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Mesquite, an Uncommon card
Mesquite is a common name for some plants in the genera Neltuma and Strombocarpa, which contain over 50 species of spiny, deep-rooted leguminous shrubs and small trees.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Mesquite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mesquite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They are native to dry areas in the ______.
Answer
Americas. They are native to dry areas in the Americas. From the Mesquite article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Until ____, these genera were traditionally included in a broad view of the genus Prosopis, but that genus is now restricted to a few species native to the Old World.
Answer
2020s. Until 2022, these genera were traditionally included in a broad view of the genus Prosopis, but that genus is now restricted to a few species native to the Old World. From the Mesquite article on Wikipedia.
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 native to dry areas in the Americas.
- Until 2022, these genera were traditionally included in a broad view of the genus Prosopis, but that genus is now restricted to a few species native to the Old World.
- Mesquites have extremely long taproots to seek water from very far under ground, making them extremely drought-tolerant.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mesquite article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Mesquite
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mesquite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Luis Alvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
