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Faxian, an Uncommon card
Faxian, formerly romanized as Fa-hien or Fa-hsien, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled on foot from the Later Qin state to classical India to acquire Buddhist scriptures.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 113
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 113 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Faxian quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Faxian card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His birth ______ was Gong.
Answer
surname. His birth surname was Gong. From the Faxian article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Currency of Ecuador. Currency of Ecuador 71 · Faxian 68 · Operation Solomon 65 · César Ritz 61 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.
- His birth surname was Gong.
- Starting his journey about age 60, he traveled west along the overland Silk Road, visiting Buddhist sites in Central, South, and Southeast Asia.
- The journey and return took from 399 to 412, with 10 years spent in India.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Faxian article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Faxian
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Faxian (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ms Sarah Welch, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
