Mictlantecuhtli, Sovereign of Mictlán

The myth

Mictlantecuhtli, “Lord of Mictlán,” rules the land of the dead in the north together with his consort Mictecacíhuatl. He was shown as a skeleton or with a fleshless face, surrounded by owls and spiders. Those who died of ordinary causes went to him on a four-year journey through nine levels full of trials. In the Legend of the Suns he tried to stop Quetzalcóatl from taking the bones of past generations, demanding he blow a conch with no holes. Quetzalcóatl summoned worms to bore it and bees to make it sound.

Why it has this power

A Level 10 Legendary with 3600 ATK — the highest attack in the mythology — and 2800 DEF: no one escapes the end, yet death does not defend, it only waits. Darkness is the sunless realm; Moon evokes night, and Scarab the constellation of what is reborn from the earth. He is Undead, lord of all bones.

Did you know

Two large, life-size clay sculptures of Mictlantecuhtli were found in the House of the Eagles at the Templo Mayor.

Connections

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. Mictlantecuhtli — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
2. Mictlantecuhtli (Arqueología Mexicana) — Raúl Barrera Rodríguez y Gabino López Arenas
3. Mictlan and its inhabitants (Mexicolore) — Ignacio de la Garza Gálvez