Seal that Drains Strength

The myth

Among the parts of a person the Egyptians described was the sekhem. Budge explains that the word literally means to have mastery over something, and that the sekhem was a person's vital force personified, able to follow them into heaven after death. Egyptians also believed that seals, names and written words had real power over things. The Seal that Drains Strength is a MYTHENOR trap imagining a seal able to trap the sekhem of whoever touches it, leaving the attacker with no strength at all.

Why it has this power

A common trap: when an opponent's monster attacks, its ATK drops to zero in that battle. Touch the seal and your strength stays in it. Your own monster comes out unharmed and can even destroy the attacker, as long as it has some strength to strike back.

Did you know

Budge lists eight parts of the Egyptian person: body, double, soul, heart, spirit, power, shadow and name.

Connections

• In Scribe Nefru'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. Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)