Railroad (PvZH)

Railroad is a Marvelous Super-Rare Card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes in the Hearty class. It costs 4 Sun to play and its ability gives Zombies in it +3 and Frenzy, being also able to make them invulnerable on the turn it is played. This ability persists until Railroad is overridden by another environment.

Origins
Railroad is based on an actual Railroad, a path that allows locomotive to cross the land.

Its design is taken from the scrapped Pirate Seas cart track.

Statistics

 * Class: Hearty
 * Tribes: Barrel Environment
 * Traits: None
 * Abilties: Zombies here get +3 and Frenzy.

When played: Zombies here can' t be hurt this turn.
 * Set - Rarity: Marvelous - Super-Rare

Card Description
"Great railroads cut the land to deliver the fresh plant-free brains that every zombie likes, no payment or wilting required."

With
Railroad is useful on boost-based decks, being well paired with cards like Sugary Treat, Intergalactic Warlord and Stompadon. It is also able to extend the range of Primal Vimpire' s ability, increasing the boost. It can also act as a cheap removal for a land lane, considering it also deals damage to the Plant Hero if the plant is removed, making it really useful. Playing it on a lane with a Interplanetary Gladiator can also make a neat defense for your Hero, but remember to bring Parasol Zombie to protect it.

Against
To remove it, you can just override it with another environment. If you can' t do so, this can easily become a menace. To avoid the Frenzy, you can use some defensive plants, like Wing Nut. Using some plants that boost themselves on Environments is also a good alternative. The best you can do to counter this Environment is rely on Lava Lily, as it is a fighter and will be able to make Hot Lava on the lane and override the Railroad without having problems with Untrickable.

Trivia

 * It was originally Uncommon, costed 3 and didn' t have the "When Played" ability, but this was scrapped due to Area 22.
 * It is the second Environment that can be made by a Zombie, the first being Trapper Territory