Aztec · No. 078

Sparking Obsidian Idol

A MYTHENOR creation — Theme: An original MYTHENOR creation on the theme of an “obsidian idol that draws lightning.” There is no corresponding myth.

Sparking Obsidian Idol
Lightning loves it. Nobody knows why.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
1000
DEF
1000
Level
3
Type
Machine
Element
Thunder
Constellations
Wisp · Hammer

The myth

There is no “sparking idol” in the myths. The card combines two real elements. The first is obsidian art: Mexica lapidaries carved figures, paper-thin ear spools, mirrors and even vessels from this volcanic glass with great precision. The second is lightning, which the Nahua attributed to the tlaloque breaking their rain jars. A statue that lightning “loves, though no one knows why” is the game playing with the black stone’s gleam during a storm.

Why it has this power

A Level 3 Common with 1000 ATK and 1000 DEF: a balanced statue. Thunder is the energy that strikes it; Wisp, the spark racing through the stone, and Hammer, the lapidary’s work. As a Thunder monster, it serves as material for the fusion The Tlaloque Break Their Jars.

Did you know

Some Mexica obsidian ear spools have walls barely more than a millimeter thick.

Connections

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. Obsidian in Mesoamerica — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright