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Rare card · History
William Adams, a Rare card
William Adams, better known in Japan as Miura Anjin, was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 220,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was later granted hatamoto status, and was recognised as one of the most influential foreigners in Japan during the early 17th century.
- He arrived in Japan as one of the few survivors of the ship Liefde under the leadership of Jacob Quaeckernaeck.
- It was the only vessel to reach Japan from a five-ship expedition launched by a company of Rotterdam merchants.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Adams article was read about 220,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get William Adams
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Adams (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Editor = Dalton, W. / (Dalton, William)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
