Living Root of Yggdrasil

The myth

Yggdrasil has three roots. According to Snorri, one reaches the Æsir, where Urðr's well and the Norns are; another goes to the frost giants, where Mímir's well, the source of wisdom, lies; the third stands over Niflheim, with the spring Hvergelmir, where Níðhöggr gnaws. Grímnismál gives another version: under one root lies Hel, under another the giants, under the third mankind. The sources describe the roots, not a root with a will of its own. The Living Root is a MYTHENOR creation: one of those roots, awakened.

Why it has this power

A level 6 Uncommon with ATK 1400 and DEF 2000: a root holds more than it strikes. An Earth Insect-Plant, under Feather and Scarab. It is the centerpiece of the Rite of the Nine Roots: with Ratatoskr and the Bark-Beetle, it calls Yggdrasil Awakened, an Epic with DEF 3000.

Did you know

Snorri says the gods meet in council every day beside Urðr's well, beneath one of the roots.

Connections

• In Sigrun Runedaughter's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Ingrid Icehunter (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade S: 20% · grade A: 20% · grade B: 14%
• Campaign drop: Sigrun Runedaughter (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade S: 20% · grade A: 20% · grade B: 20% · grade C: 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. Yggdrasill — Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Yggdrasil — Store norske leksikon
3. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)