Japanese · No. 076

Tamamo-no-Mae, the Golden Courtesan

Real myth

Tamamo-no-Mae, the Golden Courtesan
The fairest and wisest at court. And her shadow had nine tails.
Rarity
Epic
Category
Monster
ATK
2700
DEF
2300
Level
8
Type
Spellcaster
Element
Fire
Constellations
Sun · Fox

The myth

Tamamo-no-Mae is the heroine of one of the most famous legends of medieval Japan. At the court of the retired Emperor Toba, in the twelfth century, there appeared a young woman of matchless beauty and learning, able to answer any question. The emperor fell in love and grew gravely ill. The diviner Abe no Yasunari, a descendant of Seimei, discovered she was a nine-tailed fox and unmasked her. The fox fled to the plain of Nasu, where warriors struck it down and it became the Sesshō-seki, the Killing Stone, which poisoned anyone who came near, until a Buddhist monk split it and calmed its spirit.

Why it has this power

An Epic level-8 Fire Spellcaster with 2700 ATK and 2300 DEF: seduction and hidden power, the strongest spellcaster that needs no fusion. Fire is the glow she gave off in the dark palace; Sun and Fox, the court and her true nature. An ancient rhyme: with Inari's Fox Messenger she reveals the Nine-Tailed Kitsune.

Did you know

The Noh play Sesshōseki tells of the monk Gennō meeting the fox spirit in the stone, and the stonemason's hammer called gennō is said to be named after him.

Connections

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons (The Void Between Mythologies) — grade S: 20%
  • Daily Offering: 0.012% per pack (Epic 0.15% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.045% per pack · 0.4% in the themed pack (Epic 0.24% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.18% per pack · 1.6% in the themed pack (Epic 1% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.49% per pack · 4.4% in the themed pack (Epic 3% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.91% per pack · 8% in the themed pack (Epic 6% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 2.6% of days · 1,500 gems
  • Craft with card dust: 2,400 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. Japanese Fairy Tales (Project Gutenberg) — Grace James
  2. Noh theatre — Encyclopaedia Britannica — The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica