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Etching, an Uncommon card
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 86,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Etching quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Etching card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of ______.
Answer
material. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material. From the Etching article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Fáfnir. Fáfnir 110,000 · Etching 86,000 · K.Flay 64,000 · La fille du régiment 43,000 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.
- In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material.
- As a method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today.
- In a number of modern variants such as microfabrication etching and photochemical milling, it is a crucial technique in modern technology, including circuit boards.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Etching article was read about 86,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Etching
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 Etching in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Renaissance musicUncommon · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 67
- Bacillus anthracisUncommon · Nature · ATK 74 DEF 70
- Atlantic CharterUncommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 73
- RevengeUncommon · Nature · ATK 70 DEF 74
- León, GuanajuatoUncommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 69
- Chocolate HillsUncommon · Nature · ATK 69 DEF 75
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Etching (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Daniel Hopfer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
