Norse · No. 119

Rite of Ginnungagap

Inspired by: Ginnungagap, the primordial chasm where ice met fire and Ymir was born.

Rite of Ginnungagap
In the void between ice and fire, something vast begins to drip.
Rarity
Common
Category
Ritual
Effect
Sacrifice 3 monsters with the right materials to summon a ritual monster.

The myth

Ginnungagap is the great void that existed at the beginning of time, between Niflheim to the north and Muspelheim to the south. The Völuspá says that in the beginning there was no sand, no sea, no cool waves, no earth and no heaven: only a yawning gap, and grass nowhere. Snorri says the northern part filled with ice and rime, the southern part grew hot, and in between the air was mild; when the rime met the heat, it melted and dripped, and from the drops Ymir was born. This card's rite is a MYTHENOR creation that repeats that creation.

Why it has this power

A Common ritual: it offers the Niflheim Rime Drake, Auðumbla and the Muspelheim Ember Wyrm to summon Ymir, the Primordial Giant, an Epic with DEF 3000. Ice, cow and fire: exactly the elements of Norse creation. In the void between ice and fire, something vast begins to drip, the card says.

Did you know

The meaning of Ginnungagap is debated: it may be yawning abyss or even a void charged with magical power.

Connections

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

Sources

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