Xiuhcóatl, the Primordial Fire Serpent

The myth

Xiuhcóatl, the “turquoise serpent” or fire serpent, is Huitzilopochtli’s weapon. According to Sahagún, when the god was born fully armed on Coatepec hill, he slew his sister Coyolxauhqui and the Centzon Huitznahua with “a serpent made of torches called xiuhcoatl.” It is also tied to the fire god Xiuhtecuhtli, who wears it as disguise and insignia. Two huge xiuhcoatl encircle the rim of the Sun Stone, with segmented bodies and curled snouts; old sources say they lived in the fifth heaven, where comets were born.

Why it has this power

A Level 9 Legendary with 3300 ATK and 3200 DEF — the highest DEF among the Aztec Legendaries, fitting for the weapon that guards the sun. Fire is its torch-made essence; Sun recalls its owner, Huitzilopochtli, and Leviathan its cosmic serpent body. Level 9, one step below the gods: it is a weapon, not a sovereign.

Did you know

The two xiuhcoatl on the Sun Stone meet face to face at the bottom of the disk, and human faces emerge from their jaws.

Connections

• In Itzel, Guardian of the Fifth Sun's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.0035% per pack (Legendary 0.03% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.014% per pack · 0.084% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.05% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.028% per pack · 0.17% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.1% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.099% per pack · 0.59% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.4% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.23% per pack · 1.4% in the themed pack (Legendary 1% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.21% of days · 6,000 gems
• Craft with card dust: 4,800 dust

Sources

1. La serpiente de fuego mexica (Arqueología Mexicana) — Manuel A. Hermann Lejarazu
2. Sun Stone — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
3. Huitzilopochtli — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright