Splendid Waxcap

Hygrocybe splendidissima

Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles

Rare

Mycelium

While active with another fungus in play, it regains 5 HP at the start of your turn (8 with two others).

Hygrocybe splendidissima

Photo: © Alan Rockefeller (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Amphibians
Reptiles

Weak against

Mammals
Insects

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

The species

Hygrocybe splendidissima, is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of splendid waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat have resulted in the species being assessed as globally "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Hygrocybe splendidissima, 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: 335 on iNaturalist

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from130 points, the Rare budget

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

HP 48
ATK 44
DEF 38

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fungus: HP 36, ATK 34 and DEF 30 out of 100 to start.