Norse · No. 038

Ratatoskr, the Messenger Squirrel

Real myth

Ratatoskr, the Messenger Squirrel
It carries insults from the eagle to the dragon and returns with the reply.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
400
DEF
500
Level
1
Type
Beast
Element
Wind
Constellations
Feather · Bull

The myth

Ratatoskr is the squirrel that runs up and down the trunk of Yggdrasil. According to Grímnismál, it carries the words of the eagle living at the top of the tree down to the dragon Níðhöggr among the roots below. Snorri adds that the squirrel carries insults between them, spreading strife. It is one of many creatures living in the world tree, along with the deer that eat its shoots and the serpents that gnaw its roots. Its name is usually understood as drill-tooth or gnawing tooth.

Why it has this power

A level 1 Common with ATK 400 and DEF 500, the weakest card in the fjord. But Ratatoskr is valued for its connections: Wind element, under Feather and Bull, it is a material for the Rite of the Nine Roots, with the Beetle and the Living Root, to awaken Yggdrasil. Those who live in the tree wake it.

Did you know

Many read Ratatoskr as an old satire on the gossip who carries messages just to stir up quarrels.

Connections

  • 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%
  • 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. Ratatosk — Store norske leksikon
  2. The Poetic Edda: Grimnismol — Henry Adams Bellows (trad./trans.)
  3. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)