Bearhide Berserker

The myth

The berserkir were warriors of saga and Norse history who fought in a furious trance. In the Ynglinga saga, Snorri says Odin's men went into battle without mail, mad as dogs or wolves, biting their shields, strong as bears or bulls, and untouched by iron or fire. The name probably means bear-shirt, though some read it as bare-shirt. Kings used them as shock troops, and later Icelandic law even punished anyone who fell into that frenzy. The fury had a cost: afterwards the warrior was left weak and exhausted.

Why it has this power

A level 5 Common with ATK 1600 and DEF 1000: everything in the attack and almost nothing in the guard, like one who fights without armor. Earth element, under Sun and Hammer, the warriors' constellations. Fused with any Beast it awakens Bǫðvarr Bjarki, the hero who fought in bear form.

Did you know

The phrase going berserk, still used for a fit of rage, comes from these warriors.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Beast → Bǫðvarr Bjarki, the Battle-Bear
• In Björn Greenshield's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Björn Greenshield (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade B: 14% · grade C: 13% · grade D: 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. Berserker — Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. berserk — Store norske leksikon
3. Heimskringla: The Ynglinga Saga — Samuel Laing (trad./trans.)