WikiCards
Play on iPhone nowFree in Safari. Add it to your Home Screen.Play
WikiCards · Card list · Nature cards · Philosopher's stone
Rare card · Nature
Philosopher's stone, a Rare card
The philosopher's stone is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as lead and mercury into gold or silver, it was also known as "the tincture" and "the powder" as well as "red lion" for gold and "white lion" for silver.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 134
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 330,000
Power 134 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Philosopher's stone quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Philosopher's stone card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
For many centuries, it was the most sought-after goal in ______.
Answer
alchemy. For many centuries, it was the most sought-after goal in alchemy. From the Philosopher's stone article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2025 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. 2025 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 81 · Carya tomentosa 72 · Philosopher's stone 69 · Netham Park 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Philosopher's stone. Philosopher's stone 330,000 · Fly River 17,000 · Carya tomentosa 13,000 · Stanley Holloway on stage and screen 2,400 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.
- Alchemists additionally believed that it could be used to make an elixir of life which made possible rejuvenation and immortality.
- For many centuries, it was the most sought-after goal in alchemy.
- The philosopher's stone was the central symbol of the mystical terminology of alchemy, symbolizing perfection at its finest, divine illumination, and heavenly bliss.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Philosopher's stone article was read about 330,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Philosopher's stone
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 Nature cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Philosopher's stone in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Wolfgang PetersenRare · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 63
- MadringRare · Society · ATK 70 DEF 64
- 2025 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singlesRare · Society · ATK 81 DEF 53
- Arvind SwamyRare · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 61
- MidasRare · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 66
- Rachin RavindraRare · Society · ATK 76 DEF 58
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Nature cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Philosopher's stone (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Joseph Wright of Derby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
