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Common card · History
Marcus, a Common card
Marcus was the son of the Eastern Roman general and usurper Basiliscus and Zenonis.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,200
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Marcus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Marcus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
When Zeno reoccupied ______ in late August 476, Marcus, with his parents, hid in a church.
Answer
Constantinople. When Zeno reoccupied Constantinople in late August 476, Marcus, with his parents, hid in a church. From the Marcus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
El Obeid. El Obeid 70 · Desmond FitzGerald 65 · Ion Chicu 62 · Marcus 59 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.
- He was acclaimed caesar in 475 and later promoted to augustus, ruling as junior co-emperor to his father.
- When Zeno reoccupied Constantinople in late August 476, Marcus, with his parents, hid in a church.
- Zeno swore he would not spill their blood, and instead had them exiled to Limnae in Cappadocia, where they were then starved to death.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Marcus article was read about 6,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Marcus
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Marcus in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Mikkel BødkerCommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 43
- Peter BrowneCommon · History · ATK 61 DEF 48
- El ObeidCommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 39
- Qidong, JiangsuCommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 44
- Alvin HansenCommon · History · ATK 62 DEF 47
- Hans FreudenthalCommon · Science · ATK 63 DEF 46
Card lists
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Marcus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Courtesy by Spectrum Group International/Stack’s Bowers Galleries, www.SpectrumGI.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
