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Knights Templar, a Legendary card
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the most important military orders in Western Christianity.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,100,000
Ranked #1,123 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Knights Templar quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Knights Templar card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Templar knights, in their ______ white mantles with a red cross, were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades.
Answer
distinctive. The Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades. From the Knights Templar article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
They were founded in ____ to defend pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, with their headquarters located there on the Temple Mount, and existed for nearly two centuries during the Middle Ages.
Answer
1110s. They were founded in 1118 to defend pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, with their headquarters located there on the Temple Mount, and existed for nearly two centuries during the Middle Ages. From the Knights Templar article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2026 Colombian presidential election. 2026 Colombian presidential election 91 · Galápagos Islands 86 · Knights Templar 83 · Cerrado 79 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- They were founded in 1118 to defend pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, with their headquarters located there on the Temple Mount, and existed for nearly two centuries during the Middle Ages.
- Officially endorsed by the Catholic Church by such decrees as the papal bull Omne datum optimum of Innocent II, the Templars became a favoured charity throughout Christendom and grew rapidly in membership and power.
- The Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Knights Templar article was read about 1,100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Knights Templar
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Knights Templar (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rkcora, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
