Italian Pygmy Saddle Bush-cricket

Ephippiger ruffoi

Insectstrong against fungi, fish

Epic

Swarm

While active with another insect in play, each of its attacks also hits the opposing bench for 10, without knocking them out (20 with two others).

Ephippiger ruffoi

In battle

Strong against

Weak against

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

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

Where its stats come from145 points, the Epic budget

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

How they’re shared out:

Type: Insect: HP 32, ATK 39 and DEF 29 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 139 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.
Size: About 1 g: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.