Creature
Crom Cruach
Game statistics
- ATK
- 5
- DEF
- 2
- WIL
- 15
Ability
When defending: If this survives, attacker loses 5 WIL.
Mythology
The Idol of Mag Slecht
Crom Cruach is a mysterious figure described in medieval Irish tradition as an idol worshipped at Mag Slecht.
Accounts portray an image associated with a group of surrounding idols and describe offerings being made to it.
Later Christian tradition connects Saint Patrick with the destruction or overthrow of Crom Cruach's cult. These accounts were written through a medieval Christian perspective and should not automatically be treated as direct descriptions of prehistoric religious practice.
The physical card
In Celtic Clash
Explore the legend
Mag Slecht
County Cavan, Ireland
Medieval Irish sources place Crom Cruach at Mag Slecht, an ancient landscape in County Cavan. The association comes from medieval literary tradition, particularly stories surrounding the idol and Saint Patrick, rather than archaeological proof of the supernatural figure described in those texts.