How Q-Score Works in WikiGacha
Every card in WikiGacha has a Q-Score displayed at the bottom — a number between 0 and 100. But what does it actually mean, and how does it shape your card's rarity and stats? Let's break it down.
What is Q-Score?
Q-Score stands for Quality Score. It comes from WikiRank.net, an independent service that evaluates every Wikipedia article based on multiple quality factors:
- Article completeness — how thorough and well-structured the content is
- Number of references — more citations = higher reliability score
- Media content — presence of images, diagrams, and infoboxes
- Featured/Good Article status — Wikipedia's own quality badges
- Interlanguage links — articles available in many languages score higher
Q-Score → Rarity
The Q-Score directly maps to your card's rarity tier:
| Q-Score Range | Rarity | What This Means |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Legend Rare | Perfect quality — Wikipedia's finest articles |
| 90–99 | Ultra Rare | Featured articles with exceptional depth |
| 80–89 | SSR | High-quality, well-referenced articles |
| 60–79 | Super Rare | Good articles with solid structure |
| 35–59 | Rare | Above-average Wikipedia entries |
| 20–34 | Uncommon | Standard articles with basic coverage |
| 0–19 | Common | Stub articles or newly created pages |
Q-Score → Stats (ATK & DEF)
Besides determining rarity, the Q-Score influences your card's ATK and DEF stats:
ATK (Attack)
ATK is based on the article's popularity rating from WikiRank. Popular articles (those with many daily views) produce cards with high ATK. The formula scales popularity across a 0–15,000 range with some randomness added.
DEF (Defense)
DEF is based on the article's text length. Longer, more detailed articles produce cards with higher DEF. This means a deep technical article might have low ATK (less popular) but extremely high DEF (very detailed).
This creates interesting tradeoffs: the "Einstein" card might have high ATK (very popular) and high DEF (very long article), while an obscure but detailed card like "Quantum chromodynamics" could have low ATK but massive DEF.
Why Q-Score Matters for Collecting
- Higher Q-Score = rarer card — Legend Rares with Q-Score 100 are the ultimate flex
- Battle advantage — high Q-Score cards tend to have better overall stats
- Trading value — players will trade multiple common cards for a single UR or LR
- Collection prestige — your collection stats show rarity distribution
See your Q-Scores in action
▶ Open a Pack NowWant to learn more? Check out our Top 10 Rarest Cards guide or read about Q-Score on the main site.