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Uncommon card · Science
Thanatopsis, an Uncommon card
"Thanatopsis" is an early poem by the American poet William Cullen Bryant.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 92
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 92 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Thanatopsis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thanatopsis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Meaning 'a ______ of death', the word is derived from the Greek 'thanatos' and 'opsis'.
Answer
consideration. Meaning 'a consideration of death', the word is derived from the Greek 'thanatos' and 'opsis'. From the Thanatopsis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Universe. Universe 63 · Thanatopsis 60 · Hippuric acid 56 · Lacerta 53 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.
- Meaning 'a consideration of death', the word is derived from the Greek 'thanatos' and 'opsis'.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thanatopsis article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Thanatopsis
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, Thanatopsis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wyatt Eaton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
