Relic
Gáe Assail
Ability
When attacking: Deal 5 WIL damage to all enemy Creatures. Discard after use.
Mythology
The Deadly Spear
Gáe Assail is a supernatural spear associated with Lugh in Irish mythological tradition.
It belongs to the tradition of extraordinary weapons connected with the Tuatha Dé Danann and reinforces Lugh's role as one of their greatest warriors. Accounts of Ireland's legendary treasures vary between texts and later retellings, so the weapon should not be treated as a historical artefact.
Celtic Clash represents Gáe Assail as a devastating battlefield Relic worthy of its association with Lugh.
The physical card
In Celtic Clash
Explore the legend
Hill of Uisneach
County Westmeath, Ireland
The geographical connection used here is to Lugh rather than to a claimed historical location of the spear itself. Uisneach preserves strong mythological traditions associated with Lugh and provides a responsible real-world landscape connection for this Relic.