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Uncommon card · Society
Baton, an Uncommon card
A baton is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Power 136 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Baton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Baton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The name baton comes from the ______ bâton, derived from Old French Baston, from Latin bastum.
Answer
French. The name baton comes from the French bâton, derived from Old French Baston, from Latin bastum. From the Baton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
ATP Finals. ATP Finals 80 · Baton 75 · Peter Phillips 70 · Guanaco 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Peter Phillips. Peter Phillips 780,000 · ATP Finals 460,000 · Baton 180,000 · 1971–72 P.F. Barcelona season 610 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.
- It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, security guards and military personnel.
- The name baton comes from the French bâton, derived from Old French Baston, from Latin bastum.
- As a weapon a baton may be used defensively or offensively, and it can aid in the application of armlocks.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Baton article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Baton
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.
More Society cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Baton in the power ranking, all domains together.
- GuanacoRare · Nature · ATK 66 DEF 70
- BagpipesRare · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 63
- HymenopteraRare · Nature · ATK 70 DEF 66
- Museo del PradoUncommon · Arts · ATK 72 DEF 64
- MonasteryUncommon · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 63
- Atlantic hurricane seasonUncommon · Nature · ATK 70 DEF 66
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Society cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Baton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : File:Chicago Police helmet & billy-club.jpg : Bill Abbott derivative work: Georgfotoart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
