Greek · No. 107

Daedalus's Labyrinth

Real myth

Daedalus's Labyrinth
It went in to attack. It's still looking for the way.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Trap
Effect
Negates one of your opponent's attacks.

The myth

The Labyrinth was the structure of confusing corridors that Daedalus built on Crete at King Minos's request to imprison the Minotaur. Ovid compares it to the river Maeander, which turns back on itself, and says it was so deceptive that Daedalus himself barely found the way out. Apollodorus describes it as a chamber whose tangled windings baffled the way out. Only Theseus, thanks to Ariadne's thread, went in and came back. Many scholars link the legend to the huge and complex palace of Knossos, excavated in the early twentieth century.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon trap that negates an opponent's attack. The monster goes in to attack and gets lost in the corridors: the blow never reaches its target. It has the same effect as Aegis of Athena but is rarer, a reminder that in the Labyrinth the attacker is still looking for the way out.

Did you know

A Mycenaean tablet from Knossos records an offering to the Mistress of the Labyrinth, the oldest known mention of the word.

Connections

  • In Elena, Huntress of Artemis's deck
  • In Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle's deck
  • In Damon, Trireme Captain's deck
  • In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck
  • In Aristeia, Champion of Olympus's deck
  • In Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons's deck

Where to get it

  • 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. Labyrinth (World History Encyclopedia) — Joshua J. Mark
  2. Metamorphoses, Book 8 — Ovid (trans. Brookes More), Theoi Classical Texts Library
  3. Knossos (World History Encyclopedia) — Joshua J. Mark