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Bessus, an Uncommon card
Bessus or Bessos, also known by his regnal name Artaxerxes V, was a Persian satrap of the eastern Achaemenid satrapy of Bactria, as well as the self-proclaimed King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 330 to 329 BC.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 58
- Power
- 120
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 65,000
Power 120 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A member of the ruling Achaemenid dynasty, Bessus came to power shortly after killing the legitimate Achaemenid ruler Darius III, and subsequently attempted to hold the eastern part of the empire against the Greek Macedonian king Alexander the Great.
- His realm quickly started to fall apart, including Bactria, which was the main center.
- Fleeing to Sogdia, he was arrested by his own men, who handed him over to Alexander, who had him executed at Ecbatana.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bessus article was read about 65,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 58: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Bessus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bessus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ferdowsi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
