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Uncommon card · History
Abgar V, an Uncommon card
Abgar V, called Ukkāmā, was an Arab King of Osroene with his capital at Edessa and described as "king of the Arabs".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 40,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Abgar V quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Abgar V card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the 4th century, Egeria recorded that Jesus' letter was preserved at Edessa, and copies of it were used as ______.
Answer
talismans. In the 4th century, Egeria recorded that Jesus' letter was preserved at Edessa, and copies of it were used as talismans. From the Abgar V article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Nuri al-Said. Nuri al-Said 71 · Abgar V 67 · Jujuy Province 64 · Charles Bassett 61 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.
- According to a popular Christian tradition attested as early as Eusebius and also found in the Doctrine of Addai, Abgar wrote a letter to Jesus asking him to visit Edessa and heal him.
- Jesus was said to have replied with a letter promising to send an apostle, while some versions of the tradition add that he also sent Abgar a portrait of himself.
- In the 4th century, Egeria recorded that Jesus' letter was preserved at Edessa, and copies of it were used as talismans.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Abgar V article was read about 40,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Abgar V
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, Abgar V (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous ( Category:Artists ) Unknown author ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
