Tupi · No. 082

Water-Winged Morpho

Inspired by: Morpho butterflies, with metallic blue wings, of the tropical forests.

Water-Winged Morpho
A flash of blue between the trees, and it's gone.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
600
DEF
800
Level
2
Type
Insect-Plant
Element
Water
Constellations
Moon · Scarab

The myth

Morpho butterflies are real insects of the tropical forests of the Americas, and several species live in Brazil. The brilliant blue of their wings comes not from pigment but from structural color, created by microscopic scales that reflect light like tiny mirrors, so the hue shifts with the angle. As they fly among the trees, opening and closing their wings, they seem to blink, a blue flash that appears and vanishes. The underside of the wings is brown and full of eye-like spots, which helps hide the butterfly when it lands. The card is a MYTHENOR creation inspired by them.

Why it has this power

A level 2 common with ATK 600 and DEF 800: one of the region's lightest cards. It is a water-element Insect or Plant, because the blue of its wings recalls water mirroring the sky. Moon and Scarab are the blinking shimmer and the world of insects. Cheap and useful for fusions and rituals.

Did you know

The morpho's blue is so intense it can be seen by pilots of small planes flying low over the forest.

Connections

  • In Yaraci, Forest Apprentice's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Yaraci, Forest Apprentice (Heart of the Forest) — grade C: 13%
  • 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. Morpho — Wikipédia