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AGLA, a Common card
AGLA is a magic word that appears in some charms. Its meaning is unsettled, but is widely reputed to be a noṭariqōn or kabbalistic acronym for Hebrew: אַתָּה גִּבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי, romanized: ʾAtā gībōr ləʿōlām ʾĂḏōnāy, "Thou, O Lord, art mighty forever", a phrase from Gevurot, the second blessing of the Amidah…
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 38
- DEF
- 22
- Power
- 60
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 60 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
AGLA quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the AGLA card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dibrospidium chloride. Dibrospidium chloride 46 · Tsukudani 41 · AGLA 38 · Gosbeck Wood 35 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Blowout. Blowout 27,000 · AGLA 11,000 · Gosbeck Wood 220 · Roecliffe Manor Lawns 160 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- However, according to Katelyn Mesler, "after much searching, I have yet to find evidence of such an interpretation prior to the late fourteenth or fifteenth century, a couple centuries after AGLA begins appearing in magical writings." AGLA is found in at least 31 runic inscriptions.
- During the Middle Ages, the word was reinterpreted in the Kingdom of Germany as an initialism for Allmächtiger Gott, Lösche Aus, "Almighty God, extinguish the conflagration" and used as a talisman against fire.
- It has been inscribed on several medieval Christian silver crosses from England recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, where it was interpreted as a charm against fever.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The AGLA article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 38 and blocks with 22: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
How to get AGLA
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below AGLA in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Princess Nobuko AsakaUncommon · History · ATK 48 DEF 12
- TsukudaniUncommon · Society · ATK 41 DEF 19
- Qionglai MountainsCommon · Nature · ATK 38 DEF 22
- La Poudre PassCommon · Nature · ATK 41 DEF 19
- Warren JohnsonCommon · Society · ATK 44 DEF 16
- Ice Cold BeerCommon · Society · ATK 47 DEF 13
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, AGLA (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hampshire Cultural Trust, Katie Hinds, 2018-11-07 14:35:30, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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