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Cocoliztli epidemics, an Uncommon card
The Cocoliztli Epidemic or the Great Pestilence was an outbreak of a mysterious illness characterized by high fevers and bleeding which caused 5–15 million deaths in the North American territory of New Spain during the 16th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 68,000
Ranked #2,059 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Cocoliztli epidemics quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cocoliztli epidemics card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Aztec people called it cocoliztli, Nahuatl for ______.
Answer
pestilence. The Aztec people called it cocoliztli, Nahuatl for pestilence. From the Cocoliztli epidemics article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Equilateral triangle. Equilateral triangle 79 · Drag 74 · Cocoliztli epidemics 71 · Aluminium chloride 67 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.
- The Aztec people called it cocoliztli, Nahuatl for pestilence.
- It ravaged the Mexican highlands in epidemic proportions, resulting in the demographic collapse of some Indigenous populations.
- Based on the death toll, this outbreak is often referred to as the worst epidemic in the history of Mexico.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cocoliztli epidemics article was read about 68,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Cocoliztli epidemics
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cocoliztli epidemics (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : en:Bernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590), compiler. Original illustration by unknown 16th-cent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
