Blessing of the Turquoise Oasis

The myth

In a land surrounded by desert, water was life. The Nile flood sustained the fields, and desert oases were precious refuges. That thirst reached the afterlife too: Budge summarizes Book of the Dead chapters that gave the dead the power to obtain cool water from the celestial Nile and the springs of heaven, and another that spared them from drinking boiling water in the Duat, whose pools scalded the wicked and refreshed the just. The Blessing of the Turquoise Oasis, a MYTHENOR healing spell, grows from that idea of saving water.

Why it has this power

A common healing spell: it restores 800 points of breath to its caster. A sip of the right water is worth more than treasure, and in a duel those 800 points can be the difference between falling silent and going on telling the story. With no cost and no target, it fits any Necropolis deck.

Did you know

According to Budge, the pools of the Duat were cool for truth-speakers and boiled for the wicked.

Connections

• In Scribe Nefru's deck
• In Sethis, Novice Sentinel's deck
• In Oracle Bakenra'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

1. The Book of the Dead (introduction and chapter summaries) — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)
2. Nile — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)