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Chinese dragon, a Rare card
The Chinese dragon, known as long or loong is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture generally.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 158
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 340,000
Ranked #1,819 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Chinese dragon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chinese dragon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They traditionally symbolize potent and ______ powers, particularly control over water and weather.
Answer
auspicious. They traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water and weather. From the Chinese dragon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Zoroaster. Zoroaster 620,000 · Chinese dragon 340,000 · Daniel Defoe 260,000 · Circus 180,000 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.
- Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms, such as turtles and fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs.
- Academics have identified four reliable theories on the origin of the Chinese dragon: snakes, Chinese alligators, thunder worship and nature worship.
- They traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water and weather.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chinese dragon article was read about 340,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Chinese dragon
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chinese dragon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : 沃德利成書畫院, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
