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Caster
Scathach-Skadi
# 215
CardType
4
CardType
3
CardType
4
CardType
5
CardType
NP
-
Attribute
Alignments
Chaotic Good
NPGainNP Gain
0.67%
NPGainNP when Attacked (%)
3%
NPGainStar Absorption
49%
NPGainStar Generation per Hit
10.8%
NPGainInstant Death Chance
30%
Attack
Base1,661
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Max10,753
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Lv 10011,771
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Lv 12013,817
HP
Base2,112
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Max14,406
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Lv 10015,782
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Lv 12018,549

Traits

Humanoid
Servant
Divine
Heaven or Earth
King
Weak to Enuma Elish
Female

Tags

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Quick Support
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Crit Damage Support (Quick)
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DEF Down
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Crit Rate Down
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NP Gauge Support
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Support Arts NP
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Crit Damage Support
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Evade Support
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Death Immune Support
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Damage Cut Support
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Primordial Rune (Skadi)
Increase Quick Card effectiveness for one ally (3 turns). Increase Quick Card Critical Strength for one ally (3 turns).
Available from the start
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Shivering Blizzard B
Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns). Decrease Critical Rate for all enemies (3 turns).
Unlocks after 1st Ascension
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Allfather's Wisdom B+
Increase NP Gauge for one ally.
Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Append Skills

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Extra Attack Boost
Increase own Extra Attack Card effectiveness.
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Load Magical Energy
Begin battle with NP Gauge charged.
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Anti-Caster (ATK Up)
Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Caster] class enemies.
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Special Attack Technique Improvement
Increase own Critical Strength.
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Skill Reload
When using a skill, reduce the cooldown for the skill by 1 turn for the first time the skill is used per battle (Only 1 time per skill). Lv 1-5: 1 skill Lv 6-9: 2 skills Lv10: 3 skills

Class Skills

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Territory Creation EX
Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 12%.
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Item Construction A
Increase your Debuff Chance Rate by 10%.
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Core of the Goddess A
Apply Damage Plus (Total Card Damage +250). Increase Debuff Resist for yourself by 25%.

Noble Phantasm

Gate of SkyeA+
Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 times, 5 turns). Apply Evade for all allies (1 time, 3 turns). Apply Death Immune for all allies (1 time, 3 turns).
<Overcharge>
Apply Incoming Damage Cut for all allies (3 turns).
Gate of Skye (Upgrade 1)EX
Upgrades after Rank Up 1. (Available 12/7/2023)

Increase ATK for all allies (5 turns). ▲ Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 times, 5 turns). ▲ Apply Evade for all allies (1 time, 3 turns). Apply Death Immune for all allies (1 time, 3 turns).

<Overcharge>
Apply Incoming Damage Cut for all allies (3 turns).
Ascension
QP
x4,400,000
Skill
QP
x54,400,000
Append Skill
QP
x54,400,000
Ascension + Skill
QP
x58,800,000
Total
QP
x113,200,000

“Do not forget: You serve me.”

Ice, snow, and cold all bow down to the ever loving goddess of Scandinavia, representing yet another aspect of Scathach in a different mythology. An Arts Support Servant with the ability to supercharge Quick cards and a hefty NP charge, Skadi isn’t just a great Servant, but a Servant who will change how Masters play the game.

Skadi is the undisputed Goddess of the Quick. Taking from her Scathach aspect, through Primordial Rune (Skadi) she grants any servant a massive 50% Quick up boost as well as boosting their Quick critical damage, generating masses of critical stars and improving Quick card NP gain. Not only that, but she’s able to boost any Servant’s NP gauge by 50% with Allfather's Wisdom B+. With these two skills combined, Skadi (with a combination of other Servants) can enable the use of Noble Phantasms three times in a row for a subset of AoE Quick Servants. Her second skill, Shivering Blizzard B, isn’t wasted either, further increasing damage on a single wave via a 3-turn defense down equivalent to some of the strongest attack buffs in the game. If that isn’t enough, her Noble Phantasm, Gate of Skye A+ will boost up her allies’ critical capacity while giving them an evasion, death immunity, and damage cut.

While Skadi has impressive support capacities, she is by no means perfect. Given her Caster classing and lack of offensive Noble Phantasm, her own offensive output will be minimal at best. She also lacks on-demand survivability, with it tied to her Noble Phantasm instead of a skill, and only providing a one-hit evasion. Her NP recharge is also fairly poor since she only has 2 Arts cards compared to the standard 3 for a Caster class, but her high Quick hit counts can make up for the poor spread. She has some difficulty in sustained fights as well, having few sources of damage mitigation (solely damage cut tied to her Noble Phantasm), and no means of restoring health or stalling the enemy. She ultimately is built for encounters that are meant to be over quickly.

