Tláloc, Lord of the Rain

The myth

Tláloc, “he who is made of earth” by one interpretation, is the god of rain, fertility and lightning, revered in Central Mexico since Teotihuacan. He is recognized by his round, ring-like eyes and his fangs. He kept water in jars inside the mountains and ruled the tlaloque. He gave the rain that grows maize, but also hail, drought and floods. He presided over Tlalocan, the green paradise for the drowned and those killed by lightning. At the Templo Mayor his shrine stood on the north, beside Huitzilopochtli’s.

Why it has this power

A Level 8 Epic with 2850 ATK and 2900 DEF: one of the highest DEF among the Epics, like the mountain that stores the water. Water is his domain; Moon and Crown, the rainy night and divine kingship. He enters the field only through the Rite of the Rain Jars, with Tlaloque, the Lake Texcoco Serpent and the Jade Dragon of the Cenote.

Did you know

Atop Mount Tláloc, over 4,000 meters high, is a sacred enclosure where the Mexica held ceremonies to ask for rain.

Connections

Where to get it

• Ritual: Summoned by the ritual Rite of the Rain Jars, with the materials Tlaloque, the Rain Dwarf, Lake Texcoco Serpent, Jade Dragon of the Cenote.
• It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.

Sources

1. Tlaloc — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
2. Tláloc, el antiguo dios de la lluvia y de la tierra en el Centro de México (Arqueología Mexicana) — Guilhem Olivier
3. Templo Mayor: The Aztecs' Greatest Temple — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright