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Expert Challenges are a special game setting for standard runs in Monster Train, in which a specific set of Mutators is selected for the players to win with. Clans can be chosen by the player, but Covenant Rank is locked to Rank 25Covenant. Expert challenges can be used to complete logbook entries, such as card masteries and clan combination victories, but will not affect any Win streaks

Unlocking Expert Challenges[]

Expert Challenges are unlocked the first time the player wins a standard run on Covenant Rank 25.

Expert Challenges[]

Monster Train[]

Expert Challenges
Name Description Mutators
Controlled Chaos Start with a random deck and you can duplicate cards at merchants. Come Prepared Buying Power
Stewardship Start with powered-up Train Stewards but pay for it with a Tithe. At Your Service Tithe
Spellcraft A smaller hand, no discarding, and cheaper spells mean you need to make the most out of your cards. Small Hands Cheap Trick Magic Hand
True Champion You don't have a Champion and Dante will help you out instead. Fallen Champion Dante's Comedy
Overcharged Your Pyre can't take damage or you lose, but on the bright side, you have extra ember and capacity. Final Shard Burn Bright Mansion
Evil Eyes Your units have Permadeath and Heartless - but on the bright side everything has googly eyes? Permadeath Hollow Googly Eyes
Arcane Focus You get fewer coins and your units are Dazed for two turns, but use spell weakness to your advantage and you might still win. Tithe Arcane Allergy Starry Suffering
Corrosive Cash All units take damage at end of turn, and your units taking damage loses you money. Toss in all units have Multistrike for fun. Acid Rain Bleeding Cash Strike Hard
Pre-Loaded Cards have one upgrade slot and it's already filled. No Fluff Upgraded Drafts
Pure Chance Volatile Gauge, pre-determined paths, and a random Champion. May you be blessed. Broken Valve One Track Mind A New Challenger
Round and Round Spells hit random targets and units change spots every turn. Volatile Spells Musical Chairs
No Champion No Problem Your Champion is gone, but use the extra starter unit banners along with double triggers to win anyway. Fallen Champion Luxury in Limbo Highly Reactive
Dangerous Minds All your units count as all subtypes and you'll double your drafts, but the enemy units have Haste, so you better get the most out of it. Hivemind Levity Two for One
Extra Pain Train Minor bosses have Stealth, you start with Deadweights, and enemies have Spikes. Yeah, there's nothing good about this one. Ninja Training Pain Train Heavy
Fragile Collection The first unit you play every turn has Fragile, but there's extra Collectors and extra upgrade slots to make up for how annoying that is. Sacrificial Return on Investment Zoom, Enhance
Homework Prove that you can win once with no combat previews. The Math Challenge
Steward Stack Powered-up Stewards that you won't want to play. At Your Service A Simple Plan
Largest Lads Everything is big and getting dragged down. You can also upgrade them even more. Gravity Big Chungus Zoom, Enhance
Stealthiest Bosses Adding Duality to the Ninja Training mutator just so bosses can't get hit. Ninja Training Duality
Blighted Existence Sorry. Heavy Junked Up Magic Hand

The Last Divinity[]

requires The Last Divinity (DLC)

Expert Challenges
Name Description Mutators
Brains Over Brawn Your champion isn't up for a fight, but they know plenty of card tricks. Armchair General Magic Hand Two for One
Truer Champion You don't have a Champion and Heph will help you out instead. If I had a Hammer Fallen Champion
Make It Count You start with more cards and Ember, but your Pyre is Fragile. Come Prepared Early Lead Final Shard
The Hero We Need Your champion is amazing! Your spells... not so much. My True Form Arduous Arcana
War is Hell Their forces are strong and grow ever stronger. Fortunately, your troops aren't too shabby either. Hero's Burden The Elite Brawl

Unlocks[]

Playing Expert Challenges counts towards single player progress, such as unlocking cards or clans. Winning 15 Expert Challenges also unlocks a Card Frame and winning 25 Expert Challenges with a divine victory unlocks another Card Frame in The Last Divinity (DLC).

History[]

See: Version History 15 Expert Challenges were added in Wild Mutations and further updates added more.

Version Changes
1.1.2 The first 15 Expert Challenges were added.
1.2.5 5 more Expert Challenges were added to a total of 20.
2.0.0 5 more Expert Challenges were added for owners of The Last Divinity (DLC) to a total of 25.
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