Inari's Fox Messenger

The myth

Foxes are the messengers of Inari, kami of rice, fertility and prosperity, revered at more than thirty thousand shrines. At Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, and at nearly every Inari shrine, fox statues guard the entrance, holding in their mouths a key, a jewel, a scroll or a sheaf of rice. The key is usually read as that of the rice granary, and the jewel as the kami's spirit. These foxes are not the deity itself but her servants. Offerings of fried tofu, aburaage, are traditionally left for them.

Why it has this power

A Rare level-6 Light Beast with 2200 ATK and 2000 DEF: a divine servant, strong and balanced. Light is the shrine's purity; Sun and Fox, prosperity and her nature as messenger. She is an ancient rhyme: fused with Tamamo-no-Mae, she reveals the Nine-Tailed Kitsune, the whole fox.

Did you know

Inari-zushi, rice stuffed in fried tofu, takes its name from the belief that aburaage is the favorite treat of Inari's foxes.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Tamamo-no-Mae, the Golden Courtesan → Nine-Tailed Kitsune

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.11% per pack (Rare 2.8% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.69% per pack · 3.6% in the themed pack (Rare 7% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.78% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Rare 8% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 1.3% per pack · 6.7% in the themed pack (Rare 15% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 2% per pack · 10% in the themed pack (Rare 25% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 1.5% of days · 400 gems
• Craft with card dust: 600 dust
• Season Pass: Premium reward of tier 15
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Inari Shinkō — Encyclopedia of Shinto — Kokugakuin University
2. Fushimi Inari Taisha (official site) — Fushimi Inari Taisha
3. Inari — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright