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Missionary, an Uncommon card
A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Missionary quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Missionary card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The term is most commonly used in ______ to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology.
Answer
reference. The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology. From the Missionary article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The word mission originated in ____ when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem, meaning 'act of sending' or mittere, meaning 'to send'.
Answer
1590s. The word mission originated in 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem, meaning 'act of sending' or mittere, meaning 'to send'. From the Missionary article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Luis Arce. Luis Arce 96 · Klaipėda 89 · Missionary 83 · Kano 80 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.
- In the Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus Christ says the word when he sends the disciples into areas and commands them to preach the gospel in his name.
- The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology.
- The word mission originated in 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem, meaning 'act of sending' or mittere, meaning 'to send'.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Missionary article was read about 130,000 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 Missionary
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, Missionary (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Institute of the Incarnate Word, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
