Ymir, the Primordial Giant

The myth

Ymir is the first being of Norse creation, a giant born of the drops of ice that melted when Muspelheim's heat met Niflheim's rime in the chasm of Ginnungagap. Fed by the cow Auðumbla, he fathered giants from his own sweat. Odin and his brothers Vili and Vé killed him, and his blood drowned nearly all the frost giants. From his body they made the world: from his flesh the earth, from his blood the sea, from his bones the mountains, from his skull the sky, held up by four dwarves, and from his eyelashes the wall of Midgard.

Why it has this power

A level 9 Epic with ATK 2900 and DEF 3000, tied for the highest defense among the fjord's Epics, for he is the very ground of the world. A Water Warrior, from melted ice and blood become sea, under Moon and Leviathan. He is a ritual monster: the Rite of Ginnungagap joins the Rime Drake, Auðumbla and the Ember Wyrm.

Did you know

The four dwarves who hold up Ymir's skull are named Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri: north, south, east and west.

Connections

Where to get it

• Ritual: Summoned by the ritual Rite of Ginnungagap, with the materials Niflheim Rime Drake, Auðumbla, the Primordial Cow, Muspelheim Ember Wyrm.
• It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.

Sources

1. Ymir — Irina-Maria Manea
2. Yme – i norrøn mytologi — Store norske leksikon
3. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)