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Uncommon card · Nature
Espalier, an Uncommon card
Espalier is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth for the production of fruit, by pruning and tying branches to a frame.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Espalier quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Espalier card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The term is also used to refer to plants which have been ______ in this way.
Answer
shaped. The term is also used to refer to plants which have been shaped in this way. From the Espalier article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Joe Cronin. Joe Cronin 70 · Palaeoloxodon falconeri 67 · Browsing 64 · Espalier 61 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Conglomerate. Conglomerate 41,000 · Espalier 32,000 · Antelope jackrabbit 24,000 · Drepanosauromorpha 13,000 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.
- Plants are frequently shaped in formal patterns, flat against a structure such as a wall, fence, or trellis.
- The term is also used to refer to plants which have been shaped in this way.
- Espaliers, trained into flat two-dimensional forms, are used not only for decorative purposes, but also for gardens in which space is limited.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Espalier article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Espalier
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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The cards just above and just below Espalier in the power ranking, all domains together.
- BrowsingUncommon · Nature · ATK 64 DEF 66
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- Jazan ProvinceUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 61
- Joe CroninUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 60
- List of submarines of World War IIUncommon · History · ATK 100 DEF 30
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Espalier (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : KVDP, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
