Common
Swamps and MangrovesCommon Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoPurple
In a marsh at dusk, a common snipe melts into the reeds, its patterned feathers mimicking mud and grasses with uncanny precision. A long straight bill extends from its head like a delicate probe designed for soft earth.
CommonCommon SnipeIn battle
- HP
- 2,500
- ATK
- 2,500
- DEF
- 2,000
- Energy cost
- 1
Passive Skills
- On each appearance, boost the rotation: ATK +40% and DEF -20%
- Before 1 hit dealt, DEF +50%
- For each appearance, DEF +20%
Attack Effects
- Self: Reduces damage taken +20%
The animal behind the card
By probing the mud, the snipe locates worms and insects it cannot see, relying on sensitive nerve endings at the bill tip. When startled into flight, it zigzags wildly through the air, making it a notorious challenge for would be predators.
During the breeding season, males perform display flights that produce an eerie drumming sound as air rushes over their tail feathers. The mysterious noise once puzzled people, adding to the bird’s reputation as a creature of twilight and marsh mist.
Bestiary facts
Common snipes fly so unpredictably that their name helped inspire the word sniper.
- Body length
- 0.23–0.28 m
- Weight
- 0.08–0.14 kg
Chemistry links
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Remarkable Ability
- Long-Distance Flight
- Feeding Mode
- Insectivore
- Behavioral
- Solitary
- General Physical
- Bony Endoskeleton with Jointed Limbs
- Intermediate Physical
- Feathered Wings
- Specific Physical
- Toothless Keratin Beak
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