Nine-Tailed Kitsune

The myth

The kitsune is the supernatural fox of Japanese folklore. The older it grows, the stronger it becomes: in the tradition inherited from China, at a thousand years it gains nine tails and golden or white fur. Some foxes are benevolent messengers of Inari; others are tricksters who take human form, above all as beautiful women, and can possess people. The most famous nine-tailed fox is Tamamo-no-Mae, the courtesan who bewitched Emperor Toba and, once unmasked, became the Killing Stone at Nasu. Foxes are also linked to will-o'-the-wisps, the kitsune-bi.

Why it has this power

A Legendary level-9 Fire Spirit with 3200 ATK and 2800 DEF: the fire is kitsune-bi, the fox-flames that dance at night. She shines under Wisp and Fox, the constellations of illusion. She is the ancient rhyme of Tamamo-no-Mae and Inari's Fox Messenger: courtesan and messenger together reveal the whole fox, all nine tails.

Did you know

The Sesshō-seki, the Killing Stone of Nasu tied to the legend of Tamamo-no-Mae, split in two in March 2022, and the news spread across Japan.

Connections

• Born from the fusion of: Tamamo-no-Mae, the Golden Courtesan + Inari's Fox Messenger

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.0035% per pack (Legendary 0.03% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.014% per pack · 0.084% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.05% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.028% per pack · 0.17% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.1% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.099% per pack · 0.59% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.4% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.23% per pack · 1.4% in the themed pack (Legendary 1% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.21% of days · 6,000 gems
• Craft with card dust: 4,800 dust
• Born from the fusion of: Tamamo-no-Mae, the Golden Courtesan + Inari's Fox Messenger

Sources

1. Tsukimono — Encyclopedia of Shinto — Kokugakuin University
2. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series (Project Gutenberg) — Lafcadio Hearn
3. Inari Shinkō — Encyclopedia of Shinto — Kokugakuin University