Cratos Slot by Daedalus - RTP 96.70%, Max Win 50,000x

The Cratos slot from Daedalus is a high-volatility 5x4 video slot with 14 paylines, a 96.70% RTP and a 50,000x maximum win. It runs on Stake Engine and is tagged Only on Stake, so demo and real-money play both sit inside the Stake client. Stakes run from 0.10 to 1,000.00. The house edge is 3.30%.

Wilds never land on the reels. Cratos, a white-bearded Greek warrior with a red crest, floats to the right of the grid and hurls fire meteors onto the three middle reels. Each meteor arrives as a 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3 block, and the whole block shares one multiplier from 2x to 1,000x. The splash also lists three bonus games, the 50,000x cap, and bowls of red gems labelled BONUS.

The setting is ancient Greece: columns, ships, seas and cloudy skies, with a dramatic war soundtrack. Card royals fill the low end; swords, shields, helmets, Lysandra and Cratos sit at the top. Atlas and Dead Canyon are sister titles from the same studio, sharing this 96.70% RTP and 50,000x ceiling. Bonus Buy and a Volatility Switch sit on the Daedalus menu.

Cratos Slot Overview

The math is a high-risk Stake exclusive. Line pays on the 14 paylines stay modest; the punch sits in meteor wild multipliers up to 1,000x and in the three named free-spin games.

How to Play Cratos

Set the stake with the slider that runs left to right, then spin. Wins pay left to right on the 14 paylines when three or more matching symbols land on a winning line. Quiet card-rank hits mix with stretches where nothing connects until a meteor block fills the centre reels.

Cratos plants wilds only on the three middle reels. Reels 1 and 5 never receive a meteor, so a line still needs the outer reels to cooperate. Wilds substitute for every paying symbol except the comet. They never appear as ordinary reel stops. Extra comets during free spins add one spin each, which is the only confirmed way the 10-spin award can grow.

Cratos Slot Symbols and Paytable

Lows are the card royals 10, J, Q, K and A. Premiums are a winged sword, a shield, a purple winged helmet, Lysandra as redhead portraits, and Cratos as the top paying symbol. Payouts below are at a 1.00 stake for three, four and five of a kind.

Five Cratos symbols pay 5.00 at a 1.00 stake before any wild multiplier. That is a small line award next to a 50,000x cap, which is the point of the meteor system. The comet is not a paying rank. It is the bonus symbol, shown as bowls of red gems labelled BONUS, and wilds cannot substitute for it.

Cratos Bonus Features

The base game is a 14-line evaluate plus meteor throws. Three or more comets then open Meteor Bonus, Meteor Super or Meteor Epic. Every free-spin round awards 10 spins. During those spins wilds are sticky and grow as further meteors land, and extra comets add one free spin each.

Multiplier Wilds

Cratos hurls meteors onto the three middle reels. Each strike lands as a 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3 wild block, and every cell in that block shares one multiplier between 2x and 1,000x. The wild substitutes for all paying symbols except the comet. Because the warrior is the only source of wilds, a session without throws is a session without substitution.

A 1x1 meteor is a single multiplied wild. A 3x3 block covers nine cells on reels 2 to 4 and can sit across several of the 14 lines at once. The splash prints multiplier wilds up to 1,000x beside the 50,000x cap. In the base game the block is not described as sticky; during free spins the wilds stay and grow as more meteors land.

Meteor Bonus

Three comets trigger Meteor Bonus: 10 free spins with sticky wilds and meteor multipliers from 2x to 1,000x. The spin count matches Super and Epic; the difference is the meteor range, which still starts at 2x. Extra comets during the round add one spin each, so 10 is the opening award rather than a hard stop.

Meteor Super

Four comets trigger Meteor Super: 10 free spins, sticky wilds, and meteors of 10x or more. The upgrade is the multiplier floor, not extra spins. A 10x minimum on a planted block already turns a 5.00 Cratos five into 50.00 at a 1.00 stake, and the range still runs to 1,000x. The grid still needs matching symbols on a payline before that floor matters.

Meteor Epic

Five comets trigger Meteor Epic: 10 free spins, sticky wilds, and meteors of 2x2 size with multipliers of 10x or more. Size cannot be a 1x1, and the multiplier cannot sit below 10x. That is the strongest natural entry. Treat it as a better starting shape, not as a paid result.

Cratos Slot Bonus Buy Options

Bonus Buy and the Volatility Switch sit on the Daedalus menu. Ante stays on as a raised stake. Meteor Super and Meteor Mystery are purchases priced as multiples of the current bet. Meteor Storm and Wrath of Cratos are listed as per-spin costs at the expensive end of the same panel.

Ante Bet at 2x per spin keeps a heavier cost on every paid spin. Meteor Super at 400x the bet buys the four-comet round: 10 free spins, sticky wilds, meteors of 10x or more. On a 1.00 stake that is 400.00; on the 0.10 minimum it is 40.00. Meteor Mystery costs the same 400x. Inner rules for Meteor Mystery, Meteor Storm and Wrath of Cratos beyond those prices are not on the sheet.

Meteor Storm at 250x per spin and Wrath of Cratos at 1,000x per spin are bankroll events. A 1.00 stake makes Wrath a 1,000.00 spin. Reduce the stake before opening those rows. The 400x Meteor Super buy is the clearer mapped shortcut because its rules match the four-comet feature.