Teams built with Skadi as a feature are among the best farming teams in the entire game. Masters would be well served to use her to loop Quick Noble Phantasms and mop the floor with their enemies, even if Skadi doesn’t like killing anyone and is only really interested in ice cream.

ℹ️ Gameplay Tips

Scathach=Skadi enables looping of Quick-type NPs, which allows for three-turn farming setups that were not possible before her release. Specific Servants with high hit-counts on their NPs and sources of NP Gauge of their own enable this. An article dedicated to running setups for three-turn farming with Skadi can be found here in the .

🟢 Strengths

Noble Phantasm Looping (Quick)

Skadi creates an entirely new meta in the game, giving Servants with high hit-count AoE Quick Noble Phantasms the ability to use them up to three times in a row. By boosting their Quick cards 50% they can gain just enough gauge with each Noble Phantasm that her 50% charge will boost them up again. This is facilitated by the use of two Skadi (with Support), where stacking both Quick Card buffs ensure the NP gauge refund will be sufficient, and both Skadis can each charge the NP Gauge by 50%, one for turn 2, and another for turn 3.

Noble Phantasm Charging

Not many servants in the game can offer an on-demand 50% targetable charge skill. With a Chaldea Combat Uniform and friend support, this does provide a possibility for a 150% charge using a Waver and either a second Skadi or second Waver, giving access to some nice overcharge effects such as on Rider Kintoki or Illya (if supported with a 50% starting charge CE). 

Massive Damage Boosts

While Skadi’s primary benefit is creating an opportunity for NP Looping, one should not discount her boost to sheer damage output. With 50% Quick damage up and a 50% charge, she can afford Servants the opportunity to use certain Craft Essences like the Black Grail or Holy Night Supper to levy a boatload of damage against enemies. To make matters even worse for her enemies, she packs a nasty punch with her 30% Defense down to all enemies.

Critical Boosts

With a boost to Quick comes a boost to Critical stars, and with a boost to Critical stars comes more Critical hits. Skadi completes the circuit by boosting Critical damage via her Noble Phantasm, offering her allies great sustained performance even when she is not used for looping. With her Primordial Rune she can also boost up Quick critical damage alone, making it on par with stronger cards.

🔴 Weaknesses

Poor Offense

Make no mistake, Skadi is a support Servant. One should not be expecting to use her for much more other than boosting her allies and changing the entire game into a Quick-oriented one. She has low attack for a 5-star Servant, which is made even lower by her 0.9x Caster modifier, and she lacks an offensive Noble Phantasm.

Low Survivability

Skadi comes with two tools to mitigate incoming damage: A decrease to Critical chance for enemies on Shivering Blizzard, and her Noble Phantasm. While her Noble Phantasm is effective for mitigating damage via a one-time evasion for the short run and a small damage cut for the long run, it is still a Noble Phantasm requiring a full charge to use as opposed to being an on-demand skill. She also lacks further defensive options such as heals or defense which could bolster her party’s survival.

Hard to Charge Noble Phantasm

Skadi’s Noble Phantasm gain rate is admittedly decent thanks to her high hit-count cards. However, it can be difficult at times to raise her Noble Phantasm to max based on the compositions she is slotted into. Masters generally want their Quick DPS to do most of the attacking, so using her Cards is counter-productive, and a charge used on her to max her Noble Phantasm is generally a waste of resources which would better be served going to the Quick DPS for extra Noble Phantasm turns. The only exception is if an enemy NP is incoming, and no other means of damage mitigation aside from Skadi’s NP are available.

Level Up Skill Recommendations

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Primordial Rune (Skadi)
Increase Quick Card effectiveness for one ally (3 turns). Increase Quick Card Critical Strength for one ally (3 turns).
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Shivering Blizzard B
Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns). Decrease Critical Rate for all enemies (3 turns).
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Allfather's Wisdom B+
Increase NP Gauge for one ally.

Skadi exists to boost up Quick Noble Phantasms, and her first and third skill work in concert in doing exactly this. Without a doubt, Masters will want to boost these skills up no matter what the expense. Her second skill is much less important, but to make a complete kit is also a requirement.

