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Rare card · History
Crown of thorns, a Rare card
According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 210,000
Ranked #1,861 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was one of the instruments of the Passion, employed by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to mock his claim of authority.
- It is mentioned in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and John, and is often alluded to by the early Church Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen and others, along with being referenced in the apocryphal Gospel of Peter.
- Since around 400 AD, a relic has been venerated as the crown of thorns.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Crown of thorns article was read about 210,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Crown of thorns
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Crown of thorns (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : El Greco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
