Wintry Starworm

Rhagophthalmus hiemalis

Insectstrong against fungi, fish

Mythic

Leader · Swarm

Counts as two insects: while active, each of its attacks also hits the opposing bench for 10, without knocking them out (20 with another insect in play).

Rhagophthalmus hiemalis

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

In battle

Strong against

Fungi
Fish

Weak against

Amphibians
Arachnids

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

The species

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

Observations: 18 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 50 mg

iNaturalist

Where its stats come from160 points, the Mythic budget

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

HP 44
ATK 52
DEF 64

How they’re shared out:

Type: Insect: HP 32, ATK 39 and DEF 29 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 18 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Size: About 50 mg: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.