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Barbad, a Common card
Barbad was a Persian musician-poet, music theorist and composer of Sasanian music.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,900
Ranked #1,552 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Barbad quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Barbad card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He served as chief minstrel-poet under the ______ Khosrow II.
Answer
Shahanshah. He served as chief minstrel-poet under the Shahanshah Khosrow II. From the Barbad article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events. List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events 87 · NYU Langone Health 80 · Royal Mail Group Security 77 · Barbad 72 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
NYU Langone Health. NYU Langone Health 51,000 · List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events 25,000 · Financial market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 8,800 · Barbad 6,900 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 served as chief minstrel-poet under the Shahanshah Khosrow II.
- A barbat player, he was the most distinguished Persian musician of his time and is regarded among the major figures in the history of Persian music.
- Despite scarce biographical information, Barbad's historicity is generally secure.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Barbad article was read about 6,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Barbad
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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- Arnaud TsamereCommon · Arts · ATK 76 DEF 91
- ACTIONCommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 92
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Barbad (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Muhammad Mukim (also spelled: Muqim), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
