Sacred Obsidian Blade

The myth

Mesoamerica had no iron: the sharpest tools and weapons were of obsidian, whose edge can be finer than a steel razor’s. Prismatic obsidian blades were mass-produced and used daily, in weapons and in self-sacrifice rites, where a little blood was drawn from the ear or tongue as an offering. The great sacrificial knives, tecpatl, on the other hand, were usually flint, sometimes with decorated handles. The game merges both ideas into a “sacred blade” of obsidian.

Why it has this power

A Rare spell that destroys your opponent’s strongest monster. One cut is enough: it is one of the deck’s most direct removals, able to take out a Legendary or a ritual monster. Unlike Gust of the Wind Serpent, which only returns it to the hand, this blade removes the target for good.

Did you know

Some flint knives from the Templo Mayor have inlaid eyes and teeth, as if they were living faces.

Connections

• 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: 0.11% per pack (Rare 2.8% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.69% per pack · 4.6% in the themed pack (Rare 7% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.78% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Rare 8% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 1.3% per pack · 8.6% in the themed pack (Rare 15% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 2% per pack · 13% in the themed pack (Rare 25% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 1.5% of days · 400 gems
• Craft with card dust: 600 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
2. Sistema de armamento mexica (Arqueología Mexicana) — Marco Antonio Cervera Obregón