South Island Adzebill

Aptornis defossor

Birdstrong against fish, reptiles

Extinct · Mythic

Leader · Swoop

Counts as two birds: while active, it hits 6 harder on its first attack after entering play (12 with another bird in play).

Aptornis defossor

Reconstruction: © Wikapi (original image) · original illustration · cropped

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.

Extinct: that’s what makes this card Mythic.

Where its stats come from160 points, the Mythic budget

Every Mythic card has 160 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: 3 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Size: About 18 kg: big animals hit hard, extra ATK.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.