Rooftop Pisadeira

The myth

The Pisadeira is a haunting from inland São Paulo and parts of Minas Gerais. She is described as a very thin woman with long, dry fingers, huge nails, a big nose and red eyes, who never smiles, only lets out a shrill cackle. She hides on rooftops and waits for anyone who goes to bed on a full stomach, lying face up. Then she comes down and treads or sits hard on the sleeper's chest, leaving them awake but unable to move. Today the legend is understood as a name for a real sleep phenomenon, sleep paralysis.

Why it has this power

A level 3 common with ATK 1000 and DEF 900: small, but heavy at the right moment. It is a darkness-element Undead that strikes in the dark of the bedroom. Moon is the night; Scarab, the mark of the region's undead. It is one of the three offerings of the Friday Crossroads Rite, which summons the Headless Mule.

Did you know

Similar figures appear worldwide to explain sleep paralysis, such as the old hag who sits on the chest in many traditions.

Connections

• In Dona Benedita, Folk Healer of the Backlands'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. Pisadeira (folclore) — Wikipédia
2. Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro — Luís da Câmara Cascudo