Blade & Fangs Demo & Slot Review

Pragmatic Play’s Blade & Fangs runs two 5×3 ways screens and merges them when two multiplier roses land together, while Free Spins stay on the merged 5×6 field with a multiplier that keeps building. This card covers the rules, the paytable and the listed 96.05% RTP.

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Blade & Fangs

Blade & Fangs

3.6 out of 5

Blade & Fangs is a video slot from Pragmatic Play, released on 4 January 2024. A gothic mansion hosts a hooded skull, werewolf, zombie, snake and bat on two 5×3 ways screens, and the studio lists a maximum of 5,000× the stake. Listed RTP is 96.05%.

This card follows Pragmatic Play’s game page, the in-game rules and the attached demo frames. It is not a report of played cash sessions.

For adults of legal gambling age in their location. Set a budget you can afford to lose.

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Blade & Fangs review overview

Two screens, 243 ways each

Symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting on reel 1, and each 5×3 screen is evaluated on its own. Winning combinations can form on both screens in one spin, but there is no shared payline set. The +1× rose can land on reel 1 of the top screen and the ×2 rose on reel 5 of the bottom screen.

RTP and ceiling

The in-game rules list RTP 96.05% at Medium volatility, and the intro screen promises up to 5,000× the bet.

Who Blade & Fangs suits

Blade & Fangs suits readers who like ways games with a changing layout and a bonus where one multiplier keeps building, at a listed RTP of 96.05%. It is less suited to anyone who wants a Wild symbol, one fixed grid or a cheap route into the feature.

Best for

  • Players who like ways wins on a layout that changes
  • Readers who want a Free Spins multiplier that carries forward
  • Anyone comparing a Scatter table that pays up to 500×

Not ideal for

  • Players who want a Wild symbol or one fixed grid
  • Anyone who buys bonuses without checking the 100× price
  • Readers who skip the active RTP panel

Blade & Fangs game information

Provider: Pragmatic Play
Release Date: January 2024
Game Type: Video Slot
Grid: 2 × 5×3
Win system: 243 ways
RTP: 96.05% / 95.02% / 94.03%
Max Win: 5,000×
Volatility: Medium
Stake range: 0.20–240
Features: Two 243-ways screens, +1× And ×2 Roses, merged 5×6 respin, Free Spins with a growing multiplier, Buy Free Spins at 100×
Theme: Gothic horror mansion
Wild Symbol: No
Free Spins: Yes
Progressive: No
Bonus Buy: Yes
Tumbling Wins: No
Gamble feature: No
Scatter Symbol: Yes

How Blade & Fangs rules and features work

Merged-grid respin

The +1× rose can appear on reel 1 of the top screen and the ×2 rose on reel 5 of the bottom screen. Only when both land in the same base-game spin do the screens merge into one 5×6 grid and award a respin that starts with a ×2 general multiplier. During the respin a +1× rose adds one to that multiplier and a ×2 rose doubles it, so the order matters. At the end of the respin all wins are multiplied by the total, and the game splits back into two 5×3 screens.

Scatter awards and Free Spins

The Scatter appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 and pays only in the base game: 3 pay 2×, 4 pay 15×, 5 pay 100× and 6 pay 500× the total bet. Three or more Scatters on either screen start 8 Free Spins, always played on the merged grid with special reels in play. A general multiplier starts at 1×, each +1× rose adds one and each ×2 rose doubles it, and the value applies to all wins for the whole round. Three or more Scatters during the round add 4 more spins.

Buy Free Spins

Where offered, Buy Free Spins costs 100× the bet, shown as $200.00 at the 2.00 demo bet, and starts the Free Spins round after confirmation.

How to play Blade & Fangs responsibly

Set a money limit and a time limit before spinning. A 100× Buy Free Spins price makes one decision large, so treat a purchase as a single expense and do not raise stakes because a rose looked close.

  1. Price the feature buy

    Multiply your bet by 100 and treat the full amount as one expenditure before you confirm.

  2. Set the pace

    Where Turbo Spin or Autoplay are offered, fix a spin count and a time limit before using them.

  3. Check the RTP panel

    Confirm the active build before treating 96.05% as settled.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbols follow the attached set for Blade & Fangs. x5, x4 and x3 are 5, 4 or 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left. Values are multiples of the total bet, converted from the in-game paytable shown at a 2.00 bet.

Hooded Skull

x5 10×
x4 4×
x3 2×

Werewolf

x5 5×
x4 2×
x3 1×

Zombie

x5 4×
x4 1.5×
x3 0.75×

Snake

x5 2.5×
x4 0.75×
x3 0.5×

Bat

x5 2×
x4 0.6×
x3 0.4×

10

x5 1×
x4 0.4×
x3 0.25×

J

x5 1×
x4 0.4×
x3 0.25×

Q

x5 1×
x4 0.4×
x3 0.25×

K

x5 1.5×
x4 0.5×
x3 0.3×

A

x5 1.5×
x4 0.5×
x3 0.3×

Blade & Fangs RTP, volatility and maximum win

The in-game rules list Blade & Fangs at a theoretical RTP of 96.05%, and 96.09% when Buy Free Spins is used. Operator lobbies also run 95.02% and 94.03% builds, so the card stores 96.05% as the displayed RTP and 94.03%–96.05% as the range. The rules label the game Medium volatility, and the intro screen states a maximum win of 5,000× the bet. RTP is a long-run theoretical return, not a forecast for one session or one purchase. The 5,000× figure is a multiple of the bet, not a profit and not a probability. Confirm the active figure in your operator’s information panel.

