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Uncommon card · History
Cristóvão da Gama, an Uncommon card
Cristóvão da Gama, anglicised as Christopher da Gama, was a Portuguese military commander who led an army of 400 musketeers on a crusade in Ethiopia against the Muslim Adal army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 28,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was the son of explorer Vasco da Gama.
- He, along with the allied Ethiopian army, was victorious against Adal forces in four battles.
- He was seriously wounded in his last battle and was captured, tortured, and executed by Imam Ahmad.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cristóvão da Gama article was read about 28,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Cristóvão da Gama
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cristóvão da Gama (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
