Power: 4 | Speed: 4 | Rarity: Common | World Region: The Night Plains
Origins: Night Boar is Shadow's Common 4/4 – the maximum stat line, and the most direct card in an affinity built around indirection. The Night Plains are Shadow's most open territory, and Night Boar has evolved for direct confrontation in them rather than the concealment-based tactics that most Shadow cards prefer. In an affinity of whispers, Night Boar is the shout. Opponents who've prepared for subtlety find this disorienting.
Finishing Move: Night Charge: Charges through the Night Plains at maximum Common Speed – the darkness makes tracking the approach direction almost impossible, and 4 Power arriving from an untracked direction is considerably more impactful than 4 Power arriving telegraphed.
Synergy & Rivalry: The direct-force anchor in Shadow Commons. Light's Faith Guide is its 4/4 counterpart – the two maximum-stat Commons from opposite affinities whose encounters define what happens when Shadow's most direct card meets Light's most guiding card.