  • Primordial Rune (Skadi) is Skadi’s bread and butter, providing any one Servant with up to 50% Quick up for three turns, as well as boosting the Critical damage of their Quick cards. As Skadi is the queen of Quick, a Master who doesn’t want to level up this skill would best be served with another Servant. This should be leveled to max second, only due to the versatility of charge skills.
  • Shivering Blizzard B primarily serves to boost damage on a single wave via a defense down on all enemies. This is typically used on the last wave of an NP loop combo in order to provide certain Servants enough damage to kill the biggest HP enemy. It can also be used for a bit of survivability by reducing critical rates of the enemies, but this rarely comes into practice. The strength of this skill should not be underestimated due to just how much defense down it provides (30%), which is about as strong as any other 3-turn skill in the game for the group. This skill is still important to level, and to max, but can be left for last.
  • Allfather's Wisdom B+ makes Skadi one of the select few Servants in the game capable of charging any ally’s Noble Phantasm gauge up by 50%. This skill not only allows for easy to access Noble Phantasms for allies, but at the same time offers certain Servants without a charge the option to use a Mixed Damage / NP Charge CE, or those with a charge to use The Black Grail for further damage increases. There is a huge difference between 50% charge and 46% charge, so this should be leveled first and always to the max level.

🖼️ Craft Essence Recommendations

Skadi provides so much good to a team, there is not much that she is missing, so her Craft Essence selection should focus on supporting her allies. If a Master wants to access her Noble Phantasm, using a Staring NP Gauge CE with proper setups will allow her the chance. Alternatively, a Master may want to guarantee Critical stars to make use of her Critical Damage boosts, so Critical Stars CEs can be helpful. If a Master wants to protect her from incoming damage, an Invincibility CE may be the best option. Unlike most Servants, her Max Bond CE is also a great option to provide damage support.

  • A Fragment of 2030 / Golden Captures the Carp – Skadi provides excellent Quick support and Critical support, but does not have any passive Star generation. By using a CE with star generation, she can provide the team with the tools they need to succeed. Sometimes these stars are only needed on the first turn to let the Quick chains do the rest of the work, so Starting Star CEs are effective.
  • Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element / Dragon’s Meridian – Skadi’s Noble Phantasm is a powerful boost to her team, but it can be hard to access with her setup. Giving her access to an early gauge gives her a chance to use it.
  • Volumen Hydrargyrum / Under the Sun / Parted Sea – Skadi’s damage mitigation is tied to her Noble Phantasm, so CEs which mitigate damage for her can be a boon. However they are often hit-based, making it harder to have an invulnerability ready for the needed Noble Phantasm turn. Volumen Hydrargyrum is the preferred CE, given it can stack separately with Skadi’s Evade, while the others offer an overlapping Evade effect.
  • The Love the Gods Bequeathed - Typically, Servants do not want to use the Bond CE as it only gives them 100 ATK / 100 HP. However, Skadi is a support Servant and using her Bond CE to further boost up party Quick performance is a boon to all allies. 
Analysis by: Meliran

Interlude Quests

QuestRequirementsReward
Chapter Completion:Fuyuki
Ascension:4
Bond:0
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Chapter Completion:Lostbelt 6: Avalon le Fae
Ascension:4
Bond:5
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Cost16
GrowthLinear
Instant Death Chance30
Damage Distribution Quick10,20,30,40
Damage Distribution Arts16,33,51
Damage Distribution Buster10,20,30,40
Damage Distribution Extra6,13,20,26,35
Damage Distribution NP

Bond

Bond Lv12345678910
Bond EXP1,5002,2503,0003,7504,500245,000280,000300,000330,000436,000
Love the Gods Left
Love the Gods Left
When equipped on Scathach=Skadi, Increase all allies' Quick Card effectiveness by 10% and Critical Damage by 15% when she is on the field.
IllustratorKoyama Hirokazu
Seiyuu (CV)Mamiko Noto
AKA/Alias/NicknamesSkadi, Scathach (Caster), Goddess of Winter and Mountains, Scathach=Skadi
Country/Place of OriginEurope
SeriesFate/Grand Order
Release Date (NA)7/6/2020

Parameters

STR
B
END
D
AGL
C
MP
EX
LUK
D
NP
A

Valentine's CE

Ice Pops
Ice Pops

Profile Entries

Character Info

A Servant, originally from the Scandinavian Lostbelt, who is completely separate from the Scáthach of Proper Human History. She is recognized as a god only in the Lostbelt, and her aspect as a queen is emphasized. Scáthach-Skadi manifests many characteristics of Skadi, the Norse giantess and goddess of the mountains who shares an origin with the Celtic warrior Scáthach. Rather than seeing her as a version of Scáthach in whom aspects of Skadi are prominent, it may be more correct to say that she is Skadi who possesses certain of Scáthach's attributes.

