Odin's Pledged Eye

The myth

Beneath the root of Yggdrasil that reaches the frost giants lies Mímir's well, where wisdom and understanding are hidden. Mímir drinks from it every morning and so he is the wisest. Odin went there to ask for a drink but received it only after leaving one eye as a pledge. In the Völuspá, the seeress tells Odin she knows where his eye is hidden: in Mímir's famous well, from which Mímir drinks mead every morning, drawn from the Host-Father's pledge.

Why it has this power

A Common spell that reveals every face-down card on the field. It is the eye left at the bottom of the well, which sees everything: traps, hidden monsters, all that the opponent kept secret. It deals no damage, but information at the right moment is worth an army.

Did you know

According to the Ynglinga saga, Mímir was beheaded by the Vanir, and Odin preserved the head with herbs to consult it.

Connections

• In Björn Greenshield's deck
• In Sigrun Runedaughter's deck
• In Thorvald Blackkeel's deck
• In Halvard the Grey Raven's deck
• In Freydís, Warden of Yggdrasil's deck

Where to get it

• 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. Mime – norrøn mytologi — Store norske leksikon
2. Mimir — Encyclopaedia Britannica
3. The Poetic Edda: Voluspo — Henry Adams Bellows (trad./trans.)