Red-brown Dwarf Betta

Betta burdigala

Fishstrong against mammals, arachnids

Mythic

Leader · School

Counts as two fish: while active, a fish on your bench absorbs up to 9 of the damage this card takes, without being knocked out (18 with another fish in play).

Betta burdigala

Photo: © YIE BABEL (original photo) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Mammals
Arachnids

Weak against

Birds
Insects

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

The species

Betta burdigala is a species of gourami endemic to Bangka Island in Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of peat swamps. This species grows to a length of 2.5 cm (0.98 in).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Betta burdigala, 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: 3 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 160 mg

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from160 points, the Mythic budget

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

HP 43
ATK 43
DEF 74

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fish: HP 33, ATK 30 and DEF 37 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 3 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Size: 160 mg: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.