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Uncommon card · History
Amr ibn al-As, an Uncommon card
Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi was an Arab commander and companion of Muhammad who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 82,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The son of a wealthy Qurayshite, Amr embraced Islam in c. 629 and was assigned important roles in the nascent Muslim community by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
- The first caliph Abu Bakr appointed Amr as a commander of what became the conquest of Syria.
- He conquered most of Palestine, to which he was appointed governor, and helped lead the Arabs to decisive victories over the Byzantines at the battles of Ajnadayn and the Yarmuk in 634 and 636.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Amr ibn al-As article was read about 82,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Amr ibn al-As
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Amr ibn al-As (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sherief1969, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