Provider

Pragmatic Play

RTP range
94.03% 96.05%
Volatility

Medium

max win

5,000×

How to interpret the numbers

Key point 1

A quiet stretch does not make the two roses or the Free Spins any more due.

Key point 2

Confirm RTP, volatility and the 100× buy price before spinning.

Key point 3

Listed RTP is 96.05%. Lower 95.02% and 94.03% builds exist, so check the operator panel.

Blade & Fangs Screenshots

Screenshots cover the intro screen, the two-screen base game, the Buy Free Spins dialog and the rules pages for the paytable, Scatter, roses and Free Spins.

Blade & Fangs on mobile

Mobile frames mirror the portrait intro, the base game with its buy panel, the purchase dialog, the paytable page and the RTP and volatility rules.

Portrait intro screen view
Portrait base game with Buy panel
Portrait Buy Free Spins dialog
Portrait paytable and Scatter rules
Portrait RTP and volatility rules

Mobile checks

  • Grid: two 5×3 screens

  • Win system: 243 ways each

  • RTP: 96.05%

  • Ceiling: 5,000×

Blade & Fangs compared with other games

Other Pragmatic Play ways slots also sell Free Spins, but Blade & Fangs runs two separate 243-ways screens and merges them only when both multiplier roses land, while Free Spins stay on the merged grid with a multiplier that keeps building. It has no Wild symbol. Compare the listed 96.05% RTP, the 5,000× ceiling and the 100× buy price before treating another title as interchangeable.

Blade & Fangs compared with other games
Game Return / max win Volatility Bonus fit Watch out for
Blade & Fangs 94.03%–96.05% / 5,000× Medium Two 243-ways screens, merged 5×6 respin, Free Spins with a growing multiplier, Buy Free Spins at 100× Shared studio branding does not copy this card’s RTP, ceiling or multiplier rules.
Kraken’s Hunger 97.20% / 5,000× Medium Selectable reel size, Prize Ships, Wild collectors in Free Spins, x2 / x3 / x10 multiplier ladder, Buy Bonus, Chance x2 Shared studio branding does not copy this card’s 97.2% RTP or 5,000× ceiling.
Out of the Woods 94.53%–96.52% / 10,000× Medium Free Spins keep the peak Multiplier Wild value for later stacks; Ante Bet, Super Spin and two buys change the entry route. Shared woodland art or a Wild multiplier label does not transfer gold-rim jump rules or RTP builds from another title.

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How this Blade & Fangs review was checked

Publication status: Document-based review against Pragmatic Play’s game page, the in-game rules and the attached demo frames; no cash session is represented.

  • Rules. Checked the two 243-ways screens, the merge condition for the roses, the respin multiplier, Scatter awards, Free Spins triggers and retriggers and the Buy Free Spins price against the in-game rules pages.

  • Multipliers. Compared the respin multiplier with the Free Spins multiplier and kept the order of +1× and ×2 events separate from the final total.

  • Paytable. Compared the ten regular symbols and the Scatter table with the in-game paytable shown at a 2.00 bet and converted the figures to total-bet multiples.

  • RTP. The in-game rules print 96.05% and 96.09% with Buy Free Spins; operator builds at 95.02% and 94.03% set the range.

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FAQs

What is the RTP of Blade & Fangs?

The in-game rules list 96.05%, and 96.09% when Buy Free Spins is used. Operator builds of 95.02% and 94.03% also exist. RTP is a long-run theoretical return, not the chance of winning one spin.

How do regular wins work?

The base game plays two 5×3 screens with 243 ways each. Matching symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting on reel 1, and each screen can win on its own.

When do the two screens merge?

When the +1× rose on reel 1 of the top screen and the ×2 rose on reel 5 of the bottom screen land in the same base-game spin. The merged grid plays one respin and then splits back.

How does the respin multiplier work?

The respin starts with a ×2 general multiplier. A +1× rose adds one to it, a ×2 rose doubles it, and all respin wins are multiplied by the total at the end.

How are Free Spins triggered?

Three or more Scatters on either screen start 8 Free Spins on the merged grid. Three or more Scatters during the round add 4 more.

How does the Free Spins multiplier work?

It starts at 1× and applies to all wins. Each +1× rose adds one, each ×2 rose doubles it, and the value stays for the whole round.

What do Scatters pay in the base game?

3 Scatters pay 2×, 4 pay 15×, 5 pay 100× and 6 pay 500× the total bet. Scatters pay only in the base game.

How much does Buy Free Spins cost?

100× the bet, which is $200.00 at the 2.00 bet in the demo. Where the option is offered, it starts the Free Spins round after confirmation.

What is the maximum win?

The intro screen states up to 5,000× the bet. The figure is a multiple of the bet, not a profit.