Bonk Choy is based on the bok choy, a type of Chinese cabbage. Its name is a portmanteau of "bonk," referring to the fact it attacks zombies and "bok choy," the plant this is based on.
Statistics
Class: Mega-Grow Plant
Tribe: Leafy Plant
Abilities: When played: This gets +1 this turn.
Set - Rarity: Premium - Uncommon
Card description
Little known fact: He used to have two teeth.
Update history
Version 1.2.11
Rarity change: Basic - Common → Premium - Uncommon
Strategies
With
Bonk Choy can be considered as the plant equivalent to Tennis Champ. However, Bonk Choy has higher strength base than the Tennis Champ, but the extra strength it gets is lower than the zombie counterpart. Hence, the strategy for this plant is similar to Tennis Champ's: only use it early game, as later it will only act as a weak card.
Bonk Choy is an excellent counter against zombies that cost 1 brain but have more than 1 health (i.e. Dog Walker, Headstone Carver, Arm Wrestler, etc.) The only possible zombie that can survive is Cat Lady (if unharmed.)
Counters
This plant's low health means that it's relatively easy to destroy. Because of this expect the Plant Hero to use this as a cheap way to destroy an important zombie with 3 or less. Direct damage effects such as Conga Zombie, Fireworks Zombie or Bungee Plumber, and stat-reducing effects like Nibble, Pied Piper or Acid Rain are all excellent options to use against Bonk Choy.