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Yan Liben, a Common card
Yan Liben, posthumous name Baron Wenzhen of Boling, was a Chinese architect, painter, and politician during the early Tang dynasty.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Yan Liben quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Yan Liben card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His most famous work, possibly the only genuine survival, is the ______ Emperors Scroll.
Answer
Thirteen. His most famous work, possibly the only genuine survival, is the Thirteen Emperors Scroll. From the Yan Liben article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Johnny Desmond. Johnny Desmond 65 · Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz 61 · Michael Foreman 58 · Yan Liben 55 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.
- His most famous work, possibly the only genuine survival, is the Thirteen Emperors Scroll.
- He also painted the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion, under Emperor Taizong of Tang, commissioned in 643 to commemorate 24 of the greatest contributors to Emperor Taizong's reign, as well as 18 portraits commemorating the 18 great scholars who served Emperor Taizong when he was the Prince of Qin.
- Yan's paintings included painted portraits of various Chinese emperors from the Han dynasty up until the Sui dynasty period.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Yan Liben article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Yan Liben
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Yan Liben (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eugene a, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
