Serra do Mar Lightning Wyrm

The myth

This wyrm is a MYTHENOR invention with no legend of its own. Its setting is real: the Serra do Mar, the wall of mountains covered in Atlantic Forest that runs along the coast of southeastern and southern Brazil. There, in summer, moisture from the ocean climbs the slopes and builds sudden, violent storms. This coast was home to the Tupi peoples Europeans met in the sixteenth century, such as the Tupinambá and Tupiniquim. Among Tupi-Guarani-speaking peoples thunder has a name and a master, Tupã, and the card imagines one of his lightning bolts with a serpent's body.

Why it has this power

A level 3 common with ATK 1000 and DEF 900: fast and fragile, like a bolt that vanishes. It is a thunder-element Dragon. Wisp is the flash that lights the range; Crown, its bond with Tupã, lord of thunder. It pressures early and clears the way for bigger thunder cards.

Did you know

The Atlantic Forest of the Serra do Mar is among the best-preserved stretches of a biome that once covered much of Brazil's coast.

Connections

• In Iandira, Captain of the Creek'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. Serra do Mar — Wikipédia
2. Tupian — Encyclopaedia Britannica