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Uncommon card · Arts
John of the Cross, an Uncommon card
St. John of the Cross was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
John of the Cross quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John of the Cross card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is also widely known for his ______.
Answer
writings. He is also widely known for his writings. From the John of the Cross article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Double bass. Double bass 89 · Music industry 83 · Pencil 80 · John of the Cross 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Double bass. Double bass 270,000 · Pencil 200,000 · John of the Cross 160,000 · Analects 94,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the 38 Doctors of the Church.
- Influenced by the older Carmelite nun Teresa of Ávila, he was instrumental in the founding of the Discalced Carmelites, who wished to return to the stricter observances of the original Carmelite rule.
- He is also widely known for his writings.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John of the Cross article was read about 160,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get John of the Cross
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, John of the Cross (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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