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Archelaus of Macedon, a Common card
Archelaus was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 110 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Archelaus of Macedon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Archelaus of Macedon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
By the time that he died, Archelaus had succeeded in ______ Macedon into a significantly stronger power.
Answer
converting. By the time that he died, Archelaus had succeeded in converting Macedon into a significantly stronger power. From the Archelaus of Macedon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Rodrigo Rato. Rodrigo Rato 66 · Patrick Abercrombie 63 · Archelaus of Macedon 59 · Yaqub-Har 56 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.
- He was a capable and beneficent ruler, known for the sweeping changes he made in state administration, the military, and commerce.
- By the time that he died, Archelaus had succeeded in converting Macedon into a significantly stronger power.
- Thucydides credited Archelaus with doing more for his kingdom's military infrastructure than all of his predecessors together.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Archelaus of Macedon article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Archelaus of Macedon
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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The cards just above and just below Archelaus of Macedon in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- Stuart O'GradyCommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 42
- Héctor OliveraCommon · Society · ATK 63 DEF 47
- Rodrigo RatoCommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 44
- Sebastiano SerlioCommon · Arts · ATK 63 DEF 47
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Archelaus of Macedon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CNG Coins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
