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Gnome, an Uncommon card
A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by the Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus in the 16th century, and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy literature.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Ranked #1,471 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Gnome quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gnome card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They are typically depicted as small humanoids who live ______.
Answer
underground. They are typically depicted as small humanoids who live underground. From the Gnome article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Gian Lorenzo Bernini 88 · Gnome 84 · Vaslav Nijinsky 80 · Chris Squire 75 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- They are typically depicted as small humanoids who live underground.
- Gnome characteristics are reinterpreted to suit various storytellers and artists.
- Paracelsus's gnome is recognized to have derived from the German miners' legend about Bergmännlein or dæmon metallicus, the "metallurgical or mineralogical demon", according to Georg Agricola, also called virunculus montanos by Agricola in a later work, and described by other names such as cobeli.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gnome article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Gnome
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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- Basilica of Saint-DenisUncommon · Arts · ATK 82 DEF 87
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gnome (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Heinrich Schlitt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
