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Common card · Science
Virgil of Salzburg, a Common card
Virgil, also spelled Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilius, Feirgil or Fearghal, was an Irish priest and early astronomer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,800
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Virgil of Salzburg quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Virgil of Salzburg card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was called "the Apostle of ______" and "the geometer".
Answer
Carinthia. He was called "the Apostle of Carinthia" and "the geometer". From the Virgil of Salzburg article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Rajiv Ouseph. Rajiv Ouseph 65 · Jack Edmonds 61 · Virgil of Salzburg 57 · Scipione Riva-Rocci 53 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 left Ireland around 745, intending to visit the Holy Land, but, like many of his countrymen, he settled in Francia.
- Virgil served as abbot of Aghaboe, bishop of Ossory and later bishop of Salzburg.
- He was called "the Apostle of Carinthia" and "the geometer".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Virgil of Salzburg article was read about 5,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Virgil of Salzburg
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, Virgil of Salzburg (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Karin Rager, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
