Fuji Ember Dragon

The myth

The ember dragon is a MYTHENOR creation, but Fuji is one of Japan's most sacred mountains. Already named in the eighth-century Man'yōshū, the volcano is itself considered a kami, and Sengen shrines revere Konohanasakuya-hime. The court granted it titles to calm its eruptions, and ascetics and pilgrim confraternities, the Fuji-kō, climbed to its summit. In art Fuji is a frequent stage for dragons: one of the last paintings attributed to Hokusai shows a dragon rising with the smoke over the mountain.

Why it has this power

A Common level-3 Fire Dragon with 1100 ATK and 1100 DEF: balanced like a sleeping volcano that can both endure and burn. Its Sun constellation comes from the crater's heat, Leviathan from the giant serpents. In the celestial cycle Sun beats Moon, handy against the archipelago's many night yōkai.

Did you know

Fuji's last great eruption, the Hōei eruption of 1707, covered the city of Edo in ash more than a hundred kilometers away.

Connections

• In Aiko, Dojo Apprentice's deck
• In Kenji, Kamo River Fisherman's deck
• In Master Suzu of Mount Kurama'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. Fuji shinkō — Encyclopedia of Shinto — Kokugakuin University
2. Mount Fuji — Encyclopaedia Britannica — The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica