Holm Oak Felt Gall Mite

Aceria ilicis

Arachnidstrong against insects, birds

Common

Venom

While active with another arachnid in play, its target loses 4 HP at the start of each of its turns, as long as it stays active (7 with two others).

Aceria ilicis

Photo: © cigazze (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Birds

Weak against

Amphibians
Fish

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

The species

Aceria ilicis is a species of mite that causes growths, known as galls, on the leaves of holm oak (Quercus ilex). It was first described by the Italian naturalist and biologist, Giovanni Canestrini in 1890. It is found in Europe and Turkey.

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

No global status on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.

Observations: 1,256 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 0.3 mg

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Where its stats come from100 points, the Common budget

Every Common card has 100 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 38
ATK 33
DEF 29

How they’re shared out:

Type: Arachnid: HP 45, ATK 40 and DEF 15 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1,256 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.