Folded Codex of the Elders

The myth

Mesoamerican codices were painted books made of long strips of amate bark paper or deerskin coated in stucco and folded like a screen. The tlacuiloque, painter-scribes, recorded calendars, rituals, dynastic histories, genealogies, tribute and maps in glyphs and images. The sages, called tlamatinime, read and explained them aloud. After the conquest most were destroyed; few pre-Hispanic codices survive, such as the Codex Borgia, alongside many colonial ones, like the Florentine Codex and the Codex Mendoza.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon spell that lets you draw 2 cards. It is the codex unfolding to show one more page: the missing answer. Card draw is the backbone of any strategy, since it gives options; this spell helps you find the right materials for this mythology’s rituals and fusions.

Did you know

The Florentine Codex, written in Nahuatl and Spanish under Sahagún's direction, has about 2,400 pages and nearly 2,500 illustrations.

Connections

• In Cuauhtli, Lake Hunter's deck
• In Citlali, Priestess of the Stars's deck
• In Tepin, Veteran of the Flower War's deck
• In Yolotl, Mistress of the Mirror's deck
• In Itzel, Guardian of the Fifth Sun's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Florentine Codex: An Encyclopedia of Life in 16th-Century Mexico — World History Encyclopedia — Jordy Samuels
2. Digital Florentine Codex (Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España) — Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators; Getty Research Institute
3. Aztec Art — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright