Monster Train 2 News

[p]Echoes from the Void is now live! Monster Train 2’s second FREE update is now available across all platforms the game is available! [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]This update features: [/p][p][/p][h3]New Bosses [/h3][p]The Fleshweaver and its Fleshlings, alongside the angelic twins Hallow and Stryx, join the roster of new bosses in Monster Train 2’s second free major content update, Echoes from the Void.
[/p][h3]New Artifacts[/h3][p]Defend the Banished Outpost against Heaven with ten new Artifacts to choose from. [/p][p][/p][h3]Train Cosmetics, Dimensional Challenges, Mutators, and more! [/h3][p]You can enjoy two new room cosmetics for you to enjoy and choose from in the Train Depot. Already mastered all the Dimensional Challenges? Enjoy 22 more in Echoes from the Void! Want more variation in your run? Mix things up with 54 New Mutators! Do note! Some of these may be considered spoilery, so please proceed with caution! [/p][p]
The full Patch Notes, icons, art, and screenshots are all included below for players who want a closer look at Monster Train 2: Echoes from the Void. Please let us know your thoughts either here in the comments or in the official Shiny Shoe Discord server. That’s also where you’ll get reminders for Shiny Shoe events, giveaways, dev-authored community challenges, and more! Want to see concept art and behind-the-scenes tidbits? Subscribe to the Shiny Shoe newsletter.

From the bottom of all our hearts here at Shiny Shoe, thank you so much for playing Monster Train 2: Echoes from the Void and for your incredible support![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Bosses[/h2][p][/p][h3]Fleshweaver & Fleshlings
[/h3][p]Alternate to Arkion in battle 3.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Hallow & Stryx[/h3][p][/p][p]Alternate to Cael in battle 6/[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Fifty-Four Mutators
[/h2][p]All of the 54 new mutators can be used in custom and community runs, and some of them will show up in daily challenges.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Ten New Powerful Artifacts[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Two Room Cosmetics[/h2][p][/p][h3]Rootbound Alcove[/h3][p]Rootbound Alcove adds a rustic feel with wood walls and some undulating vines creeping throughout.[/p][h3][/h3][h3]Dante's Chambers[/h3][p]Add a high-class carriage to your train with Dante’s Chambers[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Run Types Stat Board

[/h2][p][/p][h2]New Dimensional Challenges [/h2][p]We’ve added a second page of Dimensional Challenges, 22 new runs in all, with 54 new mutators added to the game to mix up the new challenge runs.

Quality of Life Update: When leaving a Dimensional Challenge, the game will return to the Dimensional Portal and select the challenge in-progress instead of returning directly to the Outpost.[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][h2]4 New Events[/h2][p]We have added four new Celestial Alcove events with fresh gameplay twists to mix up your runs.[/p][p][/p][h3]Event #1: The Soulforge[/h3][h3][/h3][h3]Event #2: The Reliquary[/h3][h3][/h3][h3]Event #3: The Beacon[/h3][h3][/h3][h3] Event #4: Lifemother's Remnant[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Pyreborne Changes[/p]

1. [p]Fenix killing himself with activated ability will now trigger Conjure effects.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Luna Coven Changes[/p]

1. [p]Fixed Dusk Mantle not properly enabling Moon mechanics when acquired when playing clans other than Luna Coven.[/p]
2. [p]Fixed Heavenfall doing only 60 damage instead of 80 in certain cases.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Underlegion Changes[/p]

1. [p]Fixed Emot Tome incorrectly copying cost bonus from Ancient Roots onto its Ephemeral duplicate card.[/p]
2. [p]Unearth Treasure wording changed from "Draw a random spell from your consume pile..." >>> "Return a random spell from your consume pile..." due to 'draw' being inaccurate to what the card is actually doing.[/p]
3. [p]Fixed an issue with Funguy incorrectly resetting equipment cooldowns when adding Troop stacks.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Clanless Changes[/p]

