Uwabami, the Giant Serpent

The myth

Uwabami, or orochi, is the name Japanese folklore gives to giant snakes able to swallow a man whole. Illustrated encyclopedias of the Edo period describe them living in the mountains, and many tales tell of travelers, woodcutters and even riders devoured horse and all. Some local legends tell of heroes who were swallowed and escaped by cutting open the monster's belly from within. The word became so tied to endless swallowing that in today's Japanese, uwabami is also slang for a heavy drinker.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-5 Darkness Serpent with 1800 ATK and 1500 DEF: huge, slow and hungry. Darkness comes from the dark woods where it waits; Moon and Leviathan tie it to Orochi's lineage. It is a material of the Eight Vats of Sake rite, which fits: the great drinker calls the serpent that drank eight vats.

Did you know

Calling someone an uwabami in Japan is no grave insult: it is a playful way to say they can hold a lot of sake.

Connections

• In Kaguya, Guardian of the Torii's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Kenji, Kamo River Fisherman (Archipelago of the Kami) — grade S: 17% · grade A: 17% · grade B: 14% · grade C: 11%
• Campaign drop: Renji, Ronin of the Snowy Roads (Archipelago of the Kami) — grade D: 13%
• 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. Kaii・Yōkai Denshō Database (folklore of strange phenomena and yōkai) — International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)
2. The Database of Paintings of Mysterious Phenomena and Yōkai — International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)