Norse · No. 112

Wolf-Fang Torc

Inspired by: Viking Age neck rings and the symbolic power of the wolf in Norse culture.

Wolf-Fang Torc
Whoever wears the wolf's fangs inherits its hunger.
Rarity
Common
Category
Equipment
Effect
Equip to a Beast / Beast-Warrior monster: +500 ATK and DEF.

The myth

Silver and gold neck rings and arm rings were prestige jewelry in the Viking Age: they turn up in buried hoards and were given by kings to their warriors, who therefore called their chiefs ring-givers. In the myths rings carry power, like Odin's Draupnir and the cursed Andvaranaut. The wolf, for its part, was Odin's animal and that of warriors like the úlfheðnar, and many Norse names contain úlfr, wolf. A wolf-fang torc is a MYTHENOR creation joining these symbols.

Why it has this power

A Common equipment that grants 500 ATK and DEF to a Beast or Beast-Warrior. Whoever wears the wolf's fangs inherits its hunger, the card says. It suits wolves like Geri, Freki and Garmr, and beast-men like the Úlfheðinn and Bǫðvarr Bjarki.

Did you know

Odin owned the ring Draupnir, from which eight equal rings dripped every ninth night.

Connections

  • In Björn Greenshield's deck
  • In Ingrid Icehunter'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. Magic Rings in Norse Mythology — Irina-Maria Manea
  2. Viking — Encyclopaedia Britannica