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Uncommon card · History
Offa of Mercia, an Uncommon card
Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in 796.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 181 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Offa of Mercia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Offa of Mercia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Offa ______ the other claimant, Beornred.
Answer
defeated. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred. From the Offa of Mercia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Belgium. History of Belgium 91 · Nnamdi Azikiwe 87 · First Red Scare 84 · Offa of Mercia 81 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.
- The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald.
- Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred.
- In the early years of Offa's reign, it is likely that he consolidated his control of Midland peoples such as the Hwicce and the Magonsæte.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Offa of Mercia article was read about 100,000 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 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Offa of Mercia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Offa of Mercia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Offa (07..-0796, roi de Mercie). Autorité émettrice de monnaie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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