Wrath of Olympus

The myth

Wrath of Olympus is not the name of an ancient episode, but the card draws on the great wars of the gods. In the Theogony, Hesiod tells of the Titanomachy: ten years of war between the Olympians on Mount Olympus and the Titans on Mount Othrys. Zeus hurled his bolts without pause, the hundred-armed Hecatoncheires threw three hundred rocks at once, and the Titans were cast into Tartarus, as far below the earth as the sky is above it. Later, in the Gigantomachy, the gods, helped by Heracles, defeated the Giants, children of Gaia.

Why it has this power

An Epic spell that destroys all of the opponent's monsters at once. It is the most devastating power of the Greek myth in the game: when the twelve thrones agree, nothing is left standing, like the Titans swept down into Tartarus. Use it at the right moment, for it clears the enemy field but does not protect yours.

Did you know

Hesiod measures the distance to Tartarus by saying a bronze anvil would fall nine days and nine nights from the earth before reaching it.

Connections

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.012% per pack (Epic 0.15% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.045% per pack · 0.27% in the themed pack (Epic 0.24% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.18% per pack · 1.1% in the themed pack (Epic 1% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.49% per pack · 2.9% in the themed pack (Epic 3% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.91% per pack · 5.4% 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
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Theogony — Hesiod (trans. H. G. Evelyn-White), Theoi Classical Texts Library
2. Theogony (World History Encyclopedia) — Donald L. Wasson
3. The Library, Book 1 — Pseudo-Apollodorus (trans. J. G. Frazer), Theoi Classical Texts Library