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Rare card · Science
Lichen, a Rare card
A lichen is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among filaments of multiple fungus species, along with bacteria embedded in the cortex, or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 189
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 380,000
Ranked #162 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Lichens are the lifeform that first brought the term symbiosis into biological context.
- Lichens have since been recognized as important actors in nutrient cycling and producers which many higher trophic feeders feed on, such as reindeer, gastropods, nematodes, mites, and springtails.
- Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lichen article was read about 380,000 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 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Lichen
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Card lists
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
- Legendary cards136 cards
- Epic cards262 cards
- Strongest cardsTop 100 by attack
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lichen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jason Hollinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
