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Ensign Uproot is a super-rare plant superpower card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the 
Guardian class. He costs 1
to play and has 2
/2
. He does not have any traits, and his ability moves a selected plant or zombie, excluding him, onto a selected lane when he is played.
Origins
His name is based on the meaning of "uproot," to move someone out of their home or a familiar location, which is a reference to his ability. It is also a play on his root tribe.
His description and ability animation are plays on the word "tractor" in "tractor beam," as the tractor is an engineering vehicle used in agriculture.
Statistics
- Class: Guardian
- Tribes: Root Superpower Plant
- Traits: None
- Ability: When played: Move another Plant or Zombie.
- Rarity: Super-Rare
Card description
His mighty tractor beam is straight off the farm and out of this world.
Update history
Update 1.16.10
Strategies
With
On top of his decent stats, Ensign Uproot's ability can be rather useful, as you have control to move one of your plants or a zombie. Simple ways to use this is moving an Amphibious zombie out of the water or moving zombies like Arm Wrestler or other zombies onto lanes where they can be destroyed, such as a lane with Spikeweed Sector on it. You can also use this to move a vital plant into a lane that is guarded well.
If he is given from a Super-Block during combat, you can use him to move a powerful plant that has already attacked onto another lane to the right, allowing it to do a second attack. Alternatively, you can move a zombie to the left if there are empty lanes, potentially denying it from attacking this turn.
However, Ensign Uproot is exclusive to Beta-Carrotina, and as a Superpower card, can only be normally played once per match. Reusing him is rather easy, however, as Beta-Carrotina has access to Rescue Radish to Bounce him and activate his ability again. Since she also has Bird of Paradise, she can potentially Conjure more, though it is much more inconsistent.
Because playing Ensign Uproot counts as playing a plant, he can synergize with Laser Cattail, Muscle Sprout and Astro-Shroom very well. However, while Beta-Carrotina has access to Laser Cattail, she must rely on Lily Pad's Fusion ability for Muscle Sprout, and Photosynthesizer for Astro-Shroom. Green Shadow and Nightcap can pull these off with their natural access to Muscle Sprout and Astro-Shroom effectively, but they again require assistance from Bird of Paradise' Conjure ability.
Against
By himself, he is just a 2/2 plant with no traits. However, his ability is dangerous as he can move any plant or zombie into areas that can help Beta-Carrotina. Try to have at least two or more dangerous zombies so she has to think twice before using this superpower.
Gallery
Ensign Uproot's statistics
Ensign Uproot's card image
Ensign Uproot activating his ability
Ensign Uproot frozen (note his eyes)
In other languages
Please note that only official translations are used.
| Language |
Name |
Description
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 English
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Ensign Uproot
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 Simplified Chinese
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拔根旗
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| Traditional Chinese
|
除根旗手
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 Spanish
|
Alférez desarraigado
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Trivia
- If you look closely, he seems to use the same jet pack as Beta-Carrotina.
- He is the only card in the game that can move both plants and zombies.
- He, as well as Lieutenant Carrotron, cannot be created by Petal-Morphosis.
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