Egyptian · No. 042

Ram-Headed Warrior of Elephantine

Inspired by: Khnum, the ram god of Elephantine, lord of the Nile's source and the potter who shaped humans.

Ram-Headed Warrior of Elephantine
He guards the river's source with lowered horns.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
1100
DEF
1300
Level
4
Type
Beast-Warrior
Element
Earth
Constellations
Sun · Fox

The myth

Khnum, a ram-headed god, was called the Great Potter: he shaped human beings from Nile clay and held them up to Ra's light to give them life. On the island of Elephantine, at Egypt's southern border, he formed a triad with the goddesses Anuket and Satis. According to World History Encyclopedia, he was originally the god of the source of the Nile and controlled the river's flow. This card's ram warrior, guarding the source with lowered horns, is a MYTHENOR creation born from that role.

Why it has this power

A common level 4 Beast-Warrior of Earth, the earth of Khnum's clay, with 1100 ATK and 1300 DEF: a guardian before an attacker. Sun beats Moon and Fox beats Hammer. It is a material of the Riddle of the Sphinx, with the Sacred Cat and the Oracle of the Eternal Flame, the ritual that awakens the Lapis Lazuli Sphinx.

Did you know

In the New Kingdom some sphinxes had ram heads and represented the god Amun, which makes the ram a fitting material for the sphinx ritual.

Connections

  • In Scribe Nefru's deck
  • 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%
  • 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. Nile — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
  2. Egyptian Gods - The Complete List — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
  3. Sphinx — Mark Cartwright (World History Encyclopedia)