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Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Mammalstrong against birds, fungi
Epic
Pack
While active with another mammal in play, it hits 7 harder (14 with two others).
59
45
Wikapialpha version
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Mammalstrong against birds, fungi
Epic
While active with another mammal in play, it hits 7 harder (14 with two others).
Oryx dammah
Photo: © Chris K (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 scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), also known as the scimitar-horned oryx and the Sahara oryx, is an Oryx species that was once widespread across North Africa and parts of West and Central Africa. In 2000, it was declared extinct in the wild on the IUCN Red List, but in 2023, it was downlisted to endangered, with a reintroduced population in Chad. This particular oryx is adapted to harsh desert conditions and can survive for months without drinking water. A grazing animal, it derives most of its daily moisture intake from plants.
The decline of the scimitar oryx population began as a result of climate change during the Neolithic period, and later it was hunted extensively for its horns. Today, it is bred in captivity in special reserves in Tunisia, Morocco, and Senegal, and on private exotic animal ranches in the Texas Hill Country, United States. In 2016, a reintroduction program was launched, and currently a small herd has been successfully reintroduced in Chad.
The scimitar oryx was the emblem of the ancient Egyptian Oryx nome and today is the animal symbol of the Sahara Conservation Fund.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Scimitar oryx, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Epic.
Every Epic card has 145 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
DEF 45