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Cassiterite, an Uncommon card
Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Ranked #2,699 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Cassiterite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cassiterite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is also a ______.
Answer
semiconductor. It is also a semiconductor. From the Cassiterite article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Pisaura mirabilis. Pisaura mirabilis 65 · Greater Antilles 61 · Cassiterite 58 · American Shorthair 54 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
American Shorthair. American Shorthair 150,000 · Bolide 93,000 · Cassiterite 46,000 · Long-billed curlew 21,000 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.
- Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem.
- Cassiterite was the chief tin ore throughout ancient history and remains the most important source of tin today.
- It is also a semiconductor.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cassiterite article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Cassiterite
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 Cassiterite in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Conrad III of GermanyUncommon · History · ATK 63 DEF 41
- Dry lakeUncommon · Nature · ATK 59 DEF 45
- Mosiuoa LekotaUncommon · History · ATK 64 DEF 40
- PlaneUncommon · Society · ATK 55 DEF 49
- Amber RoadUncommon · Society · ATK 61 DEF 43
- Afonso III of PortugalUncommon · History · ATK 61 DEF 43
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cassiterite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CarlesMillan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

