Wintu Shasta Salamander

Hydromantes wintu

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Rare

Toxic skin

While active with another amphibian in play, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with two others).

Hydromantes wintu

Photo: © Trevor Van Loon (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Arachnids

Weak against

Reptiles
Fungi

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

The Wintu Shasta salamander (Hydromantes wintu) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Shasta County in California.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Wintu Shasta salamander, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Rare.

Observations: 18 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 6.9 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from130 points, the Rare budget

Every Rare card has 130 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 41
ATK 39
DEF 50

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 18 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Size