Huitzilopochtli's Serpent Spear

The myth

In the myth of Huitzilopochtli’s birth on Coatepec hill, the god emerges already armed, with shield, darts and the xiuhcoatl, the “turquoise serpent,” which Sahagún describes as “a serpent made of torches.” With it he defeated Coyolxauhqui and the four hundred Huitznahua. In the codices, Huitzilopochtli and Xiuhtecuhtli hold the fire serpent as a weapon or scepter. According to the Florentine Codex, in the last days of the siege of Tenochtitlan the Mexica tried to use the fire-serpent insignia as a final resort against the Spaniards. The game imagines it as a spear.

Why it has this power

A Rare equip giving +1000 ATK and DEF to a Warrior or Deity monster — the biggest equip bonus in the mythology. A weapon that burns like the noonday sun. On a common warrior it creates a threat; on Huitzilopochtli, its original owner, it lifts his ATK to 3950.

Did you know

The captain Opochtzin wore the fire-serpent insignia during the 1521 siege, according to the Indigenous accounts in the Florentine Codex.

Connections

• 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. La serpiente de fuego mexica (Arqueología Mexicana) — Manuel A. Hermann Lejarazu
2. Huitzilopochtli — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright