Monster Train 2: All Champions, Ranked

Monster Train 2 brings a whole new roster of clans and champions that completely shake up the game. You’ve got five brand-new clans to explore, each featuring two unique champions with their own unique mechanics and strategies. While each champion has its own share of strengths and weaknesses, some stand out above the rest because of how simple they are to execute.

Each of the new champions in Monster Train 2 brings something new to the table. From summoning armies of minions to stacking debuffs on bosses right from the start, the game gives you plenty of freedom to experiment. Feel free to try out all of them and see what feels best for your specific playstyle. In this guide, we’ll break down and rank all the champions in Monster Train 2 so you know exactly which ones are worth your time.

Unlocking Champion Cards in Monster Train 2

Monster Train 2 features five new clans that you need to unlock by completing certain tasks. You’ll unlock the first champion as soon as you unlock the clan. To get the second one, you’ll have to earn XP and reach Level 5.

This guide will only focus on the champions for the new clans in Monster Train 2, not the returning clans that need to be unlocked using Pyrehearts.

Fel

Fel, from the Banished clan, is the first champion you get to play with in Monster Train 2. Despite being the starter champion, he’s still one of the strongest in the game, with the ability to carry you through all covenant ranks. Fel’s playstyle revolves around stacking Valor to gain both damage and armor, allowing you to outlast and out-damage enemies. With Multistrike right out of the gate and abilities that grant Valor on Shift or increase your allies’ health and damage, you can’t go wrong with him.

As an allied clan champion, Fel gives you the Just Cause spell, which applies 2 Valor to a unit. The unit also advances to the front of the room, allowing you to trigger Shift abilities from your other units.

Fel’s upgrade paths are as follows

Bolete the Guillotine

If you’re a fan of minion-based playstyle, then Bolete the Guillotine is the perfect champion for you. As the first unlockable champion in Underlegion, he uses Funguy spawners to trigger different effects and control the battlefield through sheer numbers.

With Bolete the Guillotine, it’s all about controlling the floors by constantly adding more units and buffing them up. His base stats are decent, and he synergizes well with just about any other clan champion as an ally. The constant reinforcement of units lets you soften up enemies before they reach the top floor, where your champion finishes them off.

When used as an allied clan champion, Bolete the Guillotine gives you the Eager Conscript spell card, which spawns a Funguy on a floor of your choosing. When combined with other cards from this clan, this spell becomes extremely powerful for board control.

Bolete the Guillotine’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Lady Gilda

Lady Gilda is the second unlockable champion in the Pyreborn clan, and follows a similar minion-based playstyle using Bloated Whelps. She is a versatile champion with a variety of mechanics you can explore depending on your starting upgrade path. She can be a DPS powerhouse with the Gildmother and Bloat Matron paths, or focus more on economy with her Lady Avarice upgrade path, allowing you to rack up tons of Gold to upgrade your deck. This flexibility makes her incredibly strong in different situations and covenant ranks.

As an allied clan champion, she grants you the Bloated Whelp unit card. The Whelp costs only 1 ember to deploy, and comes with the Indigestion ability that deals 1 damage to all enemies on the floor. It’s perfect for clearing weak enemies at the back of the room.

Lady Gilda’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Arduhn

Arduhn is the second champion you can unlock in Luna Coven, and he uses the power of Megablade to gain attack damage from Conduit stacks. He comes with decent stats and can hold his own at the front of a room, making him a reliable frontline fighter. Arduhn can play either as a damage dealer or support, depending on the upgrade path you choose. Arduhn is a versatile champion, and if you manage to stack Magic Power on his floor, he can accumulate enough damage to take out a boss all on his own.

As an allied clan champion, he grants the Moon Ritual spell, which applies 1 Conduit to friendly units. While it isn’t the most useful spell when you’re not using Magic Power, with champions like Lord Fenix or Orechi, it can synergize well.

