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Epic card · History
Francis Drake, an Epic card
Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 630,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is also known for participating in the early English slaving voyages of his cousin, John Hawkins, and John Lovell.
- Having started as a simple seaman, in 1588 he was part of the fight against the Spanish Armada as a vice admiral.
- At an early age, Drake was placed into the household of a relative, William Hawkins, a prominent sea captain in Plymouth.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Francis Drake article was read about 630,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Francis Drake
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Francis Drake (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
