Flame that Wakes the Dead

The myth

For the Egyptians, the dead needed continual care. Budge summarizes chapter 137 of the Book of the Dead, which describes magical ceremonies to be performed daily so the dead would become a living soul forever, with formulas that tradition claimed dated back to the Fourth Dynasty. Offerings, prayers and lights in the funerary chapels kept the dead remembered and strong. The Flame that Wakes the Dead is a MYTHENOR spell inspired by those rites: light the lamp and hear the bandages stir.

Why it has this power

A common boosting spell: all your Undead monsters gain +600 ATK and DEF while they remain on the field. A Sand-Woken Mummy rises to 1700 ATK. Combined with the Necropolis Under the Lapis Sky, which adds another +500, it turns common dead into real threats.

Did you know

According to Budge, tradition attributed the formulas of chapter 137 to the age of the pyramid builders, the Fourth Dynasty.

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

• 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)