Aztec · No. 053

Breath of Ehécatl

Inspired by: A MYTHENOR creation inspired by Ehécatl, the wind that “sweeps the road” for the rain gods.

Breath of Ehécatl
The wind that sweeps the path before the rain.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1600
DEF
1300
Level
5
Type
Spirit
Element
Wind
Constellations
Feather · Fox

The myth

For the Mexica, wind was what brought the rain. The Florentine Codex describes Ehécatl, god of wind and a face of Quetzalcóatl, as the one who “swept the road” for the tlaloque, the rain gods. It is not just poetry: anyone living in the Valley of Mexico knows the gusts that come before summer storms. That is why Ehécatl’s great circular temple in Tenochtitlan faced Tláloc’s shrine on the Templo Mayor: wind comes before water. This card’s breath is that gust turned into a spirit.

Why it has this power

A Level 5 Uncommon with 1600 ATK and 1300 DEF: fast and light, without much defense. Wind is its very body; Feather recalls Quetzalcóatl and Fox the gust’s unpredictability. As a Spirit, it opens the way to fusions like Huehuecóyotl, just as wind opens the way for rain.

Did you know

Remains of Ehécatl’s temple were found in an excavation on República de Guatemala street, behind Mexico City’s Cathedral.

Connections

  • In Citlali, Priestess of the Stars's deck

Where to get it

  • Comes in every duelist's starter deck.
  • Campaign drop: Citlali, Priestess of the Stars (Valley of the Fifth Sun) — grade S: 17% · grade A: 17% · grade B: 17% · grade C: 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. Ehecatl — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
  2. Hallazgo del templo de Ehécatl (Arqueología Mexicana) — Arqueología Mexicana (con información del INAH)
  3. Digital Florentine Codex (Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España) — Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators; Getty Research Institute