Guaraci, the Sun

The myth

Guaraci comes from the Tupi kûarasy, the sun. In many Tupi-Guarani narratives the sun is the elder twin brother of the moon, and their adventures set the world in order; among the Guarani he is called Kuaray. In the nineteenth century Couto de Magalhães, in O Selvagem, presented Guaraci as one of the three great Tupi gods, beside Jaci and Rudá, and read the name as "mother of the living"; other scholars, such as Câmara Cascudo and Eduardo Navarro, proposed different readings, like "origin of this day". Current research notes that part of this pantheon was assembled through European eyes, but the sun remains central in Indigenous cosmologies.

Why it has this power

A level 8 epic with ATK 2800 and DEF 2500: the strongest deity in the region after Tupã. It is a light-element Deity, with Sun and Crown: the light that rules the day. With no special effect, its strength is in the numbers: it wakes the whole forest with a single glance.

Did you know

In several Guarani versions, the Sun and the Moon rise into the sky after many adventures on earth.

Connections

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.012% per pack (Epic 0.15% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.045% per pack · 0.2% in the themed pack (Epic 0.24% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.18% per pack · 0.83% in the themed pack (Epic 1% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.49% per pack · 2.2% in the themed pack (Epic 3% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.91% per pack · 4.1% 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
• Season Pass: Premium reward of tier 25
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Guaraci — Wikipédia
2. O Selvagem (1876) — José Vieira Couto de Magalhães — Biblioteca Digital do Senado Federal
3. Guaraní mythology — Wikipedia