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- For the modern-day variant, see Vimpire.
Ancient Vimpire is a colossal super-rare zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the
Beastly class. It costs 4
to play and has 3
/4
. It has the Amphibious and
Frenzy traits, and its ability gives any zombie with the
Frenzy trait, including it, +2
/+2
when that zombie destroys a plant and survives. This ability stacks with each Ancient Vimpire on the field and persists until all Ancient Vimpires are removed from the field.
Statistics
- Class: Beastly
- Tribes: Imp Monster Zombie
- Traits: Amphibious,
Frenzy
- Ability: When any Zombie with
Frenzy destroys a Plant, that Zombie gets +2
/+2
.
- Set - Rarity: Colossal - Super-Rare
Card description
Vimpirism - an ancient curse evolved from the dawn of time.
Update history
Update 1.22.12
Strategies
With
Ancient Vimpire is a very powerful zombie. Not only does it have greater stats than a normal Vimpire and the Amphibious trait, but Ancient Vimpire gives +2
/+2
to any
Frenzy zombie that destroys a plant rather than only itself. A Vimpire will get boosted twice by it, provided it destroys a plant.
Being a member of the Beastly class, Ancient Vimpire's has synergy with Gargantuar decks with Smashing Gargantuar and
Frenzy cards such as Maniacal Laugh and Area 22.
The Smash is the best hero to use with Ancient Vimpire as the
Hearty class also contains
Frenzy zombies, such as Wannabe Hero, and tricks which give fighters
Frenzy, such as Going Viral. A deadly combo is using this along with Coffee Zombie as he will give all zombies
Frenzy, making it much easier to activate Ancient Vimpire's ability and thus, resulting in great damage to your opponent
Note that Ancient Vimpire will give boosts to zombies with
Frenzy if they destroy a plant in any way, not just by attacking. An example of such a combo is playing Zombot 1000 with Smashing Gargantuar on the field, giving it +2
/+2
for each plant it destroys. With extremely high stats and the
Frenzy trait, it will be very unlikely for your opponent to stop it without hard removal.
Since it has a very dangerous ability, your opponent is most likely going to prioritize destroying it. You can either have it in the Zombie Tricks Phase via Teleport and Teleportation Zombie as Immorticia, Graveyard as Brain Freeze, or protect it from tricks with Parasol Zombie (which, ditto with the strategies regarding Teleport and Teleportation Zombie, can only be done normally by Immorticia.)
However, just like Vimpire, it will be instantly destroyed if it attacks Garlic, so either destroy Garlic, or avoid playing Ancient Vimpire on the lane with him. It is also recommended to Bounce or move Garlic out of Ancient Vimpire's lane, or move Ancient Vimpire out of Garlic's lane.
Against
Taking out Ancient Vimpire should be a priority. Much like a normal Vimpire, just destroying one plant can already give the zombie a huge boost. The simple fact that Ancient Vimpire's ability works with any and all
Frenzy zombies makes this a huge threat, making already powerful zombies even more powerful.
There are not many early-to-mid game options to deal with this zombie if it is played on the water lane other than Guacodile, so it is recommended to play tricks instead. Due to its natural 3
, it is vulnerable to Whack-a-Zombie while unboosted. Shamrocket or Squash can dispose of it before other
Frenzy zombies get boosted, and Doom-Shroom or The Great Zucchini can help handle the situation if there are too many tough zombies for you to handle.
An alternate solution is to boost your plants to make them survive attacks from the
Frenzy zombies, rendering Ancient Vimpire's ability useless. However, you will need great resources and powerful tempo from the start to use this strategy.
You could also Bounce Ancient Vimpire so it does not boost
Frenzy zombies. This won't deter the opponent from playing him in the next turn, so beware.
You can also play Garlic on the lane with Ancient Vimpire so it will instantly be destroyed if it hurts him, but be careful as the zombie hero may have cards to help Ancient Vimpire survive, so use this strategy only when you are very sure that the opponent can't do anything to it.
Gallery
Ancient Vimpire's statistics
Ancient Vimpire's card image
Ancient Vimpire's textures
Ancient Vimpire attacking
Ancient Vimpire destroyed
Ancient Vimpire activating its ability on itself
Ancient Vimpire being the featured card in the menu for the January 3rd, 2018 Daily Challenge
Ancient Vimpire with 3
/4
Ancient Vimpire with a star icon on its health
In other languages
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language |
Name |
Description
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English
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Ancient Vimpire
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Simplified Chinese
|
远古吸血僵尸
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Traditional Chinese
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遠古吸血鬼
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French
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Diablo-crocs archaïque
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German
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Uralter Wicht-Vampir
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Italian
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Vampirello antico
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Japanese
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古代のバンパイア
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Korean
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고대 빔파이어
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Brazilian Portuguese
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Zumpirinho Ancestral
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Russian
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Древний Вампиренок
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Spanish
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Vampidito antiguo
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Trivia
- When it is played, every zombie with the
Frenzy trait will have their
icon pop up as if the zombies had gained
Frenzy again.
- Ancient Vimpire's ability can cause other frenzy zombies to play animations (in some cases reused or unused ones) when it activates.
See also