Walking Clay Brazier

The myth

Huehuetéotl, “Old God,” is one of the oldest deities of Central Mexico. From Cuicuilco and Teotihuacan onward he was shown as a seated, stooped old man carrying a brazier on his head. Among the Mexica he merged with Xiuhtecuhtli, “Turquoise Lord,” god of fire and of the year, who occupied the center of the universe, and he gained new attributes. Clay and stone braziers with divine faces were common in temples. A brazier that walks and has the fire god’s temper is the game’s imagination.

Why it has this power

A Level 3 Common with 900 ATK and 1000 DEF: a clay piece, sturdy but not very strong. Fire is the ember it carries; Sun, the light, and Hammer, the potter’s craft. As a Fire monster, it can fuse with Nanahuatzin the Humble to create the Fifth Sun — the bonfire in monster form.

Did you know

The Mexica devoted two months of their calendar to the fire god: Xocotl Huetzi and Izcalli.

Connections

• In Tepin, Veteran of the Flower War's deck
• In Itzel, Guardian of the Fifth Sun'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. Huehuetéotl-Xiuhtecuhtli, dios del fuego (Arqueología Mexicana) — Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
2. Xiuhtecuhtli: The Aztec God of Fire — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright