Rite of Muspell's Flames

The myth

In the myths, the fire of Muspell is present at both the beginning and the end of the world. At the beginning, its sparks meet the ice of Niflheim and give rise to life; at the end, Surtr leaves Muspelheim at the head of the sons of Muspell and flings fire over the earth. The Norse sources describe no human rite to summon Surtr, and it would be a mistake to imagine one existed. The Rite of Muspell's Flames is a MYTHENOR creation: a duel device in which three small fires join to call the fire that ends everything.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon ritual: it offers the Muspelheim Ember Wyrm, the Ember Raider and the Living Dwarven Forge-Bellows to summon Surtr, Bearer of the Flaming Sword, an Epic with ATK 2950. Three small fires call the fire that ends everything, the card says: three commons become the fjord's greatest force.

Did you know

The word Muspell also appears in an Old High German poem about the end of the world, the Muspilli, a sign of a wider Germanic idea.

Connections

• 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

Sources

1. Muspelheim — Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Surt — Store norske leksikon
3. The Poetic Edda: Voluspo — Henry Adams Bellows (trad./trans.)