Geri, the Ravenous Wolf

The myth

Geri and Freki are Odin's two wolves; both names mean something like the ravenous or the greedy one. In Grímnismál Odin says he feeds the wolves, for he himself lives on wine alone. Snorri explains: at the feasts of Valhöll the meat set before Odin goes to Geri and Freki, while wine is both food and drink to him. The wolves, together with the ravens, form the war god's animal company, creatures that follow the battlefields. Poets used the name Geri as a poetic word for wolf.

Why it has this power

A level 3 Common with ATK 1150 and DEF 900: a nimble hunter. Earth element, under Feather and Bull: the Feather ties Geri to the flight of the ravens at Odin's side, the Bull to the strength of beasts. Fused with Freki it forms the Wolves of the High Seat. The Howl of Járnviðr and the Wolf-Fang Torc strengthen it.

Did you know

According to Snorri, Odin eats nothing at the feasts of Valhöll: he gives all the meat to the wolves and drinks only wine.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Freki, the Greedy Wolf → Wolves of the High Seat
• In Björn Greenshield's deck
• In Ingrid Icehunter's deck
• In Freydís, Warden of Yggdrasil's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Björn Greenshield (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade B: 14% · grade C: 13% · grade D: 13%
• Campaign drop: Ingrid Icehunter (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade C: 14% · 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. Gere og Freke — Store norske leksikon
2. The Poetic Edda: Grimnismol — Henry Adams Bellows (trad./trans.)
3. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)