1. [p]Titanite no longer reduces piercing damage.[/p]
2. [p]Changed Dominion Titan's Resolve effect to skip over units with Stasis instead of failing against them.[/p]
3. [p]Changed interaction between Stasis and cards with Spawn to still increase Troop size.[/p]
4. [p]Changed interaction between Stasis and Unstable so that units in Stasis will not be killed by Unstable since they're not supposed to take damage.[/p]
5. [p]Changed interaction between Stasis and Captain's Halo / Martyr's Signet so they will skip over units in Stasis who can't technically be "targeted" by the artifacts, and will instead apply their bonus to the next unit in line.[/p]
6. [p]Made Rooms no longer apply direct bonuses to units in Stasis to resolve inconsistency where some rooms were applying bonuses and some weren't, and to better match behavior in comparison to AOE spells and abilities that also omit Stasis units.[/p]
7. [p]Fixed bug where cards that would transfer statuses like Balmabello would include Stasis units in their transfer.[/p]
8. [p]Fixed Split Anvil artifact not applying if it is acquired before Ancient Roots artifact.[/p]
9. [p]Made Entropic Growth cards resolve their upgrades simultaneously, speeding up the end of turn animation.[/p]
10. [p]Fixed Frontload mutator saying it will add +20 ember next turn, even though the ember was already added before the deployment phase.[/p]
11. [p]Made Twinstone remove itself when its Spellchain trait is removed, to make the remaining card text and tooltips less confusing on the copied card.[/p]

[p][/p][p]General Bug Fixes & Text Clarification[/p]

1. [p]Fixed Echo Vault not correctly previewing unit Incant effects for its recast spell.[/p]
2. [p]Fixed bug where combining the Graft event and Red Crown events could lead to a unit having two equipment on at once.[/p]
3. [p]Fixed an Overgrowth Carapace bug allowing upgrade to apply to a unit's card when the spawned unit was no longer eligible.[/p]
4. [p]Fixed cards that copy themselves which are then upgraded with Spellchain causing copies to go to the discard pile with Ephemeral applied to them.[/p]
5. [p]Fixed some artifacts not working correctly in Endless Mode.[/p]
6. [p]Fixed Purified Soul Shard artifact and Savage Shackles blight modifying combined unit card cost incorrectly.[/p]
7. [p]Fixed a bug with X cost spells upgraded with Holystone when recast by Echo Vault.[/p]
8. [p]Fixed Titan of Dominion floating above floor when viewed from floor below.[/p]
9. [p]Fixed bug where several passive abilities would not function while a unit is in Stasis.[/p]
10. [p]Fixed undiscovered enemy silhouette in logbook not being shown for multi-variant enemies.[/p]
11. [p]Removed run type counter stats from end run comparison/highlight. No more new records for doing one more run than before. This information is still in the logbook though.[/p]
12. [p]Added missing sounds for some spells, status effects, and equipment.[/p]
13. [p]Fixed a few glitches in event art where objects weren't sorting correctly.[/p]
14. [p]Fixed boss trials sometimes showing duplicate trigger tooltips.[/p]
15. [p]Updated Piercing tooltip to reflect it also ignores Titanskin.[/p]
16. [p]Fixed Historian event not telling Russian players what artifact they will lose in the first event option.[/p]
17. [p]Fixed Dimensional Portal title label overflowing outside the box in Russian.[/p]
18. [p]Integrated a number of Chinese, Russian, and German text suggestions.[/p]
19. [p]Fixed missing artist attribution on a few cards.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]MAJOR SPOILERS WARNING!![/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Past this point are the patch notes that contain spoilers for content after unlocking 6 pyre hearts. Please only keep scrolling if you are alright with this.[/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p][/p][p]Awoken Changes[/p]

1. [p]Fixed an Awoken card param swap text issue in Korean, Japanese, and Spanish.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Stygian Guard Changes[/p]

