Rite of the Rain Jars

The myth

The Mexica held great ceremonies to ask Tláloc and the tlaloque for rain, especially at the start of the dry season and before the rains. In the month of Huey Tozoztli, the ruler and the lords of allied cities climbed Mount Tláloc to bring offerings to the sacred enclosure on the summit. The months devoted to the rain gods also included sacrifices, among them children, a fact recorded in the sources and confirmed by archaeology. The card joins these rites to the myth of the jars: breaking three jars atop the mountain so the rain will “listen.”

Why it has this power

A Common ritual: sacrifice Tlaloque, the Rain Dwarf, the Lake Texcoco Serpent and the Jade Dragon of the Cenote to summon Tláloc, with 2850 ATK and 2900 DEF. Three waters joined: the mountain rain, the valley lake and the sacred well. It is the mythology’s most accessible ritual, at Common rarity.

Did you know

During Huey Tozoztli, rulers of rival cities such as Tenochtitlan and Texcoco climbed Mount Tláloc together.

Connections

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust

Sources

1. Tláloc, el antiguo dios de la lluvia y de la tierra en el Centro de México (Arqueología Mexicana) — Guilhem Olivier
2. Tlaloc — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
3. El sacrificio humano entre los mexicas (Arqueología Mexicana) — Yolotl González Torres