Egyptian · No. 011
Horned Dune Viper
Inspired by: The real desert horned viper and the small horned snakes Herodotus described as sacred near Thebes.
It buries itself in sand and leaves only its horns showing.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 1000
- DEF
- 700
- Level
- 3
- Type
- Serpent
- Element
- Earth
- Constellations
- Feather · Leviathan
The myth
The horned viper is a real animal of the North African deserts, famous for burying itself in sand with only its eyes and small horns showing. The Greek historian Herodotus, who visited Egypt in the fifth century before the common era, says that near Thebes there were sacred snakes, small and harmless to people, with two horns on top of the head, and that they were buried in the temple of Zeus, that is, of Amun, when they died. Snakes could be either threat or protection in Egyptian belief.
Why it has this power
A common level 3 Serpent of Earth with 1000 ATK and only 700 DEF: the bite comes by surprise, but the body is fragile. Feather beats Sun and Leviathan beats Fox. It is a cheap attacker for opening the duel.
Did you know
Herodotus says the horned snakes of Thebes were buried in the temple of the supreme god when they died.
Connections
- In Scribe Nefru's deck
- In High Priest Khaymet's deck
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
- Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).
Sources
- Herodotus, Histories 2.74 (tr. A. D. Godley) — Herodotus / Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University