Egyptian · No. 073

Priest of the Word of Power

Inspired by: The words of power, hekau, of the Book of the Dead, and the belief in creative speech.

Priest of the Word of Power
One word of his opens doors. Another seals tombs.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1800
DEF
1500
Level
5
Type
Spellcaster
Element
Darkness
Constellations
Moon · Scarab

The myth

For the Egyptians, certain words had a force of their own. Budge summarizes chapter 24 of the Book of the Dead, which gave the dead knowledge of the words of power, hekau, used by the creator god himself. According to him, even the great gods protected themselves with spells, magical names and words of power composed by Thoth. The god Heka was the personification of magic, and the Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts claimed him as their authority. The Priest of the Word of Power is a MYTHENOR creation.

Why it has this power

An uncommon level 5 Spellcaster of Darkness with 1800 ATK and 1500 DEF. Moon beats Wisp and Scarab beats Leviathan. With the Lapis Serpent Staff, +700, it reaches 2500 ATK, and the Necropolis Under the Lapis Sky gives another +500 for Darkness.

Did you know

The chapter right after the words of power, chapter 25, served to restore the dead person's memory.

Connections

  • In High Priest Khaymet's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Scribe Nefru (The Obsidian Necropolis) — grade S: 20% · grade A: 17%
  • Campaign drop: High Priest Khaymet (The Obsidian Necropolis) — grade S: 25% · grade A: 25% · grade B: 25% · grade C: 25% · grade D: 25%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 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. Heka — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)