1. [p]Fixed text on card Offering Monument shrinking too much.[/p]
2. [p]Fixed an undo failure related to Offering Token.[/p]
3. [p]Fixed an undo failure related to Drain.[/p]
4. [p]Fixed undo of Echo Vault with Offering Token showing choice at start of turn.[/p]
5. [p]Excluded cards that can't have their damage upgraded in shop (ones that damage the pyre) from Tethys's Runespeak ability, and Gifts for a Guard spell.[/p]

[p]Umbra Changes[/p]

1. [p]Teeth of Gold artifact now does Piercing damage.[/p]
2. [p]Fixed the strongest tier of Blazing Bolts erroneously dealing damage 5 times instead of 4.[/p]

[p]Melting Remnant Changes[/p]

1. [p]Fixed Hallowed Halls failing to put cards back in the Consumed pile if the units die while being spawned. Originally reported in the context of Curse of Friendly Fire endless mode artifact.[/p]
2. [p]Fixed a bug when activating the Worthy Sacrifice ability on Legion of Wax wouldn't work.[/p]

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[p]Echoes from the Void is launching soon on November 5th, 2025 and will include two new room cosmetics and for you to enjoy and choose from in the Train Depot. Personalize your journey with the Rootbound Alcove and Dante’s Chambers, both of which you can see for the first time below!

In addition, Echoes from the Void will have new challenges and strategic possibilities with ten powerful new Artifacts to master.

Continue reading for a first look at the Room Cosmetics and Artifacts coming to Monster Train 2 on November 5th, 2025![/p][h2]
Room Cosmetics[/h2][p][/p][h3]Rootbound Alcove[/h3][p]
Something grows from behind the walls of the Skull Crusher. Vines twist and push into the train.. They are the roots of something unknowable, incomprehensible, beyond the scope of our wildest imaginations. What are they searching for? What whispers from where the roots grow? Perhaps the cosmic horrors of the void were growing beneath our feet this whole time.

[/p][h3]Dante's Chambers[/h3][p]
Take a seat by the fireplace and immerse yourself in the dark elegance of Dante’s Chambers. With the intricate details and subtle accents, Dante’s personal room is befitting of his character. But who is Dante? Whose skull does he keep on his side table? Do you think he'll be mad if he discovers all of these horrible monsters have been fighting all over his freshly shampooed rugs?

[/p][p]Excited to add some flair to your runs? Both the Rootbound Alcove and Dante's Chambers will both be available in Echoes from the Void for free on November 5th!

