Niflheim Mist

The myth

Niflheim is the world of mist, cold and dark, that existed before creation. Snorri says the spring Hvergelmir rises there, feeding icy rivers, and that Niflheim's ice and rime, meeting Muspelheim's heat, gave rise to Ymir. In other passages, Niflhel, the deepest level of the realm of the dead, receives the worst of men. The name nifl, mist, ties the place to losing one's way and to forgetting. The Niflheim Mist as a trap is a MYTHENOR creation inspired by that lightless world.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon trap that negates one of the opponent's attacks. Whoever enters the mist finds no enemy and no way back, the card says: the blow is lost in the white. It does the same as the Shield Wall but is rarer, useful in decks that want several defenses.

Did you know

Snorri uses two similar names, Niflheim and Niflhel, and scholars still debate whether they were the same place.

Connections

• In Ingrid Icehunter'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: 0.45% 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. Niflheim — Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Nivlheim — Store norske leksikon
3. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)