Ironback Beetle

• Unevolved

  1

  1

  Rush.
  Fanfare: If at least 4 other cards were played this turn, summon an Ironback Beetle.
  Clash: If any other allied Machina followers are in play, gain +1/+1.

  The source of the core's metamorphosis was another tiny little insect. It began wrapping its horn in steel, giving it an impressive boost in power—so much so that the little guy can bore through a live tree. What a transformation.
  —Forest Elf's Journal, Part 1

• Evolved

  3

  3

  (Same as the unevolved form, excluding Fanfare.)

  Steel-covered insects, beasts clad in steel—the forest elves have but one explanation: the fauna have adopted machinery into their biology. One suspects we will soon follow suit.
  —On Flourishing, Part 1