Guardian of the Duat's Gates

The myth

The path of the dead through the Duat, the underworld, was full of guarded gates. Budge summarizes the Book of the Dead chapters on the Seven Great Halls of Osiris's kingdom: each gate had a porter, a watchman and a messenger, and no one could enter without repeating the name of the hall and of its three guards. A late tradition spoke of twenty-one gates, each with a magical name. The Book of Gates, painted in royal tombs, divided the night into twelve hours separated by gates. This card's guardian is a MYTHENOR creation.

Why it has this power

A rare level 7 Beast-Warrior of Darkness with 2300 ATK and 2200 DEF: a doorkeeper hard to overcome. Moon beats Wisp and Fox beats Hammer. With the Jackal Judge of the Scales it forms the ancient rhyme that awakens Wenmara, Jackal-Guardian of the Eternal Gates.

Did you know

At the gates of Osiris's kingdom, knowing the names was the key: without repeating the names of the hall and its guards, no one passed.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Jackal Judge of the Scales → Wenmara, Jackal-Guardian of the Eternal Gates
• In Merytamun, the Last Sentinel's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Merytamun, the Last Sentinel (The Obsidian Necropolis) — grade S: 26% · grade A: 26% · grade B: 26% · grade C: 26% · grade D: 17%
• Daily Offering: 0.11% per pack (Rare 2.8% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.69% per pack · 4.2% in the themed pack (Rare 7% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.78% per pack · 4.7% in the themed pack (Rare 8% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 1.3% per pack · 7.9% in the themed pack (Rare 15% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 2% per pack · 12% 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. The Book of the Dead (introduction and chapter summaries) — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)
2. The Egyptian Heaven and Hell (Book of Am-Tuat and Book of Gates) — E. A. Wallis Budge (sacred-texts.com)