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Uncommon card · Science
Lacerta, an Uncommon card
Lacerta is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 92
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 92 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Lacerta quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lacerta card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its name is Latin for ______.
Answer
lizard. Its name is Latin for lizard. From the Lacerta article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A small, faint constellation, it was defined in ____ by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius.
Answer
1680s. A small, faint constellation, it was defined in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. From the Lacerta article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Emperor Ming of Han. Emperor Ming of Han 64 · Carl von Linde 59 · Lacerta 53 · List of goat cheeses 48 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.
- Its name is Latin for lizard.
- A small, faint constellation, it was defined in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius.
- Its brightest stars form a "W" shape similar to that of Cassiopeia, and it is thus sometimes referred to as 'Little Cassiopeia'.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lacerta article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Lacerta
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 Lacerta in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Emperor Ming of HanUncommon · History · ATK 64 DEF 28
- Han Sang-jinUncommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 31
- Hermann NitschUncommon · Arts · ATK 59 DEF 33
- Tale of the Shipwrecked SailorUncommon · Arts · ATK 58 DEF 34
- Thomas WedgwoodUncommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 31
- Jason ArnottUncommon · History · ATK 60 DEF 32
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lacerta (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
