Hail-a-Copter

Hail-a-Copter is a premium rare zombie trick card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Brainy class. It costs 6 to play, and its ability makes a Copter Commando on a selected lane. Its closest plant counterpart is Nut Signal.

Origins

Its name is a portmanteau of "hail," referring to the fact that it makes a Copter Commando and "helicopter," referring to the vehicle Copter Commando pilots.

Statistics

• Class: Brainy
• Tribes: Science Imp Trick
• Ability: Make a .
• Set - Rarity: Premium - Rare

Card description

Refuses to fly over water due to a severe case of aquaphobia.

Update history

Update 1.2.11

• Set - Rarity change: Premium - Uncommon → Basic - Common
• Description change: Was originally Beats hailing a cab.

Update 1.14.13

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

Update 1.16.10

• Rarity change: Uncommon → Rare

Strategies

With

This card is essentially a package containing a Copter Commando (a 5 zombie) and Teleport (a 1 trick) in one card, although you cannot cycle the deck with this one as this trick does not draw a card. It is fundamentally different than outright playing the Copter Commando itself, as the card's element of surprise can help turn the tide of battle in your favor. Additionally, it can activate Interdimensional Zombie's ability, transforming the latter to a random 3-brain zombie, though this is not a good play as Interdimensional Zombie wouldn't make too much of an impact this late into the match.

This trick can be used on a poorly defended lane to snipe a dangerous plant, or on an empty lane to almost guarantee direct damage to the plant hero. As a science Imp zombie, the Copter Commando made also gains full benefit from Zombot Drone Engineer and Gadget Scientist, as well as Toxic Waste Imp and Imp Commander. However, the latter combo is normally available only to Super Brainz and Huge-Gigantacus.

Since this is a trick that makes a zombie, Rustbolt can play this trick earlier if Zombology Teacher is on the field, while Professor Brainstorm can use this to activate Unlife of the Party's ability, although there are cheaper cards for this purpose.

Against

Because Hail-a-Copter is a trick, Brainana can easily counter it. Dark Matter Dragonfruit and Forget-Me-Nuts can also be used to hinder it from being played. You can also play Gravitree to relocate Copter Commando, ensuring the safety of you or your plants or have Corn Dog so that Copter Commando will always be fronted by a plant, absorbing the heavy damage from you. Instant-kill tricks such as Squash, Lawnmower, and Doom-Shroom can also deal with Copter Commando the next turn.

Sizzle is a viable alternative if you don't have access to the aforementioned tricks, because it is capable of destroying Copter Commando due to it doing 5 damage, provided its health isn't boosted. Otherwise, there is no real counter to this trick, and if it is played on an unguarded lane, you can only hope that the Super-Block Meter will block its powerful attack. Avoid using all or too few of your cards and having nothing to block Hail-a-Copter, because you can lose the game easily. It is also obviously best to keep your health above 6 so it can't instantly defeat you.

Gallery

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  Hail-a-Copter's statistics
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  Hail-a-Copter's card image
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  Hail-a-Copter being played

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  Hail-a-Copter's statistics
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  Hail-a-Copter's silhouette
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  The player receiving Hail-a-Copter from a Premium Pack
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  The free lanes that the Hail-a-Copter card can be played on, excluding the aquatic lane
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  Hail-a-Copter's statistics
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  Hail-a-Copter's card

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Hail-a-Copter
German	Ruf-nen-Heli
Spanish	Pedir-un-helicóptero
French	Grêlicoptère
Italian	Chiama-elicottero
Japanese	万歳ヘリコプター Banzai Hrikoputā
Korean	헤일러콥터 Heilleokobteo
Brazilian Portuguese	Gelocóptero
Russian	Градолет Gradolet
Simplified Chinese	召唤直升机 Zhàohuàn Zhíshēngjī
Traditional Chinese	招一架直升機 Zhāo Yī Jià Zhíshēngjī

Trivia

• It shares the same description with Copter Commando.

See also

• Copter Commando
• Beam Me Up

V · E	Zombies in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes

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