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Smoosh-Shroom is a basic common plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the 
Smarty class. It costs 5
to play and has 5
/4
. It does not have any traits or abilities. Its closest zombie counterpart is Drum Major.
Origins
It is based on a mushroom, the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus (although the exact species has not yet been identified); and a hammer, a tool or device that delivers a blow to an object.
Its name is a portmanteau of "smoosh," referring to the way it attacks; and "mushroom," the real-life fungus this is based on.
Its description is a reference to the song "If I Had a Hammer" by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays.
Statistics
- Class: Smarty
- Tribe: Mushroom Plant
- Traits: None
- Abilities: None
- Set - Rarity: Basic - Common
Card description
"If I had a hammer... Wait a sec... I AM a hammer!"
Update history
Update 1.2.11
- ▼ Health change: 6 → 4
Strategies
With
Smoosh-Shroom is a rather underwhelming card by itself due to several aspects. For a turn 5 play, it has below average health and no helpful traits or abilities. Though it is in the mushroom tribe, mushroom synergy is only possible with Nightcap, who is better of with running many small and weak cards. Despite being one of the only few Smarty plants with proper strength, it is only serviceable in the early game, and just doesn't add enough to any hero, even on budget:
- Tricorn, which also has low strength and costs more, but gets a good boost from its Evolution ability with the ability to attack here and next door alongside being quite durable.
- Whipvine, who has more health and a useful utility ability to move zombies (Green Shadow).
- Snapdragon, who has lower strength, but costs less and is able to suppress zombies with its Splash Damage 3 trait.
- Elderberry, who is cheaper despite the Evolution requirement and packs the same punch, aided by Strikethroough (Rose).
- Tough Beets, who has even higher strength, the Armored 1 trait, and a good ability that boosts his health (Citron/Beta-Carrotina).
So in summary, Smoosh-Shroom, despite being average, is too awkward to see play in most scenarios.
Against
Smoosh-Shroom has a lot of strength, and can take out a large chunk of health at anything it attacks. However, you can take advantage of its strength at the same time and instantly destroy it with Rocket Science or Cut Down to Size. Locust Swarm can also instantly destroy this plant. If its health has not been boosted, Cakesplosion can also get rid of it.
Any zombie with 4 or more strength, or with the 
Deadly trait, can instantly destroy it as well. However, remember that the zombie that faces Smoosh-Shroom is going to be either destroyed or badly damaged unless you destroy it with a bonus attack or shield the zombie with Zombot Battlecruiser 5000, Zombie Coach, or Escape through Time.
Gallery
Smoosh-Shroom's statistics
Smoosh-Shroom's card image
Old
Smoosh-Shroom's statistics
The player having the choice between Smoosh-Shroom and Flamenco Zombie as a prize for completing a level
In other languages
Please note that only official translations are used.
| Language |
Name |
Description
|
 English
|
Smoosh-Shroom
|
|
 Simplified Chinese
|
大锤菇
|
lit. "Big Hammer-Shroom"
|
| Traditional Chinese
|
搗碎菇
|
lit. "Mash-Shroom"
|
 Spanish
|
Martilloseta
|
A portmanteau on "Martillo" (Hammer) and "Seta" (Mushroom).
|
Trivia
- Its description is the second time that the song "If I Had a Hammer" is referenced in the series, the first being in Excavator Zombie's Almanac entry in Plants Vs. Zombies 2.
Double Strike trait
Kabloom
Mega-Grow
Smarty
Solar