Clan Selection Guide

In Monster Train 2 you pick Main + Sub clans. 132 ordered combos exist. Best pairings by playstyle:

By playstyle

Aggro / fast finisher

• Main Hellhorned + Sub Melting Remnant
• Main Hellhorned + Sub Underlegion
• Why: Burnout × Reflame double-scale, pressure from Floor 1.

Sustain / consistency

• Main Awoken + Sub Stygian Guard
• Main Awoken + Sub Railforged
• Why: Spikes/Regen + Frost/machinery, near-zero variance.

Spell-focused

• Main Stygian Guard + Sub Luna Coven
• Main Stygian Guard + Sub Wurmkin
• Why: Magic × Phase / Cycle infinite loops.

Equipment specialist

• Main Lazarus League + Sub Banished
• Main Lazarus League + Sub Railforged
• Why: Stack equipment to absurd levels on a single solo wrecker.

Scaling / late-game

• Main Pyreborne + Sub Wurmkin
• Main Wurmkin + Sub Luna Coven
• Why: Exponential mid-late scaling, late-Cov favored.

Death-trigger synergy

• Main Melting Remnant + Sub Umbra
• Main Umbra + Sub Underlegion
• Why: Death-as-resource maximally exploited.

Order matters

Main clan provides the champion — the single most important card. Pick whichever clan's champion best matches your strategy as Main.

Pairing matrix (excerpt)

Main＼Sub	Hell	Awo	Sty	MR	Umb	Wurm	Und	Ban	Pyre	Laz	Luna	Rail
Hell	×	A	B	S	A	B	A	B	A	A	B	A
Awo	A	×	A	A	B	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Sty	B	A	×	B	A	A	B	B	A	A	S	A
MR	S	A	B	×	S	A	A	B	A	A	A	A

S = top tier, A = strong, B = solid, × = same clan