Tips and Tricks | Monster Train 2 Beginner Guide — *Image Credits: Shiny Shoe, Monster Train 2*

Monster Train 2 throws a lot at you early, especially if you skipped the first game. But don’t worry... This guide keeps things simple, and you'll be crushing angel armies in no time.

Learn by Failing, Fast

Read cards, mess up, learn anyway

Monster Train 2 has a ton of keywords and mechanics that won’t make sense until you use them wrong. That’s normal.

Just read every card, buff, and passive the first time you see it, even if it doesn’t stick.

Keep experimenting with units, card combos, and upgrades. Once you mess up enough, the game starts to click.

Stick With Fel Early On

The Banished are your easy-mode

Your first runs let you pick between two starter clans. Pick The Banished as your main and use Fel. Her Valor mechanic lets you scale into massive damage, fast.

Fenix from The Pyreborne is fine, but Fel will carry your early runs more consistently.

Don’t Touch Difficulty Yet

Stay on Covenant 0

The game wants you to try harder modes right away. Don’t. Stick with the base difficulty until you’re regularly winning runs.

There's no need to make things harder before you understand room placement, card timing, and synergy.

Get Unit Positioning Right

Tank up front, damage in back

Your units fight on 3 floors. Always block with high HP units and stack your high damage cards behind them. Champions like Fel usually go up top so they can ramp up power before enemies reach them.

Room space is limited, so plan ahead.

Use Spells to Pick Off Enemies

Clear junk units early

Cards like Firestarter let you deal small damage from your hand before the enemies attack. These low-damage spells are great for removing weak enemies that would otherwise block your big hits.

Don’t underestimate how useful 1 or 2 damage can be early in a fight.

Restart and Undo Are Fine

It’s built into the game

Made a mistake? Hit Undo or Restart Turn. These aren’t cheats. They’re tools the devs gave you. Use them, learn, and improve.

Only Enable Trials Early Game

Risk is fine... but not stupid

You’ll get Trial offers before fights. These give extra gold if you win tougher battles. For your first few runs, only take them in the first 1 or 2 fights.

Late-game Trials can wreck your whole run if you're not ready.

Shop After You Explore

Don’t spend first

At each stop between battles, you'll pick a path with different bonuses. Always check for new units or cards first before spending gold on upgrades.

You don’t want to waste gold upgrading a weak card you replace 10 seconds later.

Always Choose Artifact Routes

Artifacts = broken buffs

If you see a route with a free Artifact, go for it. They’re permanent passive upgrades that can give massive advantages like extra card draw, more energy, or busted Valor boosts.

Second-best option is the Merchant of Steel for unit upgrades.

Keep Your Deck Lean

Less is more

Too many cards means you draw your good stuff less often. Pay to remove bad or weak cards whenever you can.

Once you upgrade past the starter Stewards, get rid of them to avoid clogging your draws.

Build Around a Strategy

Synergy wins

The best decks revolve around one or two ideas, like stacking Pyregel or boosting multi-strike units. If a new card doesn’t match what you’re doing... skip it.

You even get bonus gold for skipping card choices, so there’s no reason to grab every card.