Its name is a combination of "medulla" (a short term for "medulla oblongata"), the lower half of the brainstem that is on top of the spinal cord, and "nebula," an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium, and other ionized gases.
Its old description is an allusion to the zombies' love for brains in the Plants vs Zombies series.
Statistics
Class: Brainy
Tribe: Gourmet Environment
Ability: When you play a Zombie here, you get +2 this turn.
Set - Rarity: Galactic - Uncommon
Card description
Zombies often find brains in space. It's usually the space between your ears.
Update history
Update 1.16.10
Added to the game.
▲ Tribe added: Gourmet
Update 1.18.13
▼ Brain cost change: 2 → 3
Description change: Was originally It like heaven, for Zombies.
Update 1.24.6
▼ Ability change: When you play a Zombie here, you get +3 this turn. → When you play a Zombie here, you get +2 this turn.
Update 1.26.3
Description change: Was originally It's like heaven, for Zombies.
Strategies
With
Medulla Nebula is a handy environment that gives you brains when you play a zombie in it, essentially giving you a partial refund, or even a surplus of brains if you play a zombie that costs 0~1 (including Brain Vendor since he is essentially a free zombie) in it. But in most cases, you will be refunded 2 brains per turn, allowing you to spend more brains on other things.
And while that is good enough, you can increase the number of brains you end up with even more using certain zombies. Template:PvZHLink makes other zombies cheaper, meaning that you will end up with 1 more brain, and even 2 zombies will give you a surplus. However, only Rustbolt can do this normally.
Even better, playing a Brain Vendor on that environment will reward you a profit of 2, which will allow you to have 6 on turn 4 (which can increase to 7 if Flag Zombie or Terror-Former 10,000 is played beforehand). allowing you to play powerful cards like Bad Moon Rising that turn. Rustbolt can play Gargologist on the next turn to play a powerful Gargantuar such as Defensive End, and can even play Triplication for free if another Gargologist is on the board, rather than using just Brain Vendor to create a one-time effect, forcing the plant hero has to decide whether to invest in taking down the Gargantuar or destroy the Gargologist while taking a lot of damage. Take note that it does require 2 cards in order to perform this combo so it is a good idea to bring card draw or multiple copies of Brain Vendor and Medulla Nebula.
This environment can allow the zombie hero to earn a refund of brains or a better profit of brains, so try to remove this environment if you can. Try to play any of your environments in that same environment to remove it easily. You can also use Banana Peel or Whipvine to move a weak zombie into this environment to prevent the zombie hero from playing any zombie in that environment until that zombie is destroyed.
If Flag Zombie is played before or while this environment is active, destroy it as soon as possible as it can allow the zombie hero to play powerful cards even earlier than normal, especially if he or she plays Brain Vendor in this environment.
If you are a Smarty hero, and your opponent is saving their brains for the Zombie Tricks phase, Brainana can stop this surge in brains for 1 turn, letting you make a comeback. If a zombie is already played there, you can clog the lane with high-health plants to stall them while not destroying them.
Gallery
Medulla Nebula's statistics
Medulla Nebula costing 2
Medulla Nebula's card image
Medulla Nebula's textures
Medulla Nebula being played (overriding Template:PvZHLink)
Three Medulla Nebulas on the field
Old
Medulla Nebula's statistics
Medulla Nebula's card
Medulla Nebula being the featured card on the menu for the August 20th, 2017 Template:PvZHLink
Trivia
Strangely, in the news section, Medula Nebula was supposed to cost 3 in update 1.16.10, but it still cost 2 in game.
However, as of update 1.18.13, this was fixed, and Medulla Nebula now costs 3.