Aztec · No. 084
Living Cornfield
Inspired by: A MYTHENOR creation inspired by the milpa, the Mesoamerican field of maize, beans and squash.
When the corn rises, even warriors lower their weapons.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 900
- DEF
- 1300
- Level
- 4
- Type
- Insect-Plant
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Scarab
The myth
The milpa is the Mesoamerican farming system in which maize, beans and squash grow together in one field: maize supports the beans, beans enrich the soil, and squash shades the ground and keeps it moist. Among the Mexica, lake chinampas and hillside plots produced the harvests that fed Tenochtitlan. Calendar festivals followed the plant’s growth, from blessed seeds to ripe ears. The milpa is still alive in Mexico and remains the farming heritage of many communities. The walking cornfield is the game’s imagination.
Why it has this power
A Level 4 Common with 900 ATK and 1300 DEF: a whole field that protects more than it attacks. Light and Sun are the warmth that makes maize rise; Scarab, the cycle of sowing and harvest. Fused with the Young Maize Spirit, it gives birth to Centéotl, the Young Maize God.
Did you know
The word milpa comes from Nahuatl milli, “cultivated field,” and pan, “upon.”
Connections
- Fuses into: + Young Maize Spirit → Centéotl, the Young Maize God
- In Tlali, Calmécac Student's deck
- In Citlali, Priestess of the Stars's deck
- In Yolotl, Mistress of the Mirror's deck
- In Itzel, Guardian of the Fifth Sun's deck
Where to get it
- Campaign drop: Tlali, Calmécac Student (Valley of the Fifth Sun) — grade C: 13% · grade D: 13%
- 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
- Aztec Food & Agriculture — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
- Chinampas: Mexico's Human-Made Agricultural Islands — World History Encyclopedia — Jordy Samuels
- Los dioses del maíz (Arqueología Mexicana) — Enrique Vela