruit, Threepeater, and Tricorn. He can also easily boost the Potted Powerhouse while the latter is in the Plant Hero's hand. However, it will only get boost for the plants on the field.
Being an attacker, Savage Spinach's weaknesses are pretty generic; instant-kills like Rocket Science and Locust Swarm, and Deadly zombies are effective at destroying it. Umbrella Leaf can protect Savage Spinach from tricks (and Deadly zombies), while Team-Up plants can take a hit for Savage Spinach. But as mentioned before, once his ability activates in the correct scenario, you won't likely need to protect him extensively, as his boost will remain on any plant he had any effect on.
Against
The best counter for Savage Spinach is to prevent it from activating its ability, as most of its strength comes from it. But since you can't make your opponent unable to play leafy plants, the best you can do is to destroy any leafy plants on the field, especially Pea Patch. Crazy, Hearty, Sneaky, and Beastly heroes have cards that can take out most early-game leafy plants, including Lily Pad, Shellery, and Umbrella Leaf. But if Savage Spinach is played later you must beware, for it can easily caus emajor trouble without your interference.
If Savage Spinach Evolves, it will wreak havoc on you unless you can stop it quickly with something like Rocket Science or Deadly zombies, but you should beware of Umbrella Leaf and bonus attacks, both of which the Mega-Grow class has access to. You also have the boosted plants to worry about. Fortunately, you can destroy them just as easily as usual (although they will pack a bigger punch), because Savage Spinach doesn't boost health.
Gallery
Savage Spinach's statistics
Savage Spinach's card
Savage Spinach's grayed out card
Savage Spinach's card image
HD Savage Spinach
Savage Spinach's textures
Savage Spinach on the HD Triassic Triumph pack, alongside Template:PvZHLink
Mega-Grow class. It costs 4
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Deadly zombies are effective at destroying it. Umbrella Leaf can protect Savage Spinach from tricks (and 
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Beastly heroes have cards that can take out most early-game leafy plants, including Lily Pad, Shellery, and Umbrella Leaf. But if Savage Spinach is played later you must beware, for it can easily caus emajor trouble without your interference.
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