Next, please continue reading for a first look at the ten new Artifacts coming soon to Monster Train 2![/p][p][/p][h2]Ten Powerful Artifacts[/h2][p][/p][h3]Departure Manifest[/h3][p][/p][p]The Skull Crusher's manifest, a grim tome bound in the hides of fallen foes, meticulously records every warrior who dares to march against the celestial legions of Heaven. This clanless artifact transforms non-banner units, granting them Deployable.[/p][h3]
Void Fragment[/h3][p][/p][p]Through a mysterious, unknown magic, a sliver of the great darkness from which the Titans emerged has been confined within an orb. At the end of the entire battle, this Artifact allows players to purge a card immediately.
[/p][h3]Judge’s Scales[/h3][p][/p][p]An item from Herzal’s past, this artifact has mysteriously made its way into the hands of Hell’s soldiers. During the Deployment Phase, discard any number of cards. Then, this Artifact draws that same number of cards to the player’s hand.[/p][p][/p][h3]Crystallized Wing[/h3][p][/p][p]Encased in crystal, a wing from Heaven has long puzzled archivists, who wonder if it belonged to a lost Angel or something more mysterious. This Artifact gives Permafrost to cards that cost three or more Ember.[/p][h3]
Abyssal Prism [/h3][p][/p][p]A distorted mirrored object that distorts and reveals what the holder most fears. The first time each turn you target a friendly unit with a spell, non-move effects also hit all other friendly units on the floor.
[/p][h3]The Three Lifemother’s Artifacts[/h3][p] [/p][h3]Lifemother's Seed[/h3][p] [/p][p][/p][h3]Lifemother's Bloom [/h3][p] [/p][p][/p][h3]Lifemother's Remnant [/h3][p] [/p][p]A horrid plant emerges from the earth. Each artifact offers a different opportunity to create a permanent copy of a card to your deck. Players will have to roll the dice and decide if they wish to continue and get a potentially higher reward, or take the option before them. [/p][p][/p][p]The first option, Lifemother’s Seed, creates a permanent copy of a random non-champion card in your deck. [/p][p][/p][p]The second option, Lifemother’s Bloom, creates a permanent copy of a non-champion card in your deck. [/p][p][/p][p]The third option, Lifemother’s Remnant, creates a permanent copy of the first non-champion card played each turn.[/p][p][/p][h3]Pact of the First Armageddon[/h3][p][/p][p]A relic from the time of the First Armageddon, this artifact only offers selections from your allied clan. [/p][p][/p][h3]Shardsoul[/h3][p][/p][p]The most mysterious and (perhaps) powerful of the ten newest Artifacts, the Shardsoul grants an extra ember per turn, one more ember during the Deployment Phase, an increase in capacity on each floor, and draws an extra card each turn. An incredible artifact, if you can find it![/p][p]
With these powerful new artifacts, Echoes from the Void promises to shake up your strategies and test your deckbuilding prowess. Is there an Artifact that you just can't wait to use in a run? Let us know in the #mt2-future-content-chat channel in the official Shiny Shoe Discord server!

We hope you’re as excited as we are for Monster Train 2: Echoes from the Void, the second FREE content update launching on November 5th, 2025! This is the last sneak peek on Steam but, if you want to get a spooky look at the boss designs that never were, please subscribe to our newsletter, which will be sent out on October 31st!

See you on November 5th! [/p]

From the skies above Heaven come a pair of powerful Angels, each corrupted by a Titan’s power. Stryx, a feral warrior all too eager to accept Savagery’s terrible power, and her stoic brother, Hallow, changed forever by the unrelenting force of Entropy.

To defeat both, players will need to balance precision and timing to survive their combined attacks.

[h3]Stryx, Savagery’s brutal servant[/h3]
Fueled by a primal love for violence, Stryx patrols each floor, ascending from the first to the third before cycling back down again. With a frenzied multi-attack, she is the offensive half of the duo and will keep players on their toes while they deal with her brother.

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[h3]Hallow, Entropy’s reluctant warrior[/h3]

Looming at the edges of the battle, Hallow is a massive, inevitable threat. He enchants enemy units on the floors he touches, twisting the weakest of enemies into empowered threats. This enchantment can also apply to Stryx, should the two ever occupy the same floor.

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[h3]A Vengeful Battle [/h3]

The fight itself is a balance between dealing with the threat before you and the looming threat ahead. Defeat one angelic twin early and the other becomes immensely stronger. Pick your poison and choose which twin you’d rather face in a relentless state, or else you might end up facing their combined might!

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Prepare your strategy to defeat these two new foes coming to Monster Train 2 in Echoes from the Void! To learn more about the angelic twin bosses and see early concept designs, sign-up for the Shiny Shoe newsletter. Want to talk directly to the devs during our new AMA events? Join the Shiny Shoe server here.

We hope you’re just as excited as we are for the release of Echoes from the Void. Thank you so much for playing Monster Train 2 and for supporting the Shiny Shoe team!

[p]There is no respite for the angels of Heaven as the reach of the Titans goes beyond the cold defeat of Death. Fleshlings are transformed, stitched together by Dominion’s forbidden power into a horrifying amalgam of flesh, wings, and soul fragments. [/p][h3]A Battle of Attrition[/h3][p]
The fight against the Fleshweaver is all about carving its mass down to size. With each hit, a piece of its form breaks away and fights back. The Fleshweaver weakens as it loses mass, but your train risks becoming completely overrun!

