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Uncommon card · History
Arses of Persia, an Uncommon card
Arses, also known by his regnal name Artaxerxes IV, was the twelfth Achaemenid King of Kings from 338 to 336 BC.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 61,000
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Arses of Persia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arses of Persia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The latter put Arses on the throne with the ______ of being able to control him.
Answer
expectation. The latter put Arses on the throne with the expectation of being able to control him. From the Arses of Persia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ryan ten Doeschate. Ryan ten Doeschate 62 · Asiya 59 · BMW 1 Series 56 · Arses of Persia 53 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.
- Arses ascended the throne, after his father Artaxerxes III, who had caused a resurgence of the Persian Empire, was poisoned by the eunuch Bagoas.
- The latter put Arses on the throne with the expectation of being able to control him.
- With the weakening of the Achaemenid Empire from the assassination of Artaxerxes III and the succession of Arses, the Greek league sent troops into Asia in 336.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arses of Persia article was read about 61,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Arses of Persia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Arses of Persia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Classical Numismatic Group, [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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