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Sumo Wrestler is a premium rare zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the
Hearty class. He costs 2
to play and has 2
/3
. He has the Gravestone trait, and his ability moves a selected plant onto a selected lane when he is revealed. His closest plant counterpart is Whipvine.
Origins
He is based on a sumo wrestler, a person who participates in Sumo wrestling, a competitive full-contact sport where one sumo wrestler tries to force another sumo wrestler out of a ring, which also references his ability to move a plant.
His description makes a play on the phrase "in shape," which means "in good physical condition," and the word "shape," the form of an object or its external boundary, outline, or external surface; since Sumo Wrestler is round, he is literally in shape.
Statistics
- Class: Hearty
- Tribe: Sports Zombie
- Trait: Gravestone
- Ability: When revealed: Move a Plant.
- Set - Rarity: Premium - Rare
Card description
Hey, he's in shape. Round is a shape.
Update history
Update 1.14.13
- Set - Rarity change: Basic - Common → Premium - Uncommon
Update 1.16.10
- Rarity change: Uncommon → Rare
Strategies
With
Sumo Wrestler's ability is useful when you want to move a plant for any reason. You can move a weak plant away from your zombies, such as they'll charge your block meter, or you can force a strong plant to confront a zombie and prevent it from damaging you, as in the case of Arm Wrestler. Unlike Terrify, Sumo Wrestler doesn't draw a card, but leaves a decent body on board, which can be useful for other purposes. One example is to take advantage of Sports synergy with [Team Mascot]] and Zombie Coach
Neptuna makes great use of Sumo Wrestler, since the Sneaky Class does have some
Anti-Hero cards that can take advantage of the opening in the early game. She can also reuse his ability with In-Crypted, Mixed-Up Gravedigger and Firefighter to re-activate his ability. The Smash can do the same with Secret Agent, but his options are much more limited otherwise.
Sumo Wrestler generally has no weaknesses. As a Gravestone card, he is vulnerable to Grave Buster/Blockbuster/Grave Mistake/Winter Squash+Cool Bean. Additionally, if your opponent predicts your play, they can intentionally front Sumo Wrestler with a plant, forcing you to move it to a more advantageous position.
Against
The zombie himself is easy to destroy, because he can be destroyed with many plants. Chomper, Whack-a-Zombie and Berry Blast can destroy this zombie easily. Due to the fact that he has 2
, Weed Whack can reduce his strength to 0, making a waste of space for your opponent, unless they boost his stats back.
If you can predict your opponent playing Sumo Wrestler early in a match, you can sometimes take advantage of his ability by playing a strong or
Anti-Hero plant in the same lane as Sumo Wrestler. This leaves your opponent with no choice but to move that plant into a vulnerable lane, where it can land heavy damage to your opponent freely. However, this strategy only works if Sumo Wrestler is the only zombie on the field.
Using Shroom for Two, Pair of Pears, or Pair Pearadise is good against his ability because even if Sumo Wrestler moves one plant, the other will still hit the zombie in front of it, or at least block a shot from that zombie.
If all else fails, the best counter to this zombie is Grave Buster.
Do not attempt to Bounce Sumo Wrestler as he can be played again to re-activate his ability.
Gallery
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Trivia
- Prior to an update, his right arm would disappear when he was destroyed.
See also