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All Monster Train 2 clans ranked
Newly released card battler Monster Train 2 has different clans to explore, and not all of them are equally effective. Knowing how the clans and their respective cards work will allow you to win more battles and progress deeper in your runs. Out of the five clans in the game, only two are available at the start. You can work gradually towards unlocking the rest of them by completing in-game achievements, which will allow you to try out new cards. Here's a ranking of all five ranks based on my early in-game impressions of all of them. 5. Underlegion Screenshot via Shiny Shoe I am not a fan of the Underlegion clan, despite its ability to swarm enemies with multiple units. The objective is to use the Funguy on every floor and have more units than the enemies. The core spell cards rely on buffing up the Funguy. Using Propagate will allow your Funguys to apply different effects when they're killed or summoned. There's nothing wrong with the Underlegion cards, but they take a lot of time to power up. You'll have to go all the way in with this clan and unlock the best possible cards to make your life easier. It's better to avoid this clan if you're still learning the different mechanics. 4. Pyreborne Screenshot by Destructoid Pyreborne is an incredibly flexible clan that works on the backbone of Pyregel's ability. This ability causes enemy units to take more damage, and you can stack them as much as you want. While Firestarter applies Firegel on the enemy, your units will do amplified damage in turn. This is a hybrid clan that offers a bit of both offense and defense. The only downside is the amount of time Pyregel takes to build up, and you'll want to use the heavy hitters from Banished to make the most out of this clan. 3. Banished Screenshot by Destructoid I am skewed towards the Banished units because I love how you can move them constantly to build Valor. Valor is the strong point of this clan, as it will buff up your units pretty quickly. This clan can be slightly confusing if you're not playing the right cards at the right time. Many Banished units have the Shift ability, which means the more you move these cards, the more Valor they earn. Earning Valor is key as it will protect your units and also cause more damage in turn (based on the ability of the cards). Since the Banished is one of your two starter clans, you'll find it easier to unlock all the cards to complete the collection. 2. Luna Coven Screenshot via Shiny Shoe The Luna Coven is going to be the first clan to unlock for most of you in Monster Train 2, and the units are extremely strong. This is the best clan if you want to play cards with magical abilities. The cards and their abilities depend on controlling the moon cycles between Full and Half. You'll also want to increase your Conduit stacks, which will raise the power of your spells. While Luna Coven units work great for any playstyle, they're weak to begin with. Hence, I recommend this clan for those who have already spent a few hours mastering the mechanics. Combine this clan with another like the Banished, which offers good defensive measures. 1. Lazarus League Screenshot by Destructoid The Lazarus League is chaos personified in Monster Train 2, as it relies heavily on randomness. However, that factor makes this clan a fun one to use, and your units are almost never going to die. The backbone of this clan is the Reanimate ability, which brings your dead units back to life. Your resurrected units are also going to keep all the buffs alive, making the cards feel like cheat codes in some sense. That said, the cards will have an essence of randomness in how they work, and players who love consistency in terms of in-game effects might not be fans. However, I love using the cards, and it only gets better the more you level up this clan. The post All Monster Train 2 clans ranked appeared first on Destructoid.
Newly released card battler Monster Train 2 has different clans to explore, and not all of them are equally effective.
Knowing how the clans and their respective cards work will allow you to win more battles and progress deeper in your runs. Out of the five clans in the game, only two are available at the start. You can work gradually towards unlocking the rest of them by completing in-game achievements, which will allow you to try out new cards. Here's a ranking of all five ranks based on my early in-game impressions of all of them.
5. Underlegion
I am not a fan of the Underlegion clan, despite its ability to swarm enemies with multiple units. The objective is to use the Funguy on every floor and have more units than the enemies. The core spell cards rely on buffing up the Funguy. Using Propagate will allow your Funguys to apply different effects when they're killed or summoned.
There's nothing wrong with the Underlegion cards, but they take a lot of time to power up. You'll have to go all the way in with this clan and unlock the best possible cards to make your life easier. It's better to avoid this clan if you're still learning the different mechanics.
4. Pyreborne
Pyreborne is an incredibly flexible clan that works on the backbone of Pyregel's ability. This ability causes enemy units to take more damage, and you can stack them as much as you want. While Firestarter applies Firegel on the enemy, your units will do amplified damage in turn.
This is a hybrid clan that offers a bit of both offense and defense. The only downside is the amount of time Pyregel takes to build up, and you'll want to use the heavy hitters from Banished to make the most out of this clan.
3. Banished
I am skewed towards the Banished units because I love how you can move them constantly to build Valor. Valor is the strong point of this clan, as it will buff up your units pretty quickly. This clan can be slightly confusing if you're not playing the right cards at the right time.
Many Banished units have the Shift ability, which means the more you move these cards, the more Valor they earn. Earning Valor is key as it will protect your units and also cause more damage in turn (based on the ability of the cards). Since the Banished is one of your two starter clans, you'll find it easier to unlock all the cards to complete the collection.
2. Luna Coven
The Luna Coven is going to be the first clan to unlock for most of you in Monster Train 2, and the units are extremely strong. This is the best clan if you want to play cards with magical abilities.
The cards and their abilities depend on controlling the moon cycles between Full and Half. You'll also want to increase your Conduit stacks, which will raise the power of your spells. While Luna Coven units work great for any playstyle, they're weak to begin with. Hence, I recommend this clan for those who have already spent a few hours mastering the mechanics. Combine this clan with another like the Banished, which offers good defensive measures.
1. Lazarus League
The Lazarus League is chaos personified in Monster Train 2, as it relies heavily on randomness. However, that factor makes this clan a fun one to use, and your units are almost never going to die. The backbone of this clan is the Reanimate ability, which brings your dead units back to life. Your resurrected units are also going to keep all the buffs alive, making the cards feel like cheat codes in some sense.
That said, the cards will have an essence of randomness in how they work, and players who love consistency in terms of in-game effects might not be fans. However, I love using the cards, and it only gets better the more you level up this clan.
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