Cratos RTP, Volatility and Maximum Win

Cratos RTP

The theoretical return to player is 96.70%, leaving a house edge of 3.30%. That figure is a long-run average, not a forecast for one sitting. Live 24-hour or seven-day observed rates are session samples, not the theoretical RTP, and they are omitted here. Check Game Information on Stake to confirm the configuration in front of you.

Cratos Volatility

Volatility is high. At a 1.00 stake a five-of-a-kind 10 pays 0.50 and five Cratos pay 5.00, so regular symbols do not flatten the graph. Sessions are likely to alternate between dry 14-line spins and sudden centre-reel blocks. Buying Meteor Storm or Wrath of Cratos removes any cushion from small base hits.

Cratos Maximum Win

The maximum win is 50,000x the stake: 5,000 at 0.10, or 50,000 at 1.00. The splash repeats MAX WIN 50,000X beside multiplier wilds up to 1,000x and the three bonus games. Reaching that cap would need a high meteor multiplier on premium symbols across connected paylines, most realistically while sticky wilds are growing in Meteor Super or Meteor Epic. Treat 50,000x as the mathematical stop, not a routine target.

Where to Play Cratos Slot Online

The Cratos slot is tagged Only on Stake and runs on Stake Engine, so the place to play is Stake. Open the title for demo play or switch to real money on the same game. If you are opening a Stake account on this path, promo code VIPSPIN7777 is the code to enter.

Set the stake before opening Bonus Buy, because the menu includes 400x, 250x per spin and 1,000x per spin entries. Demo mode shows meteor throws and the three bonus games without putting Wrath of Cratos against the 1,000.00 maximum bet. Real-money play uses the same 96.70% RTP and 50,000x cap.

Cratos Mobile Experience

The slot plays in a mobile browser through Stake, with no separate app or APK. The 5x4 grid, left-to-right stake slider and Cratos figure on the right sit around the reels.

• Play in a modern Android or iOS browser via Stake
• No separate download for the slot
• Left-to-right stake slider and spin on a 5x4 grid
• Demo and real-money modes in the same client
• Full Bonus Buy and Volatility Switch where Stake permits them
• Portrait or landscape layout follows the casino shell

The cracked-earth reel frame and gold wings remain readable in portrait. Lysandra portraits, the winged sword and the purple helmet stay distinct from the card royals.

Graphics, Theme and Sound

Cratos is an ancient Greek war scene rather than a bright Olympus postcard. The reel frame is cracked earth with gold wings. A Parthenon colonnade sits to the left; ships and sea sit to the right under cloudy skies. Cratos stands to the right of the reels as a white-bearded warrior in a red crest, fire meteors in both hands, and throws them onto the centre reels during play. Lysandra appears as redhead portraits among the premiums, alongside a winged sword and a purple winged helmet. Bonus symbols are bowls of red gems labelled BONUS.

The soundtrack is a dramatic war score. Effects sharpen when a meteor block lands, then settle on quieter line evaluates. Colour stays stone, gold, sea and fire. The splash leads on multiplier wilds up to 1,000x, the 50,000x cap and three bonus games.

Is Cratos Slot Worth Playing?

The Cratos slot is for players who like high-volatility payline games on Stake, with a character who plants wilds instead of a reel that drops them. The 96.70% RTP and 50,000x cap are the published hook; meteor blocks from 2x to 1,000x and three 10-spin bonuses are why a session can still jump. Frequent 10 and J payouts will not carry the bankroll.

Pros

• 96.70% theoretical RTP and a 3.30% house edge.
• 50,000x maximum win.
• Multiplier wilds from 2x to 1,000x in 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3 blocks.
• Three 10-spin bonuses with sticky wilds that grow.
• Meteor Super and Meteor Epic raise the meteor floor to 10x.
• Bonus Buy from a 2x Ante through to a 1,000x Wrath of Cratos.
• Demo and real money on Stake, with promo code VIPSPIN7777.

Cons

• High volatility means long dry stretches are part of the design.
• Regular symbol pays are small without a meteor multiplier.
• Wilds never land on their own; reels 1 and 5 never receive meteors.
• Meteor Storm and Wrath of Cratos are expensive 250x and 1,000x per-spin entries.
• Only on Stake, so there is no multi-casino hunt for a different RTP.

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Two other Daedalus titles on this hub share the 96.70% RTP and 50,000x maximum win.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the RTP of the Cratos slot?

The theoretical RTP is 96.70%, with a 3.30% house edge. Live observed session rates are not that figure.

What is the maximum win in Cratos?

The published maximum win is 50,000x the selected stake.

Is Cratos a high-volatility slot?

Yes. Volatility is high. Line pays stay modest unless a meteor wild with a 2x to 1,000x multiplier is in play.

How do you trigger free spins in Cratos?

Three or more comets trigger Meteor Bonus, Meteor Super or Meteor Epic. Each awards 10 free spins with sticky wilds. Extra comets during the round add one spin each.

Does the Cratos slot have a bonus buy?

Yes. Ante Bet costs 2x per spin, Meteor Super and Meteor Mystery cost 400x the bet, Meteor Storm costs 250x per spin, and Wrath of Cratos costs 1,000x per spin.

Where can I play Cratos for real money?

It is Only on Stake. Promo code VIPSPIN7777 is the code on this studio path.

Is there a Cratos demo?

Yes. Demo play is available in the Stake client on the same Stake Engine build as real-money play.

Who developed Cratos?

Cratos was developed by Daedalus. It is a 5x4 video slot with 14 paylines, released 21 August 2026.