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Uncommon card · History
Shakya, an Uncommon card
Shakya was an ancient clan of north-eastern South Asia, possibly of Munda origin, whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Shakya quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Shakya card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Shakyas were organised into a ______, known as the Shakya Republic.
Answer
gaṇasaṅgha. The Shakyas were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha, known as the Shakya Republic. From the Shakya article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ningbo. Ningbo 85 · Agadir 82 · Cebuano language 79 · Shakya 72 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.
- The Shakyas were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha, known as the Shakya Republic.
- The Shakyas were on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain in the Greater Magadha cultural region.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Shakya article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Shakya
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, Shakya (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Antiquistik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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