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Rare card · History
Basilisk, a Rare card
In ancient European bestiaries and folklore, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes any being to die when glanced at.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 330,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Basilisk quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Basilisk card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
According to Pliny, the basilisk's weakness is the odor of a ______.
Answer
weasel. According to Pliny, the basilisk's weakness is the odor of a weasel. From the Basilisk article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Karl Bushby. Karl Bushby 1,200,000 · Basilisk 330,000 · Ellison Onizuka 190,000 · French military mission to Greece 1,300 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.
- According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk of Cyrene is a small snake, "being not more than twelve inches in length", that is so venomous, it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its path, its gaze likewise just as lethal.
- According to Pliny, the basilisk's weakness is the odor of a weasel.
- The weasel was thrown into the basilisk's hole, recognizable because some of the surrounding shrubs and grass had been scorched by its presence.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Basilisk article was read about 330,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Basilisk
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.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Basilisk in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Hedda GablerRare · Science · ATK 71 DEF 54
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- KremlinRare · History · ATK 69 DEF 56
- PerestroikaRare · Society · ATK 73 DEF 52
- Kalmar UnionRare · History · ATK 66 DEF 59
- J. B. SmooveRare · Arts · ATK 70 DEF 55
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Basilisk (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User Male1979 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
