Svaðilfari, the Mason's Stallion

The myth

Svaðilfari is the stallion of the mysterious builder who offered the gods a wall around Asgard. The price would be Freyja, the sun and the moon if the work was finished in a single winter. The gods agreed, expecting him to fail, but the horse hauled enormous stones and the work went quickly. Three days before summer, Loki, pressed by the gods, turned into a mare and lured the stallion into the woods. The work stopped, the builder was revealed as a giant and Thor killed him. Months later, Loki gave birth to Sleipnir.

Why it has this power

A level 4 Common with ATK 1550 and DEF 1400: strong and sturdy, like one who hauls mountains. Earth element, from the stones of the wall, under Feather and Bull. It is an ancient rhyme: Svaðilfari fused with Loki gives birth to Sleipnir, the eight-legged Epic steed.

Did you know

Snorri says the builder worked at night with his horse, and the gods were astonished at the size of the stones Svaðilfari hauled.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Loki the Trickster → Sleipnir, the Eight-Legged Steed
• In Björn Greenshield's deck
• In Ingrid Icehunter'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. Sleipnir — Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Sleipner — Store norske leksikon
3. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)