Profile 1

Height/Weight: 162cm, 50kg Origin: Norse Mythology, Celtic Mythology Region: Europe Alignment: Chaotic-Good Gender: Female The "chaotic" part of her alignment is something she herself claims. Apparently, she was dedicated to the social order of the Scandinavian Lostbelt, but this changed after she was summoned as a Heroic Spirit following her death.

Profile 2

In this manifestation, she has no interest in serving as a mentor to heroes. She also has no mastery of any martial arts. Unlike Lancer Scáthach, who was proud yet friendly, Scáthach-Skadi is prone to more callous statements, like: "Did I step on something?", "Ah, a tiny thing (humans)," and "Shall I love it? Or shall I kill it?". These serve to characterize her divine nature. A mere sigh can create a blizzard. Living things seldom survive. A smile can bring about eternal spring. Living things thrive and exult. She sees little difference in either outcome.

Profile 3

The name Skadi means "one who harms" in Old Norse. According to the Poetic Edda's Grímnismál, she is the daughter of the abominable giant, Þjazi, and lived in the ancient mansion Þrymheimr with her father. She is later married to Norse gods, so she is also called "the shining bride of the gods." Skadi also goes by the name of Öndurguð (ski god) or Öndurdís (ski goddess). She was considered a master huntress of the mountains and an expert skiier.

Profile 4

In FGO, Scáthach and Skadi are not completely the same. Rather, they influence each other, and are in many senses intertwined. The fact that Lancer Scáthach has inherited Odin's Primordial Rune is likely a consequence of this mix (syncretism). According to the Heimskringla, the Old Norse kings' saga, Skadi divorced her first husband Njörðr, the sea god, and married Odin. This version of Skadi, though, is unmarried. However, she must still be similar enough to the figure of legend to draw so much attention and be remembered by future generations. Probably... The Scáthach-Skadi in the Lostbelt is much more Skadi than she is Scáthach, and that is why she embodies more of the aspects of the bride of the gods.

Profile 5

Gate of Skye Rank: A+ NP Type: Anti-Army/Battle Start Range: 2 - 50 Maximum Targets: 200 The Gate Leading to Dún Scáith, Brimming with Death. The giant gate that leads to the Land of Shadows, a land cut off from the world, is briefly summoned. The shadow castle that sits in the Land of Shadows, typically a land ruled by Scáthach of the Celts rather than Skadi, reveals itself. Of those in range of the Noble Phantasm's effects, any deemed worthy will be granted divine blessings and great fortune by the shadow castle's presence. Anyone beloved by the castle's queen, even the most feeble, will find themselves empowered to defeat terrible enemies. This Noble Phantasm may produce a remarkable turnaround if used in a Holy Grail War. Scáthach-Skadi does not fully understand why she uses this Noble Phantasm. The only thing she is aware of is that the blessings of the Nordic gods likely allowed her to wield the power of the Land of Shadows that originates from her other self (the Celtic Scáthach). That's about it.

Profile 6

Clear Lostbelt No. 2 + Bond Level 5 A queen to be feared. The goddess of snow and ice. However... Though she was able to hide this fact while ruling the Lostbelt, she regrets that she was one of those left behind. She was beloved and even courted by the gods, but then Ragnarök came, and the gods disappeared leaving her alone in the Scandinavian Lostbelt. The last god. On top of that... She's actually pretty thoughtless. She's actually pretty ditzy. She's actually warmhearted. If you develop a relationship with her, she may reveal a side of herself other than the queen... She may even reveal her true self, one neither god nor ruler...just the natural self beneath it all without needing to keep up the appearance of being the mother of Scandinavia.

