Transfiguration

Transfiguration is an event plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Kabloom class. It costs 4 to play and has 4/7.

It does not have any traits, and its ability allows it to transform into a random Plant that costs 1 more at the end of each turn. This ability persists until the resulting plant is destroyed.

It was introduced in update 1.18.13, along with Go-Nuts, Witch Hazel, Haunted Pumpking, Ketchup Mechanic, Fraidy Cat, Sneezing Zombie, Exploding Fruitcake, Unexpected Gifts, and Frankentuar.

It was made available in the Food Fight bundle on November 14, 2017. As of update 1.24.6, it is now craftable.

Origin

It is based on the common fig (Ficus carica), an Asian species of flowering plants in the mulberry family best known for its leaf.

Its name is based on the real meaning of transfiguration, a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state.

Its appearance is a pun on the word "fig" in its name.

Its description both references its ability, and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, a part of quantum mechanics.

Statistics

• Class: Kabloom
• Tribes: Leafy Fruit Plant
• Traits: None
• Ability: Whenever a Plant is hurt and survives, transform it into a random Plant.
• Set: Event

Card description

"By Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, if you look at a Plant too closely, you actually change what that Plant is..."

Update history

Update 1.18.13

• Added to the game.

Update 1.24.6

• Became craftable.
• Ability wording change: Now correctly says that the plant has to survive.

Update 1.26.3

• ▲ Stength change: 2 → 3

Update 1.30.4

• ▲ Strength change: 3 → 4

Update 1.60.79

• Ability change: "When a Plant is hurt and survives, transform it into a random Plant." → "End of turn: This transforms into a random Plant that costs 1 more. It keeps this Ability."

Strategies

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With

Transfiguration's results aren't consistent, but will turn threatening if given the chance, as it transforms if it survives until the end of the turn, and with each occurrence it becomes a more expensive plant that can generally have a greater impact than what it was before, regardless if the plant synergizes with the current deck or not. Its very high for how early it is playable and the fact plants go second means it can be played reactively around the opponent's setup to pressure them. Its will almost certainly force a response, though they might not be able to answer it on the same turn without resorting to tricks, Primordial Cheese Shover's Evolution ability and maybe cards. Even in the case if it is removed, it may end up baiting out a card that could've countered a bigger threat in the deck.

Keep in mind that much like Reincarnation, Transfiguration will keep its ability even when transformed by another card, such as Molekale and Petal-Morphosis. Petal-Morphosis is too random to be reliable, but Molekale could potentially accelerate the process.

As transformation also counts as playing a plant, Astro-Shroom will activate its ability and damage the Zombie Hero. Captain Combustible can use it to boost Muscle Sprout, although he has cheaper cards to work with if he intends to build up threats or execute combos.

Against

Transfiguration should be destroyed at early as possible, since its strength is fairly high, and after a turn or two it could potentially grow out of control or at least irreversibly turn the game in the opponent's favor. Its durability only complicates matters, as chipping 7 health isn't easy without the use of hard removals or Deadly cards, and most zombies facing it will not survive the trade. Even so, the plant hero can play around that by putting Transfiguration in an empty lane, allowing it to have at least one guaranteed transformation.

As mentioned before, Sneaky Heroes can utilize Deadly cards if Transfiguration is used to front a Gravestone zombie. Barrel of Barrels (or Super Stench as Super Brainz and Impfinity) are examples of what would work unless the opponent has anti-Gravestone cards. Brainy heroes can simply destroy it with Rocket Science, likely the only trick capable of doing so alone on turn 4). While Immorticia can theoretically play Primordial Cheese Shover and utilize his Evolution ability, this requires the use of Cryo-Brain for Teleport or the presence of a Teleportation Zombie, being less consistent overall. Bouncing it is another valid option, since the card does not transform in the opponent's hand, thereby costing them valuable tempo.

Gallery

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  Transfiguration's statistics
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  Transfiguration's card
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  Transfiguration's grayed out card
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  Transfiguration's card image
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  Transfiguration's textures
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  HD Transfiguration
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  Transfiguration on the field
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  Transfiguration attacking
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  Transfiguration on the advertisement for the Food Fight Bundle
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  Transfiguration on the advertisement for the Food Fight Bundle
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  A notification about Transfiguration

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  Transfiguration's statistics before update 1.60.79
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  Transfiguration's statistics
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  Transfiguration's statistics
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  Transfiguration's card
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  Transfiguration unlocked
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  Transfiguration's grayed out card
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  Transfiguration activating its ability (animated)
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  Transfiguration attacking
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  Transfiguration destroyed
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  Embiggen being played on Transfiguration
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  Time to Shine being played on Transfiguration
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  Transfiguration being the featured card in the menu for the November 19th, 2017 Daily Challenge

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Transfiguration
Simplified Chinese	变形无花果	lit. "Shape-Shifting Fig"
Traditional Chinese	變形體	lit. "Shape-Shifting Object"
French	Transfiguration	"Tranfiguration", pun is not retained
German	Feigenwandel	"Fig transformer"
Italian	Trasfigurazione	"Tranfiguration", pun is not retained
Japanese	トランスフィギュレーション	English name transliterated into Japanese
Korean	변형	"Transformation"
Brazilian Portuguese	Transfiguração	"Transfigure"
Russian	Инжир	"Fig"
Spanish	Transfiguración	"Tranfiguration", pun is not retained

Trivia

• When it activates its ability, it briefly transforms into a Peashooter, a Black-Eyed Pea, and a Cattail before reverting back to its original appearance.
  • This sequence is actually an increase in sun cost by 1: Peashooter costs 1, Black-Eyed Pea costs 2, Cattail costs 3, and Transfiguration costs 4.
• It has the most health out of all Kabloom cards, as well as all event cards.

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