The Umbra are an odd but incredibly powerful clan that I use as my main support. They offer a greater focus on spells and final blows being the main source for empowering their summons. Your first unlock is the Stygian Guard, who are far more complex than the previous clans.
There is more of an emphasis on buffs powering up their summons when they are the main clan chosen. Next are the Awoken, a group of nature-focused healers and buff givers. First of these are the Hellhorned, who are a damage focused group that use huge health and damage pools to outlast their foes. There are five clans in total including the two starters mentioned previously. Once your Pyre’s HP is down to 0, the run is over and gaining back HP for the Pyre means losing out on making your deck stronger as your run progresses. Once they reach the Pyre, they will attack until the Pyre’s attacks can take them out. You must keep an eye on each floor and make sure defenses are in place-as any enemies not defeated move up a floor after each turn. The various clans, artifacts, and random buffs you encounter each run can lead to wildly different strategies. I typically would place my Champion on the bottom floor and use Buff or Summon Cards to protect them as they powered up in each fight. Enemies typically enter through the first floor, but modifiers can place them anywhere at times to start a fight. Card energy costs and your base energy amounts can vary wildly based on Artifacts, Champions, and cards that you obtain through your run.Ĭombat takes place on 3 main levels and one Pyre level at the top of your train. The energy system is a basic one where each card has an “Ember” count and you start with 3 Embers. They have the most potential and must be protected if you are to have any chance of winning each fight. Everything you do earns you experience and you will quickly have every card, artifact, and clan unlocked if you find the game as engaging as I did.Ĭhampions are “free” 0 energy cards, around which you will build your entire deck. Unlocking new cards, second champions, and new clans are tied to an easy to earn experience system. You start with a clearly defined damage clan and healing and buff focused clan at your disposal. There are 5 clans in total, each with its own distinct advantages in either the main or support roles.
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Your decks are tied to a series of neutral cards and then your choice of a main and support clan of hell. Greater Deck Variety Leads to Massive Replayability There are fewer of them per run so the power of each is substantial in nature. The artifact system is similar to Slay the Spire’s as you obtain items that powerfully customize how the cards in your deck work. Each stop offers up a variety of shops and destinations where you can choose what random elements you want to add to your deck.
Choice comes in the form of two paths per “floor” as you work your way down the levels of Hell. You are on a mission to reignite the flames of Hell with the final Pyre that is stored on the 4 th level of your train.
At times it feels almost too similar, but the added diversity to your decks and more strategic elements helped to make it even more satisfying for me personally. I am a huge fan of Slay the Spire and watching the trailer for Monster Train reminded me heavily of one of the best games in the genre. Originally released earlier in the year on PC, it was a pleasant surprise to see it not only land on the Xbox platform but immediately being accessible on Game Pass. Monster Train is a deck-building rogue-like from developer Good Shephard Entertainment that was shadow dropped onto Xbox One/Series X|S and Game Pass on December 17th, 2020. This game was reviewed on Xbox Series X Slay the Spire with Added Complexity and Choice
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