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Uncommon card · Arts
Caltrop, an Uncommon card
A caltrop is an area denial weapon made up of usually four, but possibly more, sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Caltrop quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Caltrop card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In modern times, caltrops are effective when used against wheeled vehicles with ______ tires.
Answer
pneumatic. In modern times, caltrops are effective when used against wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires. From the Caltrop article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Bill Skarsgård. Bill Skarsgård 3,100,000 · Caltrop 170,000 · Norman Eaton 640 · Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli 490 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.
- Historically, caltrops were part of defences that served to slow the advance of troops, especially horses, chariots, and war elephants, and were particularly effective against the soft feet of camels.
- In modern times, caltrops are effective when used against wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Caltrop article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Caltrop
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 Arts cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Caltrop in the power ranking, all domains together.
- HectareRare · Science · ATK 65 DEF 62
- AcrophobiaUncommon · Science · ATK 71 DEF 56
- Adagio for StringsUncommon · Arts · ATK 69 DEF 58
- BowlsUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 58
- PP-19 BizonUncommon · History · ATK 62 DEF 65
- AleUncommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 59
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Arts cards
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Caltrop (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Photographed by User:Bullenwächter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
