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Uncommon card · Arts
European dragon, an Uncommon card
The European dragon is a legendary creature in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 99,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
European dragon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the European dragon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Microphone. Microphone 83 · European dragon 79 · Antarctic Treaty System 76 · Popol Vuh 73 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctic Treaty System 290,000 · Microphone 180,000 · Popol Vuh 130,000 · European dragon 99,000 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.
- The Roman poet Virgil in his poem Culex lines 163–201, describing a shepherd battling a big constricting snake, calls it "serpens" and also "draco", showing that in his time the two words probably could mean the same thing.
- In and after the Early Middle Ages, the European dragon is typically depicted as a large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature, the creature also has leathery, bat-like wings, and a long, muscular prehensile tail.
- Some depictions show dragons with one or more of: feathered wings, crests, ear frills, fiery manes, ivory spikes running down its spine, and various exotic decorations.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The European dragon article was read about 99,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get European 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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Card lists
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, European dragon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Friedrich-Johann-Justin-Bertuch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
