It is based on the phrase, "Time to shine," which means to show yourself off and be recognized, as a plant "shows itself off" by attacking once more than usual.
Its appearance is literally a spot of sunlight, hence the word "shine."
Statistics
Class: Mega-Grow
Tribe: Superpower Trick
Ability: A Plant does a Bonus Attack.
Rarity: Super-Rare
Card description
Makes you feel all warm, glowy, and like kickin' Zombie butt.
Set - Rarity change: Basic - Uncommon → Super-Rare
Strategies
With
Being a cheap way of giving a plant a bonus attack, this can turn the tables if played on a heavy-hitting plant to destroy or heavily damage a dangerous zombie or your opponent, or on a Frozen plant to thaw it. However, since it can only be played once, you should think about what plant you should play it on.
A good example is to use it on Re-Peat Moss, since it does 2 bonus attacks, which could be very dangerous if its strength has been boosted. This can also activate Party Thyme's ability to draw a card. Captain Combustible can play this on an Anti-Hero plant to do massive damage, which can easily turn the tables if your opponent does not have enough brains to deal with them.
Do not use it on plants with no strength, as this trick will do nothing. Bonus Track Buckethead disables plant bonus attacks, and Gargantuar Mime can often duplicate it to his advantage.
Against
Simply having Bonus Track Buckethead on the field renders this trick useless. If that isn't an option, having zombies with high health can somewhat prevent your defenses from crumbling under an extra bonus attack.
If you believe that your opponent will play this next turn, you can play a Gravestone zombie to block the bonus attack. This however can be risky against Grass Knuckles, as the Guardian class has Anti-Gravestone cards which can not only remove said Gravestone but also open up a lane, doing more harm than good.
You can also discourage your opponent from using this trick with Defensive End (increases plant tricks' cost by 2) or Gargantuar Mime (duplicates the bonus attack). Just beware that if this card is played on a plant fronting it, Gargantuar Mime must be able to survive the resultant bonus attack before his ability could take effect.
Gallery
Time to Shine's statistics
Time to Shine's card without its sun cost
Time to Shine costing 3 sun due to Defensive End's ability
Time to Shine's card image
Time to Shine being played
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Time to Shine's statistics
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