Appalachian Dust Bunnies

Lepraria lanata

Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles

Epic

Mycelium

While active with another fungus in play, it regains 5 HP at the start of your turn (8 with two others).

Lepraria lanata

Photo: © Jason Hollinger (original photo) · CC BY 2.0 (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

Lepraria lanata is a species of leprose lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae. It occurs in the eastern United States, where it grows most on rock surfaces, and occasionally on soil or mosses.

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

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

Observations: 6 on iNaturalist

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from145 points, the Epic budget

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

HP 53
ATK 49
DEF 43

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fungus: HP 36, ATK 34 and DEF 30 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 6 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.