Herald of Winter

Hygrophorus hypothejus

Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles

Common

Mycelium

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

Hygrophorus hypothejus

Photo: © Matthew Wehman (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

Hygrophorus hypothejus, commonly known as the olive-brown waxy cap, or herald of the winter, is an edible species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus native to Europe. It appears in late autumn in coniferous forests, often with the first frosts.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Hygrophorus hypothejus, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.

Observations: 1,626 on iNaturalist

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Where its stats come from100 points, the Common budget

Every Common card has 100 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 38
ATK 34
DEF 28

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fungus: HP 36, ATK 34 and DEF 30 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1,626 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.