Imitator Salamander

Desmognathus imitator

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Uncommon

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).

Desmognathus imitator

Photo: © Brian Gratwicke (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 imitator salamander (Desmognathus imitator) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States.

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

Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Uncommon.

Observations: 1,263 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 3.3 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from115 points, the Uncommon budget

Every Uncommon card has 115 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 39
ATK 30
DEF 46

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1,263 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.