A haka is a traditional Maori dance, performed by a group of shouting participants. Te Rauparaha's famous haka "Ka Mate," is a celebration of life over death.

Card Text

(1) Haka

Maori • Armor • Ability

Kaitaua: If no other card ability gives you a bonus to your defense rolls, your defense rolls against attacks that would deal more damage than your weapon's base damage gain +2.

Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora! Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora! Tenei te tangata puhuru huru, Nana nei i tiki mai, Whakawhiti te ra A upane! ka upane! A upane! ka upane! Whiti te ra! Hi!!

-The Te Rauparaha haka

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Warrior Pack

Haka comes with the Te Raupraha warrior pack.

History in Brief

Ka Mate

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Trivia

• "Ka Mate" is performed by New Zealand's international rugby team, the All Blacks, before each test match.

Links

• Haka on Wikipedia
• Ka Mate on Wikipedia
• Haka in the Encyclopædia Anachronistica