Shore Plover

Thinornis novaeseelandiae

Birdstrong against fish, reptiles

Epic

Swoop

While active with another bird in play, it hits 6 harder on its first attack after entering play (12 with two others).

Thinornis novaeseelandiae

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: Bird: HP 33, ATK 31 and DEF 36 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 193 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.
Size: 61 g: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.