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Uncommon card · History
Brian Boru, an Uncommon card
Brian Boru was the High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Brian Boru quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Brian Boru card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The name Brian of ______ or Brian Boru was given to him posthumously.
Answer
Bóruma. The name Brian of Bóruma or Brian Boru was given to him posthumously. From the Brian Boru article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Graffiti. Graffiti 91 · Paul Martin 84 · Brian Boru 81 · Roman Forum 76 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.
- He defeated Niall of the Nine Hostages kingdom which ruled Ireland for a very long time and is likely responsible for ending Viking invasions of Ireland.
- Brian Boru is mentioned in the Annals of Inisfallen and in Chronicon Scotorum as "Brian mac Cennétig".
- The name Brian of Bóruma or Brian Boru was given to him posthumously.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Brian Boru article was read about 200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Brian Boru
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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The cards just above and just below Brian Boru in the power ranking, all domains together.
- SwallowRare · Nature · ATK 77 DEF 85
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- EindhovenRare · Society · ATK 84 DEF 78
- GraffitiRare · Arts · ATK 91 DEF 71
- Jermaine O'NealUncommon · Society · ATK 78 DEF 84
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Brian Boru (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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