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Mimivirus, an Uncommon card
Mimivirus is a genus of giant viruses, in the family Mimiviridae.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Mimivirus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mimivirus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is believed that Amoeba serve as their ______ hosts.
Answer
natural. It is believed that Amoeba serve as their natural hosts. From the Mimivirus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bifidobacterium. Bifidobacterium 69 · Mimivirus 65 · Atlantic canary 59 · Beaucarnea recurvata 55 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tyto. Tyto 56,000 · Mimivirus 26,000 · Viral replication 20,000 · Derby's woolly opossum 7,900 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.
- It is believed that Amoeba serve as their natural hosts.
- It also refers to a group of phylogenetically related large viruses.
- In colloquial speech, Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus is more commonly referred to as just "mimivirus".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mimivirus article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Mimivirus
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, Mimivirus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sarah Duponchel and Matthias G. Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
