Aztec · No. 054

Mocihuaquetzqui, the Valiant Woman

Real myth

Mocihuaquetzqui, the Valiant Woman
She won the hardest battle. Now she escorts the sun to its setting.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1700
DEF
1500
Level
5
Type
Spirit
Element
Light
Constellations
Sun · Fox

The myth

Mocihuaquetzqui, “valiant woman,” was the title given to women who died in their first childbirth. For the Mexica, giving birth was a battle: a woman who died in it was honored like a fallen warrior, and was said to have captured a prisoner, the baby. These women, called cihuateteo, went to Cihuatlampa, the western sky, and escorted the sun from noon to sunset, completing the journey the warriors began at dawn. Midwives invoked them with great respect.

Why it has this power

A Level 5 Uncommon with 1700 ATK and 1500 DEF: the strength of an honored warrior. Light and Sun are the star she escorts to sunset; Fox, the constellation of the crossing. As a Light Spirit, she is a steady ally in mid-duel, worthy of one who won the hardest battle.

Did you know

Young warriors tried to obtain a finger or lock of hair from these women as a courage charm, so their bodies were guarded.

Connections

  • In Citlali, Priestess of the Stars's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Citlali, Priestess of the Stars (Valley of the Fifth Sun) — grade S: 17% · grade A: 17% · grade B: 17% · grade C: 13% · grade D: 9.8%
  • 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. Cihuateteuh, mujeres nahuas muertas en un primer parto (Arqueología Mexicana) — Patrick Johansson K.
  2. Goddesses of the Month: Tzitzimime (Mexicolore) — Julia Flood
  3. Digital Florentine Codex (Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España) — Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators; Getty Research Institute