Event Card Analysis: Overstuffed Zombie

 
Overstuffed Zombie is an event zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the Beastly class. He costs 4 to play, and has 3/5. He does not have any traits, and his ability heals him to full health and gives him +2 every time he destroys a plant, unless he is destroyed in combat against one. 


Overstuffed Zombie is like Vimpire, as he gets some sort of boost when he destroys a plant. However, unlike Vimpire, Overstuffed Zombie cannot get a strength boost, and he does not have the Frenzy trait either. However, he has the ability to heal himself to full and get +2. This means that he does not need healing from Medic, but more importantly, his ability makes him an outstanding tank that keeps you in control of a single lane, as long as he stays on the field.

You can play strength-boosting cards like Vitamin Z and Orchestra Conductor, which makes him hit even harder so he can destroy plants more easily. You can also play tricks that give him Frenzy, which works well with a strength boost. You can also give him both by playing Maniacal Laugh, making him nearly unstoppable. However, your opponent could play Squash or Lawnmower to make short work of him. If you are playing as The Smash, you can also choose to play Possessed to give him extra survivability, as well as the Frenzy trait.

When this zombie is on the field, do not play any plants with less than 3 health, as it can make Overstuffed Zombie even bulkier by letting him destroy them, unless that plant has enough strength (5, precisely) to destroy Overstuffed Zombie in one attack, such as Carrotillery.

If all else fails, you must destroy this zombie quickly, or else he becomes too tanky for you to deal with. Resort to instant-kill cards like Whack-a-Zombie or Squash, or if his strength gets increased, Shamrocket or Doom-Shroom, although in Doom-Shroom's case, it can destroy your plants as well. If those are not an option, you can soften him up, or destroy him with damaging tricks like Berry Blast or Sizzle. Alternatively, you can play cards such as Steel Magnolia or Root Wall on a plant in front of him to make it harder for him to destroy it, but be careful if Overstuffed Zombie gets a strength boost. As Citron, you can also play Peel Shield to stall a turn.