The Punished, the second paid expansion for Monster Train 2, arrived November 10 alongside a base-game patch. Shiny Shoe introduces two champions, Archus and Zariel, and a clan built to benefit from damaging its own units. The DLC requires the base game, as the developer’s Steam listing explains.
What the Monolith costs during a fight
The Monolith turns a choice in the current battle into a benefit later in the run. Offer Tribute by spending Ember and discarding cards. That builds Devotion, which strengthens certain cards and gives newly summoned units stacks of Zeal. Zeal increases both attack and maximum health.
The trade-off is immediate. A card discarded for Tribute cannot be played that turn, and the Ember spent on it is no longer available for a summon or spell. How much to invest depends on whether the train can survive the current fight.
The paid clan and the base-game patch
Shiny Shoe lists the expansion at US$7.99 and details the accompanying changes in its official patch and clan announcements. On PS5, the base game is also among November’s PlayStation Plus monthly games. The clan expansion is a separate purchase.
