Egyptian · No. 040

Lioness-Headed Champion

Inspired by: Egypt's lioness-headed goddesses, such as Sekhmet, warrior and protector of the sun.

Lioness-Headed Champion
When she roars in the arena, the crowd falls silent.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
1300
DEF
1100
Level
4
Type
Beast-Warrior
Element
Fire
Constellations
Sun · Fox

The myth

In Egyptian art, many deities appear with a human body and an animal head, a way of showing each one's nature and power. The lioness head signaled warrior strength and protective fury: Sekhmet, destroyer of Ra's enemies, was shown as a woman with a lioness head, and Egypt knew several other lioness goddesses. This card's Champion is not a goddess but a MYTHENOR warrior who carries that image into the arena. The mask and the strength of the beast tie in with the card Masks of the Beast-Gods.

Why it has this power

A common level 4 Beast-Warrior of Fire with 1300 ATK and 1100 DEF. Sun beats Moon and Fox beats Hammer. It gains +600 from Masks of the Beast-Gods, +500 from the Ancient Bronze Khopesh and +500 from the Collar of Jackal Fangs: a centerpiece of Beast-Warrior decks.

Did you know

Sekhmet was usually shown with the sun disk and the uraeus cobra on her lioness head.

Connections

  • In Sethis, Novice Sentinel's deck
  • In Captain Amunet's deck
  • In Merytamun, the Last Sentinel's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Sethis, Novice Sentinel (The Obsidian Necropolis) — grade D: 13%
  • Campaign drop: Captain Amunet (The Obsidian Necropolis) — grade D: 13%
  • 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

  1. Sekhmet — Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. Ancient Egyptian religion: The gods — Encyclopaedia Britannica