Usambara Forest Toad

Mertensophryne usambarae

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Mythic

Leader · Toxic skin

Counts as two amphibians: while active, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with another amphibian in play).

Mertensophryne usambarae

Photo: michelemenegon (original photo) · CC0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Arachnids

Weak against

Reptiles
Fungi

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

The species

Mertensophryne usambarae (common name: Usambara forest toad) is a critically endangered species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the foothills of the East Usambara Mountains, northeastern Tanzania.

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

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

Observations: 1 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 7.7 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from160 points, the Mythic budget

Every Mythic card has 160 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 50
ATK 47
DEF 63

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1 observation on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.