Speckled Tar Spot

Rhytisma punctatum

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).

Rhytisma punctatum

Photo: Ben Keen (original photo) · CC0 (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

Rhytisma punctatum is a species of fungus in the family Rhytismataceae. The fungus causes speckled tar spot of maple leaves. The small spots are black, raised from the leaf surface, and occur in dense groups on the upper surface. Areas afflicted by the fungus will retain their color even after the remainder of the leaf has faded.

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

No global status on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.

Observations: 3,259 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 40
ATK 32
DEF 28

How they’re shared out:

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