Arduhn’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Lord Fenix

Players will be able to unlock Lord Fenix pretty early in their Monster Train 2 journey. The champion has a straightforward design that uses Pyregel from spells and unit cards to boost the damage he deals to enemies. He also has a spell called Fenix Fire, which deals damage to a single enemy unit while applying Pyregel to all enemy units in the room.

Similar to Fel, once built correctly, Lord Fenix will be able to dish out incredible levels of damage in a single hit. However, it takes a while for him to start dealing significant damage. Since his base stats are pretty low, playing at higher covenant ranks with this champion becomes quite difficult without proper support.

As an allied clan champion, Lord Fenix gives you the Firestarter Spell. The spell deals 1 damage and applies 2 Pyregel to the target, making it perfect for stacking up Pyregel on the boss.

Lord Fenix’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Ekka

Ekka from Luna Coven is perfect for players who like building their deck around spell cards. This champion wields the power of Mooncycle and Conduit to deal massive damage with each spell. Add that with all the high-damage spells available to the clan, and she can rush bosses long before the game reaches the relentless phase.

Ekka’s biggest weakness is her low health pool, meaning you always need to have a unit in front of her to tank damage. When you go all-in on magic power and use your spell cards to do most of the fighting, Ekka is one of the best champions in the game. However, as a standalone damage dealer, she falls short compared to other options.

When used as an allied clan champion, she gives you the Witchweave spell card. It costs 0 ember and can be used to snipe out enemy units at the back of the room or heal up your troops. It can also be buffed with Conduit, making it an excellent tool to have in your deck, regardless of your primary clan.

Ekka’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Baron Grael

Baron Grael from the Lazarus League focuses on buffing equipped units and equipment cards. All of his upgrade paths come with decent offensive and defensive stats, and the buffs he provides are extremely powerful when utilized correctly. Lazarus League has numerous Assistant cards that, once killed, drop an equipment card you can use on the next turn. This mechanic complements Baron Grael’s overall design, allowing you to stack tons of damage across all of your units in all three rooms.

As an allied clan champion, Baron Grael gives you the Erratic Assistant unit card. It comes with the Scissor Hands graft, which gives the equipped unit additional attack damage. With unit-heavy decks, this is a great champion to have as an ally.

Baron Grael’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Orechi

Orechi is one of the most versatile champions in terms of how you can set up a build in Monster Train 2. Orechi’s main gimmick is his Mix spell card, which lets you roll for spell cards that provide Lifesteal, Rage, Unstable, Reanimate, and other powerful effects. The only reason Orechi isn’t rated higher on this list is because of the RNG factor. However, once you figure out how to play the champion effectively, you’ll be setting up for the long game by stacking Infusion cards until the boss spawns.

As an allied clan champion, Orechi grants the Mix spell card, allowing you to apply all the buffs and debuffs that come with it to your main clan.

Orechi’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Madame Lionsmane

Madame Lionsmane is similar to Lord Fenix, with a playstyle revolving around building up debuff stacks. Instead of Pyregel, she uses a status effect called Decay that applies a damaging debuff to enemy units. Similar to Bolete the Guillotine, Madame Lionsmane can also work with summons. However, her base stats aren’t as high, and she plays more as a backline support than a damage-dealing tank.

As an allied clan champion, she gives you the Sporetouch spell, which lets you apply Decay to a target. It’s a decent card, and if you want to include other Underlegion cards in your deck along with some good debuffs, she can serve you well.

Madam Lionsmane’s upgrade paths are as follows:

Talos

Talos plays more like a support unit than a traditional champion. She has the Flight ability, which lets her move to any targeted location across all floors, giving her incredible positioning flexibility. Her upgrade path abilities let her apply different buffs to allied units. While she doesn’t deal as much damage on her own, with the proper deck setup, you can stack significant damage and health on your units. With allied clans that have strong units, like Bolete the Guillotine from Underlegion, she can be an extremely effective support champion.

When used as an allied clan champion, she grants you the Inspire ability, which applies Valor to friendly units. Unlike Fel’s Just Cause, this one doesn’t push the unit to the front of the room, allowing you to keep your room setup exactly as you want it.

Talos’s upgrade paths are as follows: