Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidusYellow

On a coral reef, a mandarinfish looks like a tiny painted myth, neon blues and oranges arranged in swirling patterns that seem too vivid for saltwater reality. It glides close to the substrate, fins fluttering like silk fans as it threads through crevices.

RareMandarinfish

HP 2300ATK 2200DEF 2400Level 0/10

In battle

HP: 2,300
ATK: 2,200
DEF: 2,400
Energy cost: 1

Passive Skills

Before allies have dealt 1 hit during the combat, give DEF +40% to the rotation
40% Chance of getting ATK +100%
After 4 rounds, DEF +70%

Attack Effects

Self: ATK +30% (3 rounds)

Overview

The animal behind the card

Rather than sprinting after prey, it pecks delicately at tiny crustaceans and worms among the coral and rubble. A special mucus coating helps protect its skin, and at dusk pairs rise above the reef in a brief, twirling spawn that lasts only moments.

Because it depends on healthy reef structure, its brilliance is a quiet indicator of a place still functioning. Where corals fade, the mandarinfish becomes harder to find, like a jewel lost when the setting crumbles.