He has the Gravestone trait, and his ability takes away 1 from the plant hero and gives him +1/+1 at the start of every turn, starting from the next turn after he is revealed. The sun-stealing ability stacks with each additional Turquoise Skull Zombie on the field and persists until all are destroyed.
His description is a reference to his ability to steal sun in said game.
Statistics[]
Class: Hearty
Tribes: Professional Mustache Zombie
Trait: Gravestone
Ability: Start of turn: The Plant player loses 1. This gets +1/+1.
Set - Rarity: Triassic - Super-Rare
Card description[]
The mystical Turquoise Skull stole the sun itself, lighting the way to the Mustache Monuments.
Update history[]
Update 1.24.6[]
Added to the game.
Update 1.26.3[]
▲ Health change: 4 → 5
Update 1.30.4[]
▲ Health change: 5 → 6
Update 1.60.79[]
▲ Ability change: Start of turn: The Plant player loses 1. This gets +1. → Start of turn: The Plant player loses 1. This gets +1/+1.
Strategies[]
With[]
Turquoise Skull Zombie is an average zombie in terms of stats. Fortunately, he can be quite useful thanks to his ability, as not only does your opponent get less sun to use on their turn, Turquoise Skull Zombie increases his stats. His Gravestone trait also helps, as it makes him immune to most cards until he is revealed. In this manner, Turquoise Skull Zombie serves as a prolonged threat that increases in deadliness so long as the opponent cannot respond to it.
Should Turquoise Skull Zombie be played on turn 4 and survive without taking damage, he will first activate his ability on turn 5, increasing its stats to 3/7 (on par for a 5-cost card) and reduce the Plant hero's Sun to 4; keeping them below the 5-Sun benchmark where many powerful Plants reside. Even if the Plant hero removes Turquoise Skull Zombie through means such as Shamrocket, they will be spending most of their Sun to do so and thus decreasing the potential tempo they can achieve.
While Turquoise Skull Zombie already increases his own health each turn, increasing his health so he stays on the field longer through methods such as Camel Crossing or Healthy Treat can further improve his survivability. At the same time, giving Turquoise Skull Zombie the Frenzy trait through cards like Going Viral and Possessed will allow it to make good use of the strength boost he receives every turn.
Providing additional strength to Turquoise Skull Zombie improves Turquoise Skull Zombie's initial offensive presence from its admittedly low base strength for its cost; Z-Mech in particular can perform this easily through use of Brute Strength, Sugary Treat or the like.
Since he belongs to the Professional tribe, he can be used to boost Zombie Middle Manager or EvolveJurassic Fossilhead, although the latter is not recommended as Turquoise Skull Zombie has a long-term ability.
Turquoise Skull Zombie can be placed in Rustbolt's mustache deck with Mustache Waxer and Duckstache, although, again, Turquoise Skull Zombie is not fit for Evolution.
Turquoise Skull Zombie is a zombie that immediately warrants attention from the opponent due to its board presence, primarily in the early-to-mid game. Even in the late game when his ability to reduce Sun is far less impactful, he remains a threat that grows in power each turn. Its initial low strength relative to its cost can burden it at times, but this is never a problem for long due to its growth and the potential aid of buffing Tricks.
Against[]
Turquoise Skull Zombie may initially appear unassuming, but with his high health, ability to steal sun and constant stat increases, he can become a continuous threat if left unanswered. However, there are several cards that can easily neutralize him. Since he has the Gravestone trait, Guardian and Smarty heroes can employ Grave Buster, Blockbuster (for Guardian) and Grave Mistake (for Smarty) to remove him before he gets to do anything, although Grave Mistake can only Bounce him.
If no grave removal is available, instant-kills such as Whack-a-Zombie, Chomper, and Squash (for Solar heroes) are functional as well; although it will already have stolen 1 sun by then. Of course, Squash is only a last-resort option.
If no removal is available whatsoever at the moment, simply placing Plants in front of Turquoise Skull Zombie to wear its health down and stop it from increasing over time can help curtail its growth or kill it outright, or in the worst-case scenario stall for removal cards to be drawn.
To counteract his ability, you can play cards that generate extra sun such as Sunflower, although the stats-boosting part of his ability will still remain. If he becomes too powerful, resort to tricks like Shamrocket, Doom-Shroom, Transmogrify, and Goatify.
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language
Name
Description
English
Turquoise Skull Zombie
Simplified Chinese
绿松石骷髅僵尸
Traditional Chinese
綠松石骨殭屍
Japanese
ターコイズ·ドクロゾンビ
Korean
터키석 스컬 좀비
Spanish
Zombi calavera turquesa
Trivia[]
His Plants vs. Zombies 2 Almanac entry states that the Turquoise Skull is “common as dirt”, whereas the Turquoise Skull here is said to be "mystical”, due to its abilIty to lead the way to the Mustache Monuments.
Hearty class. He costs 4
to play and has 2
/6
.
from the plant hero and gives him +1
. This gets +1
Frenzy trait through cards like Going Viral and Possessed will allow it to make good use of the strength boost he receives every turn.
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Brainy
Crazy
Hearty
Sneaky