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Legendary card · Science
Black Death, a Legendary card
The Black Death was a plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,100,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Black Death quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Black Death card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Black Death had far-reaching ______, economic, and cultural effects.
Answer
population. The Black Death had far-reaching population, economic, and cultural effects. From the Black Death article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lindsey Graham. Lindsey Graham 100 · Black Death 89 · List of historic properties in Tucson, Arizona 82 · Grigori Rasputin 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Lindsey Graham. Lindsey Graham 6,500,000 · Black Death 2,100,000 · Michigan Women's Hall of Fame 6,300 · List of historic properties in Tucson, Arizona 2,900 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.
- It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history, leading to the death of up to 50 million people, around 30% to 60% of the European population and approximately 33% of the Middle Eastern population.
- The disease was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is primarily spread by flea bites, though it may also spread through contact with infected tissues or fluids and, in pneumonic cases, through respiratory droplets.
- The Black Death had far-reaching population, economic, and cultural effects.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Black Death article was read about 2,100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Black Death
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Black Death in the power ranking, all domains together.
- AnthropicLegendary · Society · ATK 86 DEF 89
- Henry CavillLegendary · Arts · ATK 83 DEF 92
- Grigori RasputinLegendary · History · ATK 76 DEF 99
- Kit HaringtonLegendary · Arts · ATK 85 DEF 90
- Laura LoomerLegendary · History · ATK 96 DEF 79
- Jaylen BrownLegendary · Society · ATK 83 DEF 92
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Black Death (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Flappiefh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
