Nanahuatzin the Humble

The myth

Nanahuatzin, “the Pustule-Covered One,” is the humblest of the gods. According to the Florentine Codex, when the gods gathered at Teotihuacan in darkness to decide who would become the new sun, wealthy Tecciztécatl volunteered, and the gods also chose Nanahuatzin, poor and sick. During four days of penance, Tecciztécatl offered plumes, gold and jade; Nanahuatzin could offer only maguey spines with his own blood and the scabs of his sores. When it was time to leap into the fire, the proud one hesitated. The humble one did not.

Why it has this power

A Level 3 Common with 600 ATK and 900 DEF: the weakest Deity in the game, like the least regarded of all gods. Earth recalls his poverty and wounded body; Sun and Crown, the destiny awaiting him. Fused with any Fire monster — the myth’s bonfire — he becomes Nanahuatzin, the Fifth Sun.

Did you know

The divine bonfire burned for four days before the leap, in the so-called teotexcalli, the “divine hearth.”

Connections

• Fuses into: + Fire → Nanahuatzin, the Fifth Sun
• 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

• Campaign drop: Citlali, Priestess of the Stars (Valley of the Fifth Sun) — grade D: 14%
• 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

1. “The unlikeliest sun god” (Mexicolore) — Kay Almere Read
2. Tonatiuh — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
3. Los mitos de Sol y Luna (primera parte) (Arqueología Mexicana) — Alfredo López Austin