Blade & Fangs (Pragmatic Play) – Review & Demo Play

Blade & Fangs: Slot Overview

With Blade & Fangs, I’m not munching sweets; I’m staring at a gothic chamber carpeted in skulls while two 5x3 reel sets spin in tandem. Stakes run from 20p to £/€240, with 243 ways per grid and a merged 6x5 layout when the knife‑pierced roses align. RTP sits at 96.05% on the top setting and volatility is high, so it can be spiky. The audio swings from eerie whispers to metal flourishes, giving a decent horror vibe even if the story feels a bit scattershot.

Blade & Fangs Rules And Gameplay

You get two 5x3 reel sets spinning at once, each with 243 ways to win, for a combined 486 ways overall. Wins land for 3 to 5 of a kind left to right on either grid. There are no Wilds, but the flaming skull Scatter appears on reels 2, 3, and 4, and there are two Multiplier symbols tied to each grid. The hook is simple: line up both multipliers together and the screens fuse into a 6x5 board for a single respin or for the entire free spins round.

Symbols And Paytable in Blade & Fangs

There are 13 symbols: ten regulars, two Multiplier roses, and a Scatter. Low pays are metallic 10, J, Q, K, and A, paying up to 1x to 1.5x for five of a kind. The game skips Wilds, so lines are built the old-fashioned way across adjacent reels. Visuals lean on blades, chains and guillotine frames, with win animations slicing through symbols for effect. It all fits the moody setup across those twin reel sets.

Premiums are a Bat, Snake, Zombie, Werewolf and a skeletal demon. Five-of-a-kind awards are 2x, 2.5x, 4x, 5x and 10x your stake respectively. The flaming skull Scatter pays 2x, 15x, 100x or 500x the bet for 3, 4, 5 or 6 in view and triggers the bonus at 3+. With bets from €0.20 to €240, the paytable sits in that familiar Pragmatic range, capped by a 5,000x max win when the multipliers do their work on the merged layout.

Blade & Fangs Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	5	x10
	4	x4
	3	x2
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x4
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.75
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.4
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.25
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.25

Bonus Features in Blade & Fangs

Each grid has its own Multiplier rose. A +1x lands on reel 1 of the top set, while an x2 lands on reel 5 of the bottom set. When both appear together in the base game, the two screens merge into a single 6x5 board and you get a respin with a general x2 already active. On that respin, any +1x increases the general multiplier by 1, and any x2 doubles it. The total is then applied to all wins before returning to the split setup.

Free spins trigger when 3 to 6 flaming skulls land on reels 2, 3, and 4 across the two sets, paying 2x, 15x, 100x or 500x your bet and awarding 8 spins. The round is always played on the merged 6x5 layout with a general multiplier starting at x1. Landing +1x adds 1 to the total, and landing x2 doubles it, letting values grow nicely over the round. Hit 3 or more Scatters during the feature to collect an extra +4 spins.

Eligible players can pay 100x the total bet to enter free spins instantly, with 3 to 6 Scatters guaranteed on the trigger. Buy or trigger naturally, it’s the same merged setup and the same multiplier ladder. In practice, the base game merge-and-respin acts as a teaser for the bonus flow, giving a taste of the expanded grid and how the general multiplier escalates when the roses keep landing.

Blade & Fangs RTP, Volatility, And Max Win

The top RTP is 96.05%, but operator ranges of 95.02% and 94.03% exist, so check the info panel in real money mode. Volatility is high, with a 5,000x max win ceiling. The feature hits on average 1 in 234 spins according to reported figures, with 1,000x+ around 1 in 123,834, and the max hit at roughly 1 in 1,957,151. With 486 ways across the two boards and the merged 6x5 in bonuses, the numbers signal long stretches of calm with sharp bursts when the multiplier stacks.

Review Summary And Verdict on Blade & Fangs

After a few sessions, I’d call Blade & Fangs a passable horror slot with a neat two-grid twist. For long spells, it’s two screens spinning while the roses tease, and sometimes you do get that merge for a single respin. Tension rises fast on the 6x5, because the general multiplier can jump when both roses appear. The free spins round takes that idea and keeps the boards fused, which is where the game feels at its best.

The theme looks and sounds the part, even if it’s more collage than narrative. Stats are solid, the 5,000x cap is standard for the studio, and the bonus round can deliver when the x2 rose shows up at the right times. It didn’t quite hit the spot every session, but I still found myself chasing those merged spins and multiplier ladders. An okay pick for horror fans who fancy dual grids with a simple, punchy multiplier core.