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Uncommon card · Arts
Merlion, an Uncommon card
The Merlion is the official mascot of Singapore. It is depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 141
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 87,000
Power 141 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Merlion quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Merlion card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its name ______ "mer", meaning the sea, and "lion".
Answer
combines. Its name combines "mer", meaning the sea, and "lion". From the Merlion article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Muhammed Lawal. Muhammed Lawal 77 · Nick Ut 74 · Merlion 70 · Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi 67 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.
- Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city state and its people in sports teams, advertising, branding, tourism and as a national personification.
- The Merlion was first used in Singapore as the logo for the tourism board.
- Its name combines "mer", meaning the sea, and "lion".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Merlion article was read about 87,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Merlion
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.
More Arts cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Merlion in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Mirra AlfassaUncommon · Arts · ATK 67 DEF 74
- CalipersUncommon · History · ATK 72 DEF 69
- Max PaciorettyUncommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 67
- Burgess OwensUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 71
- Muswell HillUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 71
- Beaver damUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 70
Card lists
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Merlion (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unwicked, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
