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Epic card · Arts
Professor Moriarty, an Epic card
Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and criminal mastermind created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be a formidable enemy for the author's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 650,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Professor Moriarty quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Professor Moriarty card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was created primarily as a ______ by which Doyle could kill Holmes and end the hero's stories.
Answer
device. He was created primarily as a device by which Doyle could kill Holmes and end the hero's stories. From the Professor Moriarty article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Professor Moriarty first appears in the short story "The Adventure of the Final Problem", first published in The Strand Magazine in December ____.
Answer
1890s. Professor Moriarty first appears in the short story "The Adventure of the Final Problem", first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1893. From the Professor Moriarty article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2026 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. 2026 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 80 · William Orbit 77 · Mary Steenburgen 72 · Professor Moriarty 69 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 created primarily as a device by which Doyle could kill Holmes and end the hero's stories.
- Professor Moriarty first appears in the short story "The Adventure of the Final Problem", first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1893.
- He also plays a role in the final Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear, but without a direct appearance.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Professor Moriarty article was read about 650,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Professor Moriarty
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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The cards just above and just below Professor Moriarty in the power ranking, all domains together.
- 2026 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singlesEpic · Society · ATK 80 DEF 43
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- Usman NurmagomedovEpic · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 50
- Jai ArrowEpic · Society · ATK 68 DEF 55
- Belle ÉpoqueEpic · History · ATK 70 DEF 53
- William OrbitRare · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 46
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Professor Moriarty (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sidney Paget, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
