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Uncommon card · Science
Shrine, an Uncommon card
A shrine is a sacred space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they are venerated and/or worshipped.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 82,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Shrine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Shrine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A shrine at which votive ______ are made is called an altar.
Answer
offerings. A shrine at which votive offerings are made is called an altar. From the Shrine article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chinese art. Chinese art 90 · He Jiankui 84 · PC-98 81 · Shrine 78 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.
- Shrines often contain idols, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated.
- A shrine at which votive offerings are made is called an altar.
- Shrines are found in many of the world's religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Shinto, indigenous Philippine folk religions, and Germanic paganism as well as in secular and non-religious settings such as a war memorial.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Shrine article was read about 82,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Shrine
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Shrine in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Edward Bulwer-LyttonUncommon · History · ATK 78 DEF 90
- BraziliansUncommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 94
- Oleksandr TurchynovUncommon · History · ATK 84 DEF 84
- Jarno TrulliUncommon · Society · ATK 83 DEF 85
- Sabina SpielreinUncommon · Arts · ATK 78 DEF 90
- Christian monasticismUncommon · Nature · ATK 85 DEF 83
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Science cards
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Shrine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
