Azteca & Mexica of Tenochtitlan 

Despite a common misconception that those who resided in ancient Mexico were referred to as the "Aztecs," the reality is there were multiple tribes with different names that came together to form the ancient city of Tenochtitlan [ten-ock-tit-lan], the foundation of what is known as the Aztec Empire. One of those tribes from Aztlan referred to themselves as Azteca, but upon their merging with other tribes and adoption of their patron god Huitzilopochtli, also known as Mexi, they adopted the name Mexica which would become the Mexico we know today. Thus the dual-name of this deck.

The Azteca & Mexica had a rich mythology of deities much like other famous civilizations, like the Greek, Romans, Norse, Egyptians, and more. This deck attempts to capture that relationship by including some of the famous deities as the higher cost cards in the deck.

Aztec culture was very much about making sacrifices to their gods and often used other humans for those sacrifices. Capturing an enemy in battle was as valuable as killing him, as the captive could then be used as a sacrifice to the gods. Capturing enemies was also a way to rise within the Aztec warrior ranks. Thus, this deck greatly relies on using Captive cards and tokens to make other warriors and deities more powerful. This is also the first deck that doesn't include a card that can destroy one of your opponent's cards.

The jaguar and eagle were also strong animal representatives within the Aztec culture and mythology, so they are included here as animal spirits for their might and movement abilities.

The deck symbol is an eagle for the reason mentioned above.