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Epic card · Science
Heroin, an Epic card
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the opium poppy, it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 610,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Heroin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Heroin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Medical-grade diamorphine is used as a pure ______ salt.
Answer
hydrochloride. Medical-grade diamorphine is used as a pure hydrochloride salt. From the Heroin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mohamed Atta. Mohamed Atta 1,200,000 · Apollo 1 950,000 · Heroin 610,000 · Submarine 480,000 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.
- Heroin is used medically in several countries to relieve pain, such as during childbirth or a heart attack.
- Medical-grade diamorphine is used as a pure hydrochloride salt.
- Various white and brown powders sold illegally around the world as heroin are routinely diluted with cutting agents.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Heroin article was read about 610,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Heroin
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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- Ted NugentEpic · History · ATK 87 DEF 92
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Heroin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fuse809 ( talk ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
