Exploding Imp (Plants vs. Zombies Heroes)

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For other versions, see Imp (disambiguation).

Exploding Imp is a premium rare zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Crazy Icon.pngCrazy class. He costs 3BrainPvZH.png to play and has 6StrengthPvZH.png/1HeartPvZH.png. He has the Gravestone trait, and his ability does 1 damage to him at the end of every turn, starting from the turn after he is revealed.

Origins

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He may be based on the spawnable zombie with the same name and similar appearance in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. However, instead of standing and rolling on a bomb, he carries and throws it instead.

The word "Implosives" in his description is a portmanteau of "Imp" and "implosives."

Statistics

  • Class: Crazy
  • Tribe: Imp Zombie
  • Trait: Gravestone
  • Ability: End of Turn: This does 1 damage to itself.
  • Set - Rarity: Premium - Rare

Card description

You could say he's an IMPlosives expert.

Update history

Update 1.2.11

  • Set - Rarity change: Basic - Common → Premium - Uncommon

Update 1.16.10

  • Rarity change: Uncommon → Rare

Strategies

With

Statwise, this zombie is a glass cannon. He is one-use in theory, as it is very unlikely for him to survive combat. His Gravestone trait does make him harder to remove and grants immunity to damaging tricks like Berry Blast, but you should make the most out of his single attack anyway.

Exploding Imp's ideal targets would be something with a lot of health and is a pain to remove otherwise, such as Soul Patch or Super-Phat Beets. He can also do heavy damage directly to your opponent.

For strategies inside the PvZH Crazy Icon.pngCrazy class, Exploding Imp goes well with Valkyrie, as he will most likely destroy himself at the end of the turn and boost Valkyrie's strength. You can also play some mind games with your opponent and swap him out with Jester; since both have very different weaknesses, you could be in an advantageous spot if they guess wrong. Since Jester costs 3 brains as well, your opponent will have no way to know what was played.

As for strategies with other classes, each hero can use Exploding Imp effectively in their own ways:

Note that if you are using Zombot Battlecruiser 5000 or Electrician on the same turn as Exploding Imp, they must be played to the right of him, since gravestones are revealed from left to right.

Against

Exploding Imp does a huge amount of damage to whatever is in front of him. Combined with his Gravestone trait, Exploding Imp is both dangerous and annoying. However, his biggest weakness is that he is usually a one-time use zombie due to his ability, meaning that all you have to do is to hamper or nullify his offensive power, at least for the turn he is revealed.

The quickest response for Exploding Imp is to play anti-gravestone cards, but you can try other methods if you don't have them. For example, Bog of Enlightenment can be played on Exploding Imp's lane, allowing more plants to survive his attack. Another method is to play Pecanolith, since Exploding Imp essentially becomes a 1-strength zombie that destroys itself at the end of the turn.

If you have none of these, you will have to sacrifice a plant if you don't want to be hit yourself; fortunately, any plant should do due to his self-harming ability. But if Exploding Imp is boosted to the point where he can last multiple turns, your only options will be instant removal and a "fighting fire with fire" type of gameplay.

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Exploding Imp
China Simplified Chinese 爆炸小鬼
Traditional Chinese 爆炸小殭屍
France French Diablotin explosif
Germany German Explosiver Wicht
Italy Italian Zombolino esplosivo
Japan Japanese 爆弾インプ
South Korea Korean 폭발 임프
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Zumbinho Bomba
Russia Russian Взрывной бесенок
Spain Spanish Petazombidito
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