Aztec · No. 046

Jaguar-Masked Champion

Inspired by: A MYTHENOR creation inspired by jaguar helmets and masks and the belief that the costume transformed its wearer.

Jaguar-Masked Champion
When he puts on the mask, the man vanishes and the beast remains.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1900
DEF
1600
Level
5
Type
Beast-Warrior
Element
Fire
Constellations
Sun · Fox

The myth

In Mexica religion, wearing a being’s costume was no mere disguise. The ixiptla, a god’s “image” or “representative,” was the person who, dressed in divine insignia, was regarded as that god’s living presence during the ceremony. Warriors in jaguar helmets showed their faces between the animal’s fangs, as if being swallowed by it or born from it. Jaguar skin signaled nobility and courage. The card’s champion, who loses his humanity on donning the mask, is the game’s dramatization.

Why it has this power

A Level 5 Uncommon with 1900 ATK and 1600 DEF: the most aggressive Uncommon Beast-Warrior. Fire is the fury the mask awakens; Sun and Fox, daytime strength and the hunter’s cunning. He gains +500 from both the Obsidian Macuahuitl and the Ceremonial Jaguar Pelt.

Did you know

The Nahuatl term ixiptla can be translated as the god’s “image,” “representative” or “covering.”

Connections

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Cuauhtli, Lake Hunter (Valley of the Fifth Sun) — grade B: 14%
  • Campaign drop: Tepin, Veteran of the Flower War (Valley of the Fifth Sun) — grade S: 25% · grade A: 25% · grade B: 25% · grade C: 25% · grade D: 13%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. El jaguar y los dioses (Arqueología Mexicana) — Guilhem Olivier
  2. Aztec Warfare — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright