Mist Seiðkona

The myth

Seiðr was a religious magic of the Viking Age, used to see the future, heal, ease childbirth or sway battles, and also to cause harm. It was practiced mainly by women, the völur, in a session of chants that led into trance. In the Ynglinga saga, Snorri says it was Freyja who taught seiðr to the Æsir and that Odin practiced it too, though it was considered shameful for men. Sagas tell of sorcerers who raised storms against ships. The Mist Seiðkona is a MYTHENOR creation inspired by those practices.

Why it has this power

A level 5 Uncommon with ATK 1500 and DEF 1600: more guard than blow, like the mist that conceals. A Water Spellcaster, under Moon and Fox. With the Seiðr Staff she gains 700 ATK and DEF, and she can be the rhyme that fuses the Völva into the Norns.

Did you know

In Norse tradition seiðr was seen as a woman's art, which is why Loki mocks Odin in Lokasenna for having practiced it.

Connections

• In Sigrun Runedaughter's deck
• In Thorvald Blackkeel's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Sigrun Runedaughter (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade S: 20% · grade A: 20% · grade B: 20% · grade C: 13% · grade D: 10%
• Campaign drop: Thorvald Blackkeel (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade D: 13%
• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. seid – i norrøn religion — Store norske leksikon
2. Heimskringla: The Ynglinga Saga — Samuel Laing (trad./trans.)
3. Lokasenna — Encyclopaedia Britannica