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Cover art, an Uncommon card
Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product, such as a book, magazine, newspaper, comic book, video game, music album, CD, videotape, DVD, or podcast.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Cover art quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cover art card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The art has a ______ function, but can also have an aesthetic function, and may be artistically connected to the product.
Answer
commercial. The art has a commercial function, but can also have an aesthetic function, and may be artistically connected to the product. From the Cover art article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Théophile Gautier. Théophile Gautier 51,000 · Architecture of Mesopotamia 37,000 · Cover art 23,000 · Karla Henry 16,000 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.
- Cover art can include various things such as logos, symbols, images, colors, or anything that represents what is being sold or advertised.
- The art has a commercial function, but can also have an aesthetic function, and may be artistically connected to the product.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cover art article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Cover art
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 Cover art in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Walther NernstUncommon · Science · ATK 67 DEF 61
- Pedro EmanuelUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 58
- CaelumUncommon · Science · ATK 67 DEF 61
- DepokUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 59
- Owen Roe O'NeillUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 58
- NarsaqUncommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 62
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Arts cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cover art (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Edward Penfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
