Temple-Flame Tiger

The myth

The temple-flame tiger is a MYTHENOR creation. There were no tigers in Japan, but they were painted on temple screens and doors from Chinese models, as symbols of strength and protection. And Japan has several legends of artworks coming to life. It is said that the horse painted by Kose no Kanaoka in the ninth century left its picture at night to eat the peasants' gardens, until the artist painted a rope tying it to a post. Also famous is the tale of the boy Ikkyū, challenged to tie up a tiger painted on a screen.

Why it has this power

A Common level-4 Fire Beast with 1500 ATK and 1100 DEF: the highest attack among common beasts, the fury of a tiger no one ever saw alive. Fire is the festival lantern that woke it; Sun and Fox, gleam and trick. Fused with a Serpent, it gives rise to Nue, the chimera with a tiger's legs.

Did you know

In the popular anecdote, Ikkyū agrees to tie up the tiger on the screen, but asks the shogun to first chase it out of the painting.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Serpent → Nue, the Chimera of Shadows

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Aiko, Dojo Apprentice (Archipelago of the Kami) — grade B: 14% · grade C: 13% · grade D: 13%
• 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. Myths & Legends of Japan (Project Gutenberg) — F. Hadland Davis
2. Japanese architecture — Encyclopaedia Britannica — The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica