Testudo erat Numen
Aqua / Effect
WATER / 
1Neither player can Special Summon monsters with 1800 or more ATK.
/1800
CARD ID: 74952447
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| TCG Set | Symbol | Rarity | Low | Avg | Trend | |
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| The Shining Darkness | TSHD-EN032 | Short Print | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ |
This card's name is a pun in several languages:
The English name of this card is Latin for Tortoise was God.
This card's Japanese name is a pun; Turtle (Kame) and God (Kami) have similar pronunciations. Most Japanese puns tend to be wordplays, even if the translated sentence makes little sense.
Only the German version of this card's name is not a pun: Die Schildkröte war göttlich, which means The turtle was divine.
This card's name could be a reference to a god named Om, who was featured in a book by Terry Pratchett titled Small Gods. Om took the form of a turtle when people stopped believing in him.
Another possibility is that this card is meant to represent Kim Qui, a god in Chinese mythology known to take the form of a turtle.
There are similar myths in North American Aboriginal Mythology, where the World is on the back of a Turtle (which is God).
Forgotten Temple of the Deep appears in this card's artwork.
This card has a counterpart, Numen erat Testudo
The English name of this card is Latin for Tortoise was God.
This card's Japanese name is a pun; Turtle (Kame) and God (Kami) have similar pronunciations. Most Japanese puns tend to be wordplays, even if the translated sentence makes little sense.
Only the German version of this card's name is not a pun: Die Schildkröte war göttlich, which means The turtle was divine.
This card's name could be a reference to a god named Om, who was featured in a book by Terry Pratchett titled Small Gods. Om took the form of a turtle when people stopped believing in him.
Another possibility is that this card is meant to represent Kim Qui, a god in Chinese mythology known to take the form of a turtle.
There are similar myths in North American Aboriginal Mythology, where the World is on the back of a Turtle (which is God).
Forgotten Temple of the Deep appears in this card's artwork.
This card has a counterpart, Numen erat Testudo
TCG Rulings
If you Special Summon "Batteryman AA" and then activate "Inferno Reckless Summon" while "Testudo erat Numen" is on the field, you’ll still be able to Special Summon the rest of your "Batteryman AA.": The Shining Darkness Sneak Peek -- Card Rulings (Version 1.0)
You cannot Special Summon "Vice Dragon" from your hand with its effect while "Testudo erat Numen" is face-up on the field.
You can Special Summon "Tragoedia" from your hand while "Testudo erat Numen" is on the field because its ATK is undefined while in your hand.
Vice Dragon: You cannot Special Summon "Vice Dragon" while "Testudo erat Numen" is on the field.
OCG Rulings
While the effect of "Testudo erat Numen" is active, if a monster has 1800+ original ATK while it is in the hand/in the Deck/in the Graveyard/removed from play, then it cannot be Special Summoned.: Effect Monster > Testudo erat Numen