He is based on a mushroom, the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, possibly the ringless false fly amanita (Amanita parcivolvata).
His name is a portmanteau of "buff," referring to his ability and appearance, and "mushroom," the real-life fungus he is based on. His description is a reference to body building.
Statistics[]
Class: Kabloom
Tribe: Mushroom Plant
Traits: None
Ability: When played: All Mushrooms get +1/+1.
Set - Rarity: Basic - Common
Card description[]
You might know him from his wildly popular series of workout videos called "30 Days to a Buff-Shroom Body."
Update history[]
Update 1.2.11[]
Rarity change: Uncommon → Common
Strategies[]
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This plant can be very devastating for your opponent, since he increases all mushrooms' stats by +1/+1, including himself. When used in tandem with Shroom for Two, More Spore, and multiple Button Mushrooms, Buff-Shroom can potentially wreak havoc against your opponent. Therefore, you must try your best to swarm the field with mushrooms before you play Buff-Shroom.
Captain Combustible can take advantage of Buff-Shroom's ability by having Potted Powerhouse in his hand. This is especially true if he uses a mushroom deck, where Potted Powerhouse will get a huge stat boost from a single Buff-Shroom should there be many mushrooms on the field.
Nightcap can use this with Smoosh-Shroom and Sportacus to make them even more dangerous, although this makes Sportacus vulnerable to Rocket Science.
Spudow can combine this with Sea-Shroom on the aquatic lane, which can lead him to an easy victory if his opponent doesn't have any Amphibious zombies or any effective way to destroy Sea-Shroom.
Finally, Solar Flare can make excess sun to swarm the field with mushrooms quickly before playing Buff-Shroom. Even better, Buff-Shroom also synergizes with Fume-Shroom, Toadstool, and Sun-Shroom.
However, do not play this plant in Total Eclipse, as that environment's ability will activate before Buff-Shroom can activate his ability, destroying Buff-Shroom and wasting 2 sun.
For an easy reference, here's all Mushroom plants that can be buffed from Buff-Shroom.
You should be aware whenever unusually large numbers of mushrooms are on the field. The Chickening is an efficient counter, since it can wipe out a majority of mushrooms even after they have been boosted by Buff-Shroom once. Weed Spray is also an effective way to quickly clear most mushrooms.
Also, always watch out for Punish-Shrooms, since they can do massive damage to you and your zombies if you destroy the mushrooms. In this case, it is advised to destroy or Bounce them first.
Also, if a mushroom's stats go overboard because it was boosted multiple times, tricks such as Cut Down to Size and Rocket Science can be used.
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Buff-Shroom's statistics
HD Buff-Shroom
Buff-Shroom's card
Buff-Shroom's grayed out card
Buff-Shroom's card image
Being played and activating its ability (animated)