Time Hiker

Time Hiker is a global super-rare zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Brainy class. He costs 2 to play and has 2/3. 
He has the Gravestone trait, and his first ability makes him always appear in the zombie hero's mulligan when they choose their cards, while his second ability adds another Time Hiker into the zombie hero's hand after two more turns after he is destroyed, with each new copy having 2 and 2 more than the previous copy.
==Origins==
As his name and appearance suggests, this zombie is a hiker, a person who is going for a long walk in the countryside for pleasure, as well as a time traveller given his abilities and Clock tribe. His description references how hikers frequently get lost, as well as how time travelling people often get stuck, trapped and lost in time.
==Statistics==
*Class: Brainy
*Tribe: Clock Sports Zombie
*Traits: Gravestone
*Abilities: This card always starts in your opening hand. When destroyed: In two turns, add a copy of this to your hand with +2/+2. It costs 1 more.
*Set - Rarity: Global - Super-Rare
===Card description===
He's really lost now. 
==Update History==
Added into the game.
==Strategies==
=== With ===
Time Hiker is a very solid Zombie to include in both tempo and aggro-based decks. Each copy you put into your deck will show up during the mulligan, making your early game in each match feel similar each time, but if you're aiming for more combos it is safer to run one or two copies instead of running four so you'll have access to the rest of your deck. Time Hiker can be used to slow down and block dangerous plants, and cards like Cryo-Brain can help make up for the increase in cost. 
Due to its above average stats, plus its Gravestone trait, it makes it hard to control in the early game and can even be a difficult-to-remove zombie that allows the Zombie Hero to have the upper hand. Teleporting the Zombie in might not be a bad option, as they could surprise the Plant hero with an unexpected big-statted zombie. Players should take note that if he dies, they have to wait to more turns before using him again which might cause their game to slow down and lose pace.
Although its two tribes don't really synergise with Brainy cards, each hero can utilise Time Hiker in different ways:
* Super Brainz and Huge-Gigantacus can use Smoke Bomb to put Time Hiker in harm's way, or Laser Base Alpha, Carried Away and Ice Moon to make up for their increasing damage. Huge-Gigantacus' Terror-Former 10,000 can also decrease its cost by 1, but it might be difficult to get the timing right to activate it unless it was used on turn 1. As it's a Gravestone Zombie, Headstone Carver can buff its stats whenever it's revealed, improving its stats even further.
* Rustbolt can use Stompadon or Intergalactic Warlord to buff Time Hiker's stats in-hand, making his stats even more unpredictably stronger then he was before. As it's a Sports Zombie, Team Mascot and Zombie Coach can buff it up on the board. Flag Zombie can also decrease its cost to make it playable earlier than usual.
* Professor Brainstorm can use damaging tricks such as Bungee Plumber and Exploding Fruitcake to pave the way for Time Hiker's attacks. Take note that Valkyrie will get buffed whenever it dies, so his frequent appearances can trigger Valkyrie often, although his appearances are delayed so it might be risky. Unlife of the Party and Grave Robber will both get buffed whenever it's revealed, as it's also a Gravestone, which makes this work in tandem with combos.
* Immorticia is probably the hero who can get the most out of Time Hiker's stats. Like Stompadon, Secret Agent and Area 22 can surprise the plants with a larger statline than previously expected. Vitamin Z and Maniacal Laugh also really work well, as plants have no real way of answering a stronger, more unexpected body than before.
=== Against ===
With solid stats and the Gravestone trait, Time Hiker might be a little difficult to counter due to his ability to keep returning from the dead with stats stronger than the last copy. However, due to the slow speed in which another copy is created, he will become more and more predictable as time goes on. Although his stats increase with each occurance, his Gravestone trait does make him easier to spot. Guardian and Smarty heroes work the best as they have access to Grave removal cards such as Grave Buster, Grave Mistake or Winter Squash to destroy the Zombie without triggering the "when destroyed" effect.
Citron and Rose have access to the Transmogrify Superpower which they can use to nullify the Zombie's dangerous ability, and the other three Smarty heroes can also use different cards like The Great Zucchini to transform it and nullify the card as well. Players can instead elect to ignore the zombie, so as to not trigger its effect, as its starting low attack shouldn't be that big of an issue.
==Gallery==
Art made by Cpiyaphum.
==Trivia==
*This zombie was made for the PvZH Contest 2022.
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