Cryptic Uiryeong salamander

Hynobius perplicatus

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Epic

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).

Hynobius perplicatus

In battle

Strong against

Weak against

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

Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Epic.

Where its stats come from145 points, the Epic budget

Every Epic card has 145 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 374 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.
Size: About 9.6 g: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.