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[/p][h3]Strategy Meets Survival[/h3][p]
Do you chip away at the Fleshweaver early, and deal with its spawns right away, or take care of the first wave of enemies and face his full force later? These are the questions players will have to ask themselves when facing the newest boss coming to Monster Train 2.

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[/p][h3]A Questions of Not If but When[/h3][p]
Your health is a resource, use it wisely to survive to the Relentless Phase, when the Fleshweaver can no longer shed bodies from its mass. Would you rather risk a horde of Undying Wretches at your Pyreheart, or contend with the Fleshweaver’s full might?

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The Fleshweaver joins the roster of new bosses in Monster Train 2’s second major content update: Echoes from the Void, coming soon to Steam and all platforms Monster Train 2 is available.

Want to stay in the loop and see behind-the-scenes designs for the Fleshweaver? Subscribe to the Shiny Shoe mailing list! The next newsletter will show off some early concepts for the Fleshweaver.

Want to talk to other players or ask the Shiny Shoe devs questions during our server exclusive AMA events? Hop into the official Shiny Shoe server here. There, you’ll also get reminders for future streams.

Finally, thank you all for your passion, feedback, and support as we continue building Monster Train 2. We hope you’re as excited for Echoes from the Void as we are and keep an eye out for more sneak peeks in the near future!


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[p]Hey everybody!

Recently revealed by PC Gamer in an exclusive interview with Shiny Shoe game designer Colin Krausnick, Echoes from the Void will launch on November 5th! The battle to save Heaven from the Titans’ corruption continues in Echoes from the Void! In Monster Train 2’s second major content update, more terrifying enemies than ever before crawl from the ravages of Heaven towards the Banished Outpost.
[/p][p][/p][p]In the upcoming weeks, we’ll reveal Echoes from the Void sneak peeks. Keep an eye out for posts here on Steam that reveal all about…[/p][h3]
Two New Bosses[/h3][p]More formidable than ever, Echoes from the Void will have two new bosses, each with unique mechanics and fresh opportunities for a bit of chaos to your run.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Dimensional Challenges[/h3][p]A new wave of Dimensional Challenges will soon be available in Monster Train 2! Test your mastery beyond the reaches you’ve ever had before and test your mettle against these challenges that are even harder than ever. [/p][p][/p][h3]55 New Mutators[/h3][p]Your runs are about to get a bit more interesting and your Daily Challenge a lot more wild with 55 new Mutators! Mix up your runs, give yourself the edge you need to fight a particularly difficult boss, or just want to test your skills, these mutators will have something for every Monster Train 2 fan.[/p][p][/p][h3]Unique New Artifacts [/h3][p]Echoes from the Void brings ten new artifacts to your repertoire, with some dropping via brand new random events and encounters.. We’ll dive much deeper into these powerful new artifacts and the gameplay change-ups they bring in an upcoming blog post.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Stats Leaderboard[/h3][p]Echoes from the Void will introduce new ways to track stats, compare personal bests, and prove who amongst your peers are proper Pyre Heart protectors or puny Pyre Heart posers.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Train Cosmetics[/h3][p]Want to add a little bit of flair to your run? Echoes from the Void will have two new train cosmetics to choose from![/p][h3]
We’re Just Getting Started[/h3][p]We hope you’re just as excited as we are for Echoes from the Void! Can’t wait? Subscribe to the Shiny Shoe newsletter for more behind the scenes tidbits and a look at Echoes from the Void concept art. Also, don’t forget to join the Shiny Shoe Discord server to participate in exclusive events like our most recent AMA event with Concept Artist Genevieve Bega!

Finally, thank you so much for supporting the Shiny Shoe team and for playing Monster Train 2! Without you, we would not be able to do what we love.[/p]