Aztec · No. 036
Rabbit of the Moon
Real myth
It was thrown at the moon to make it shine less. It has stayed there ever since.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 500
- DEF
- 700
- Level
- 2
- Type
- Beast
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Bull
The myth
At Teotihuacan, when the gods needed a new sun, humble Nanahuatzin leapt into the bonfire first and proud Tecciztécatl followed. Both appeared in the sky shining with equal strength. The gods thought two equal suns could not be, so one of them ran and threw a rabbit into Tecciztécatl’s face. His light dimmed and he became the Moon, forever marked by the rabbit. That is why, all over Mexico, people see a rabbit, not a face, in the Moon’s shadows.
Why it has this power
A Level 2 Common with 500 ATK and 700 DEF: the lowest-attack monster in the mythology, a little rabbit. Light comes from the moon’s glow; Sun recalls the light it helped dim, and Bull, the beasts. It shines in fusion: with Tecciztécatl it becomes Metztli, the Marked Moon, and with the Sacred Agave, the Four Hundred Rabbits.
Did you know
The rabbit in the Moon also appears in Asian traditions, but the Mexica version has its own explanation: a punishment for the god who hesitated before the bonfire and ended up as the Moon.
Connections
- Fuses into: + Sacred Agave → Centzon Tōtōchtin, the Four Hundred Rabbits
- Fuses into: + Tecciztécatl the Proud → Metztli, the Marked Moon
- In Tlali, Calmécac Student's deck
- In Citlali, Priestess of the Stars's deck
- In Itzel, Guardian of the Fifth Sun's deck
Where to get it
- Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
- Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
- Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
- Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
- Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
- Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
- Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
- Craft with card dust: 40 dust
- Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).
Sources
- Los centzon totochtin o 400 conejos de Alfredo López Austin (Arqueología Mexicana) — Guilhem Olivier
- Los mitos de Sol y Luna (primera parte) (Arqueología Mexicana) — Alfredo López Austin
- “The unlikeliest sun god” (Mexicolore) — Kay Almere Read