Mictlantecuhtli's Judgment

The myth

It is worth being clear: in Mexica religion, the fate of the dead depended not on a judgment of how one had lived but on how one died. Warriors and women who died in childbirth escorted the sun; the drowned and those struck by lightning went to Tlalocan; young children to a place of their own; and most people, dying of ordinary causes, went to Mictlán. There Mictlantecuhtli received the offerings the dead brought. This card’s “judgment,” where violence returns to its maker, is the game’s creation, not a Nahua myth.

Why it has this power

A Rare trap that reflects the attack’s damage back at your opponent — the same effect as The Smoking Mirror, one rarity higher. On the last level, all violence returns to its maker. With two reflection cards, the deck can turn your rival’s strongest blows into their own defeat.

Did you know

According to the sources, young children who died went to a place where a tree nursed them with its milk.

Connections

• 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. ¿A dónde iban los muertos? (Arqueología Mexicana) — Enrique Vela
2. Mictlantecuhtli — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
3. El largo viaje al Mictlan y los números 4 y 9 (Arqueología Mexicana) — Eduardo Matos Moctezuma