Ragnaravens WildEnergy

RagnaRavens WildEnergy: Slot Overview

One of the most compelling pairs of siblings in any Mythology has to be the complicated relationship between Norse gods Thor, the mighty hammer swinger, and his brother Loki, the so-called trickster god. Theirs is a relationship that is fun to watch when they're battling each other, but even better when they put aside their differences and work together for the common good. The MCU plays up this brotherly on-again-off-again dynamic well, and in RagnaRavens WildEnergy from Yggdrasil Gaming, the siblings once again catch up with each other for the benefit of mythology-loving gamblers.

RagnaRavens WildEnergy's base game resides in a peaceful, fantastical realm which has what appears to be Asgard on one side and the icy domain of Niflheim on the other. When the game erupts into free spins, though, fire and brimstone rain down on the screen, representing the death and destruction of war, presumably. A bit sad, really. If two godly brothers can't get along, what odds do we mortals have of pulling through in the long term? Ah well, RagnaRavens WildEnergy inhabits a pretend gaming world Yggdrasil has created, so maybe in real life, humanity has the spirit, will, and compassion to extend our existence on this planet for aeons to come. On a sidenote, it's quite a relief to see Yggdrasil has at last abandoned their atrocious UI for a new one where squinting to see your balance or bet size is no longer a necessary evil.

With that, we turn to bet selection, and the choices range from 10 c to $/€100 per spin. Like the godly brothers' relationship (in pop culture, at least), RagnaRavens WildEnergy is highly volatile, possessing a default RTP of 96%. This value applies whether normal betting or buying free spins. The gaming aspect of RagnaRavens WildEnergy happens on a 6-reel grid with 3-rows of symbols and 729 ways to win. However, you can win both ways, so combinations pay left to right from the leftmost reels and right to left from the rightmost reel.

Three or more identical symbols are needed for a win, and there are 8 kinds of pay symbols. There are 4 Norse patterns as the lower paying symbols, then a spear, an axe, a shield, and a helmet as the 4 high pays. Hitting a winning way of 6 low pays is worth 0.6x the bet, whereas 1 to 1.5 times the bet is paid for landing 6-matching high pays.

RagnaRavens WildEnergy: Slot Features

RagnaRavens WildEnergy follows on from RagnaWolves WildEnergy, and there is a lot of crossover in terms of gameplay. Here, the features include Multiplier Wilds, Countdown Wilds, Wild Combos, free spins, and a buy bonus.

Multiplier Wild

Raven Multiplier Wilds can land on the second or fifth reel. Getting a win with a Multiplier Wild starts respins, and the Multiplier Wild is sticky. Respins continue as long as the Multiplier Wild is part of a winning combination. All wins are multiplied by the wild's multiplier, which starts at x1 and increases by +1 each time it participates in a win. If 2 Multiplier Wilds are on the reels, then each increases the multiplier by +1, plus any wilds on the centre reels also increase the multiplier by +1 each. This is known as a Wild Combo. The multiplier resets after a losing spin.

Countdown Wilds

Thor and Loki Countdown Wilds can land on the third and fourth reel. Winning on a Countdown Wild also starts respins, and these wilds are sticky for 2, 3, or 4 respins. The number they display is the number of spins for which they are sticky. When the number goes to 0, it no longer awards respins.

Free Spins

Scatter symbols may land on all reels except the leftmost and rightmost reels. Hitting 3 scatters awards 7 free spins, while 4 scatters in view awards 10 free spins. Free spins have more wilds in them, and wild respins can occur as in the base game. However, the multiplier from the Multiplier Wilds does not reset during free spins. Scatter symbols do not appear during the free spins round.

Buy Bonus

Players may make use of the bonus buy to get 7 or 10 free spins randomly for the cost of 100 times the bet.

RagnaRavens WildEnergy: Slot Verdict

With a name like Yggdrasil Gaming, you'd think or at least hope the studio in question would be able to craft a decent Norse Mythology slot. To the developer's credit, this it has done in RagnaRavens WildEnergy. Visually, RagnaRavens WildEnergy demonstrates solid craftsmanship with few complaints, though arguably not as magical looking as RagnaWolves was. However, players who like the coming together of Thor and Loki, the potential clash or team-up of the two brothers and their kingdoms, should be right at home in this deific-looking slot.

In some ways, RagnaRavens WildEnergy isn't as magical as RagnaWolves was on the whole. The reason is that the gameplay in the two slots is so close that there isn't a lot separating one from the other. As such, the repeat performance wasn't as startling the second time around. There are tweaks, but the good moments in RagnaRavens WildEnergy are still delivered through Multiplier Wilds, Countdown Wilds, respins, a rising multiplier and free spins. It's good stuff, but by and large, the same as what was encountered before. Max win is the same, too, at 10,000 times the bet.

Not a bad total to set your sights on, and RagnaRavens WildEnergy's features aren't bad either. Therefore, players into Norse Mythology get another solid Yggdrasil Gaming slot to power through. Yet, the lack of major new gameplay elements carving a big, obvious feature divide between the two slots makes RagnaRavens WildEnergy entertaining but maybe not quite unmissable viewing for those who got a thrill from the previous slot.