Egyptian · No. 061
Sand-Woken Mummy
Inspired by: Real Egyptian mummification; the walking, vengeful mummy is an invention of modern novels and films.
It woke with the wind. It wants to know who touched its tomb.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 1100
- DEF
- 900
- Level
- 3
- Type
- Undead
- Element
- Darkness
- Constellations
- Moon · Scarab
The myth
Mummification was a sacred rite to preserve the body, the dwelling to which the soul would return. According to World History Encyclopedia, the body lay covered in natron for seventy days, was wrapped from head to foot in strips of linen, and the viscera went into canopic jars. Herodotus describes the costliest method, with the brain drawn out through the nose and the belly filled with myrrh and spices. Egyptians did not imagine mummies waking up to take revenge: that figure was born in modern fiction, and this card plays with it.
Why it has this power
A common level 3 Undead of Darkness with 1100 ATK and 900 DEF. Moon beats Wisp and Scarab beats Leviathan. A versatile piece: with a Warrior it becomes the Mummified General, with a Spellcaster the Forgotten King Beneath the Dune, and it is a material of the Weighing of the Heart, which calls Ammut.
Did you know
Herodotus says embalmers showed relatives painted wooden models so they could choose among three prices of mummification.
Connections
- Fuses into: + Warrior → Mummified General of the Last Dynasty
- Fuses into: + Spellcaster → Forgotten King Beneath the Dune
- In Sethis, Novice Sentinel's deck
- In High Priest Khaymet's deck
- In Merytamun, the Last Sentinel'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
- Ancient Egyptian Burial — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
- Herodotus, Histories 2.86 (tr. A. D. Godley) — Herodotus / Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University