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Holy Lance, a Rare card
The Holy Lance, also known as the Spear of Longinus, the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, is the lance that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross during his crucifixion.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 360,000
Ranked #1,112 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Holy Lance quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Holy Lance card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Relics ______ to be the lance began to appear as early as the 6th century, originally in Jerusalem.
Answer
purported. Relics purported to be the lance began to appear as early as the 6th century, originally in Jerusalem. From the Holy Lance article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Tianjin. Tianjin 90 · John Cage 86 · Holy Lance 81 · Book of Job 77 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.
- As with other instruments of the Passion, the lance is only briefly mentioned in the New Testament, but later became the subject of extrabiblical traditions in the medieval church.
- Relics purported to be the lance began to appear as early as the 6th century, originally in Jerusalem.
- By the Late Middle Ages, relics identified as the spearhead of the Holy Lance had been described throughout Europe.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Holy Lance article was read about 360,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Holy Lance
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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The cards just above and just below Holy Lance in the power ranking, all domains together.
- TianjinRare · Society · ATK 90 DEF 87
- CampaniaRare · Society · ATK 85 DEF 92
- Book of JobRare · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 100
- Battles of SaratogaRare · History · ATK 80 DEF 97
- FireRare · Nature · ATK 82 DEF 95
- PolygamyRare · History · ATK 91 DEF 86
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Holy Lance (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fra Angelico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
