Aztec · No. 077

Awakened Chac Mool

Inspired by: A MYTHENOR creation inspired by chac mool sculptures, reclining figures found at Chichén Itzá, Tula and Tenochtitlan.

Awakened Chac Mool
It spent centuries reclining with its tray. Now it has stood up.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
1100
DEF
1400
Level
4
Type
Machine
Element
Earth
Constellations
Feather · Hammer

The myth

Chac mool is the name of a type of Mesoamerican sculpture: a reclining human figure, belly up, head turned to the side, with a vessel or plate on its abdomen. The name is modern: Augustus Le Plongeon coined it in 1875 from Maya words meaning “red jaguar,” unrelated to the piece’s purpose. Chac mools exist at Chichén Itzá, Tula, Michoacán and Tenochtitlan. According to López Austin and López Luján, they could serve as offering tables, receptacles for sacrificial offerings or ritual stones.

Why it has this power

A Level 4 Common with 1100 ATK and 1400 DEF: heavy stone, more shield than weapon. The game made it an Earth Machine, an awakened statue; Feather recalls the plume offerings laid on it, and Hammer the carved stone. A good defender for the early turns.

Did you know

A Mexica chac mool found in 1943 in downtown Mexico City bears the attributes of Tláloc, the rain god.

Connections

  • In Tlali, Calmécac Student'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

  1. Chac Mool (Arqueología Mexicana) — Enrique Vela
  2. Los mexicas y el Chacmool (Arqueología Mexicana) — Alfredo López Austin y Leonardo López Luján
  3. Iconografía guerrera en la escultura de Tula, Hidalgo (Arqueología Mexicana) — Esperanza Elizabeth Jiménez García