Voice Lines

Battle Start 1
Shall I love you, or shall I kill you?
Battle Start 2
I have decided. You are doomed to melt in the shadow of my castle.
Skill 1
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
Skill 2
O ancient runes...
Skill 3
Teehee. I can even do this...
Command Card 1
Teeheehee.
Command Card 2
What?
Command Card 3
Is that an order?
Noble Phantasm Card 1
I suppose...
Noble Phantasm Card 2
Just this once. Bow down and weep tears of joy.
Attack 1
Ahahaha!
Attack 2
So weak!
Attack 3
Take that!
Attack 4
Fufufu?
Attack 5
How is that?
Attack 6
Here goes!
Attack 7
Heh heh. With modesty...
Attack 8
Kaboom!
Extra Attack 1
Lower your head. Kneel before a god!
Extra Attack 2
Odin, grant me power!
Extra Attack 3
I will allow it. You will end here...
Noble Phantasm 1
O power that is tied to my name.
Answer me and open the gates.
Come, my castle...my castle of shadows.
Gate of Skye!
Now, my subordinates...kill my enemies!
Noble Phantasm 2
The castle of shadows that I do not know.
My castle of shadows.
Come from the sky... Come to me.
Gate of Skye.
Come, and bring me victory.
Noble Phantasm 3
O power that is tied to my name.
Answer me and open the gates.
Come, my castle...my castle of shadows.
Gate of Skye!
Now, my subordinates...kill my enemies!
Damage 1
Kyaaah!
Damage 2
Kngh.
Incapacitated 1
Not powerful enough, huh? Heh...pathetic.
Incapacitated 2
Is there someone...anyone...who will help me...?
Victory 1
Did I step on something?
Victory 2
I will not permit you to give up until you have frozen and shattered to pieces.
Level up
A Divine Spirit does not grow. Nor do they age. Mhmm.
Ascension 1
I have altered my SpiritOrigin a bit.
Do you have nothing to say, like that it looks good, or is beautiful?
Heh... I will permit you to praise the queen of the gods.
Ascension 2
Now that I have changed my Spirit Origin...
No, wait a minute. Could this be...
Ascension 3
About these garments...They are a symbol of my resolve as Scandinavia's ruler.They will never shatter again. Never.
Ascension 4
...Hmm, I shall compliment you. I...suppose you have quite the talent.
Bond Level 1
I am Scáthach-Skadi. I am a god...no, a kind of Divine Spirit, now. Normally, I would not become a Servant as a Heroic Spirit fighting for humanity, but... Whatever. I will allow you to serve me, human.
Bond Level 2
Do not address me simply as Scáthach. I am not her. Do not think of me as a Heroic Spirit in service of humanity like the others. So how should I be addressed? Hmm... Address me as "Great Scáthach" with all due reverence. Do you understand?
Bond Level 3
Hm? Wrong. I'm not Scáthach. I am Great Scáthach. I am Scáthach-Skadi. Look closely. You will notice the glow of my skin, far superior to hers!
...Uh.
Never mind. Don't get too close to me. The warmth of human bodies is uncomfortable!
Bond Level 4
Sooo hot...
Wh-what? Cut it out. Forget what you just heard. Die. Freeze and die. Turn to ice to cool me down!
Bond Level 5
Let me tell you a little secret.
In the Lostbelt, I was a goddess loved and courted by many gods...
Next thing I knew, all the gods disappeared in Ragnarök, leaving me as the final god in all of our world. Left behind. That means...
That is why...
Do not ever refer to me as a "spinster" or the like. Understand? Do you understand!? Answer me!
Conversation 1
I desire ice cream. It is such a terribly delicious thing. Ah, don't you have something you should be doing? How long are you just going to stand around?
Conversation 2
Don't you forget:
You serve me. Heh.
Conversation 3
Hey, Master.
...No. It seems wrong to call you "Master" as you are the one serving me. How careless of me. Forget what I said.
Conversation 4 (Scathach)
Unbelievable... This other me looks so...dignified!
Conversation 5 (Scathach (Assassin))
A-all that skin! That other me's exposing too much!
Conversation 6 (Cu Chulainn / Cu (Prototype) / Cu (Caster) / Cu (Alter))
When I see him, something deep in my heart aches for some reason. Why is that?
Conversation 7 (Queen Medb / Queen Medb (Saber))
There are many ways for a queen to comport herself. There is nothing wrong with how she has chosen to do so.
Conversation 8 (Brynhild)
That poor child. The Allfather's curse still torments her.
Conversation 9 (Valkyrie)
Will they eventually take the same path their eldest sister took?
...I suppose that is really not my business.
Conversation 10 (Sigurd + Clear LB2 St.17)
He's real, right?
(Relief) He's real.
Likes
Winter is nice. Life goes into a peaceful slumber.
Spring is also nice. Life gloriously blooms.
I quite like both, really.
Dislikes
I do not care for flames, though Odin did mention that they were necessary for humans...
About the Holy Grail
I do not require the Holy Grail. I am a god. I do not make wishes. Wishes are made to me. B-but...if you insist, I wouldn't mind accepting one.
During an Event
(Snore)
(Gasp) I wasn't sleeping. No, you're wrong! Ugh, what do you want, human?
An event?
Festivals should only be held as offerings to gods! No other sort should exist!
Birthday
No, you need not explain the concept of a calendar to me. So today is the day of your birth. I am fond of new life taking root.
Hm.
Tell me of a wish you have. As former queen of the gods, I shall grant it this once.
Summon
Oh, did such a tiny thing as you...summon me, ruler of ice and snow? I am the Divine Spirit Scáthach-Skadi. I am the bride of the ancient Norse gods, a former queen, and Lostbelt Servant.
Limited -Can only be summoned during certain events

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