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Black Softshell Turtle
Nilssonia nigricans
Reptilestrong against amphibians, mammals
Mythic
Leader · Scales
Counts as two reptiles: while active, it takes 3 less damage (6 with another reptile in play).
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Wikapialpha version
Black Softshell Turtle
Nilssonia nigricans
Reptilestrong against amphibians, mammals
Mythic
Counts as two reptiles: while active, it takes 3 less damage (6 with another reptile in play).
Nilssonia nigricans
Photo: © Rohan Uddin Fahad (original photo) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
The black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle or Mohan (Nilssonia nigricans), previously placed in genus Aspideretes, is a species of freshwater turtle found in India (Assam, Tripura and West Bengal) and Bangladesh (Chittagong and Sylhet). It was long believed to consist of inbred individuals of the Indian softshell turtle (N. gangetica) or the Indian peacock softshell turtle (N. hurum), but while it is a close relative of the latter, it is a distinct species.
In the 1800s, it was believed these turtles were brought from Iran to Chittagong shrine pond by Hazrat Bayezid Bostami. This turtles that he had brought to this pond were treated as sacred and respected by the public. It was also believed by following local tales related to the turtle, about the turtles once being Jinns (a mythological creature in Islam).
Abridged excerpt from the Wikipedia article Black softshell turtle, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Mythic.
Every Mythic card has 160 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
DEF 54