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The Tale of Genji, a Rare card
The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature said to have been written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 290,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the first novel written by a woman to have won global recognition.
- In Japan, The Tale of Genji has a stature similar to that of Shakespeare's works in English.
- The work is a depiction of the lifestyles of high courtiers during the Heian period.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Tale of Genji article was read about 290,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get The Tale of Genji
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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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
- Legendary cards136 cards
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- Strongest cardsTop 100 by attack
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Tale of Genji (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Imperial Palace Kyoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
