Regin, the Bitter Smith

The myth

Regin is the smith who raised Sigurd. In Reginsmál and the Völsunga saga he tells the origin of the cursed gold: the gods killed his brother Ótr, paid the blood-price with Andvari's hoard, and his other brother Fáfnir killed their father and fled with it all, becoming a dragon. Regin forged the sword Gram for Sigurd from the shards of Sigmund's blade and led him to kill Fáfnir. Afterwards he plotted to kill Sigurd himself, but the birds warned the hero, who struck off the smith's head.

Why it has this power

A level 3 Common with ATK 1000 and DEF 1100: a smith, not a champion. The Fire element is the forge's, and Sun and Hammer are the constellations of warriors and craft. His worth lies in the rhyme: fused with any Dragon he awakens Fáfnir, the brother transformed.

Did you know

According to the saga, the first two swords Regin made for Sigurd shattered at the first blow on the anvil.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Dragon → Fáfnir, Warden of the Cursed Hoard
• In Björn Greenshield's deck
• In Freydís, Warden of Yggdrasil's deck

Where to get it

• 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. Regin — Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. The Poetic Edda: Reginsmol — Henry Adams Bellows (trad./trans.)
3. The Story of the Volsungs, ch. XIV: Regin's tale of his Brothers — William Morris & Eiríkr Magnússon (trad./trans.)