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  "spec": "pointcast.mascot-field-card/v1",
  "atlas": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler.json",
  "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/lsu",
  "machineEdition": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/lsu.json",
  "season": 2026,
  "board": "000",
  "card": {
    "slug": "lsu",
    "mascot": "Mike the Tiger",
    "mascotClass": "apex",
    "officialStatus": "live-and-costumed",
    "city": "Baton Rouge",
    "state": "Louisiana",
    "stadium": "Tiger Stadium",
    "localResource": "Mississippi floodplain · live-oak shade · humid night air",
    "tradition": "A live tiger habitat and costumed counterpart make Saturday night feel zoological.",
    "ability": "SATURDAY NIGHT EYES",
    "abilityText": "Adds twelve Form at night, but loses four Balance in heat.",
    "locality": 92,
    "legacy": 94,
    "myth": 98,
    "balance": 74,
    "sourceLabel": "LSU Athletics",
    "sourceUrl": "https://lsusports.net",
    "school": "LSU",
    "short": "LSU",
    "conference": "SEC",
    "rank": 8,
    "accent": "#461d7c",
    "form": 80,
    "pointcastReason": "Lane Kiffin, Sam Leavitt, and the leading transfer class: enormous ceiling, delicious combustion potential.",
    "pointcastProof": "Win a game that requires patience rather than a track meet.",
    "art": "/images/mascot-battler/type-apex.png",
    "className": "Apex",
    "classFieldName": "Night-Cat Territory",
    "classInstinct": "Pressure increases when the lights get smaller.",
    "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-27",
    "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/lsu",
    "machineEdition": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/lsu.json"
  },
  "class": {
    "id": "apex",
    "name": "Apex",
    "fieldName": "Night-Cat Territory",
    "art": "/images/mascot-battler/type-apex.png",
    "color": "#d76027",
    "instinct": "Pressure increases when the lights get smaller.",
    "strongAgainst": "hound"
  },
  "favoredArenas": [
    {
      "id": "altitude",
      "name": "Thin Air",
      "note": "The field tilts uphill after halftime.",
      "favored": [
        "aerial",
        "apex"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "night",
      "name": "Night Kick",
      "note": "Myth gets louder when the edges disappear.",
      "favored": [
        "apex",
        "folklore",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "boundary": "Unofficial editorial game. PointCast is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any school, conference, mascot program, or athletic association. Original illustrations depict broad creature archetypes and do not reproduce official mascot costume designs or logos."
}