Jaws of the Sacred Well

The myth

Egypt's waters hid real dangers, above all the crocodile, and that fear reached the afterlife too. Budge summarizes chapters 31 to 42 of the Book of the Dead, written to deliver the dead from the Great Crocodile Sui, the serpents Rerek and Seksek, a lynx with deadly claws and other beings that lived by devouring the souls of the dead. At the same time, sacred wells and lakes were part of the temples. The Jaws of the Sacred Well, a MYTHENOR trap, join those two faces of water.

Why it has this power

An uncommon counterattack trap: when an opponent's monster attacks, it is destroyed, swallowed by the well's jaws. Few return from the bottom. It has the same effect as Sand that Swallows the Aggressor, giving the deck two traps that destroy attackers outright.

Did you know

Among the dangers named in those chapters is even the beetle Apshait, from which the dead also needed protection.

Connections

• In Sethis, Novice Sentinel's deck
• In Captain Amunet's deck
• In Oracle Bakenra's deck
• In High Priest Khaymet's deck
• In Merytamun, the Last Sentinel's deck

Where to get it

• Comes in every duelist's starter deck.
• 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. Karnak — World History Encyclopedia