Amaterasu Ōmikami, Goddess of the Sun

The myth

Amaterasu Ōmikami is the kami of the Sun and the highest deity of Shinto. According to the Kojiki, she was born from Izanagi's left eye as he purified himself after returning from the land of the dead, and she was given rule over the Plain of High Heaven. Offended by the excesses of her brother Susanoo, she hid in the cave Ama-no-Iwato and the world fell into darkness. The gods hung a mirror and jewels on a sakaki tree, and Ame-no-Uzume's dance drew laughter until she peeked out and was drawn forth. She is venerated at the Inner Shrine of Ise and regarded as ancestor of the imperial house.

Why it has this power

A Legendary level-10 Light Deity with 3400 ATK and 3300 DEF, the highest defense in the archipelago: she who lights the world also shields it. Sun and Crown are her natural constellations, daylight and heavenly sovereignty. With no effect text, she wins by presence alone, like a morning no one can stop.

Did you know

The main sanctuaries of Ise are rebuilt in fresh timber every twenty years in the Shikinen Sengū rite, a tradition kept for more than thirteen hundred years.

Connections

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

Sources

1. Amaterasu — Encyclopedia of Shinto — Kokugakuin University
2. Amaterasu: Shinto's Greatest Goddess — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
3. Ise Jingu (official site) — Ise Jingu