A New Faction Awakens! | Monster Train (Episode 2) 

I am witnessing esport legend NL put his tank in the back line. Chat plz hold me

Nl: Gets a tank as a champion that does damage when healed Nl: Put the tank behind his damage dealers

NL! Imp takes only one "space" on level, you can put units up to 5 "spaces" so you can have your champion (2 spaces) + another unit (with 2 spaces) and imp on same level!!! It pains me that you didn't play imp at 18:18

"i learned i gotta put my tank in front", first play of the game he puts the tank in the back lol

Not gonna lie, this game is really fun to watch while at the same time learning about the game.

The day NL realizes you can play an imp along with 2 regular units I'm going to pog out.

"This unit benefits a great deal from being healed." "I don't want to use heals for anything other than this unit" *consistently puts other units in front of it to protect it from taking damage* I love you, egg, but what the hell man

Oh boy, Monster Tries, my favorite series.

"I want a tankier unit to protect our champion" Plz, my egg, he is very sick.

So, NL has internalised that one can only put up 2 units on each row, disregarding the energy each unit takes up. :b

I've gone from seeing this game and thinking "its just a gimmick" to wishlisting the game and sharing it with my friends all because of NLs ability to sell anything. Thanks for the great series and keep it up brother

I remember when NL would say "hey" before "everybody"

Since everybody else covered the thing with the champion, I'll just remind you that Sting is this game's equivalent of shiv. You had some in the first episode, 0 cost, 10 damage to the front enemy. You were just extremely unfortunate to not come across any of the effects that give you stings.

It literally tells you if a unit will die or not in the attack phase, there is no "i dont think it will live". It either will, or it wont, and it shows you so clearly.

Bro the POGS/s in this series has reached never before seen levels.

Dear lord seeing old videos of people learning the game...really is just, wow, seeing the welder helper being not placed down twice on daedulus...its a one capacity, u have one spareeee.. But can’t wait to watch more

This is honestly my favorite series right now, I can't wait to get this game. Thanks for making me aware of it!

15:55 NL, who uses a tank champion: "I want tankier unit to protect our champion" Oh how like you NL 🤣

Hey NL, you can place more than two monsters on the floor. The resource above their head is how much space you use. For example, the champion takes 2 spots so you can also have a steward and an imp. The welder imp took 1 space and the steward took 2 for a total of 5. This can be increased by the choice that gives you energy, cards, or space.

Northerlion changing the meta of all mmorpgs puting the tank behind the dps, truly an innovator

20:00 the welder helper costs only 1 capacity, so fits next to the two demon lords, doesn't it?

Honesty kinda glad you got bodied in this episode, knowing that things can go wrong quickly is gonna make for a much better viewing experience

It is fun how he looked at his "cheat sheet" in order not to forget to thank the people for support. It's the egg we all know and love putting the effort to show his appreciation for his viewers xD

I discovered this game from your video of it, downloaded the demo, and have already played 7 hours of the demo. Amazing game, so glad to see it as a series!

Hes the greatest salesman of all time. I have to buy this game now. Just so I can play 3 units on every floor and place my tanks in front.

the amount of slay the spire PTSD im getting is unreal and yet im pogged out of my mind

Can't wait to see him completely master the game within the next 300+ episodes, I'm along for the ride!

Man, what a fascinating game. With the Lets Look At and Episode 1 I was thinking that this game's strength was mostly in it's visual aesthetic and presentation but I really think this episode demonstrates that there is a LOT of nuance as far as unit positioning, buff placement, card draw, and upgrade paths. As sad as I was to see Eden go, I really love watching and learning along as NL teases out the nuance in games like this.

This is my favourite new series of the year! It is a great deck building roguelite! It’s absolutely encouraged me to buy this when it comes out!

NL: "we don't have a tanky unit to protect the warrior" ME (red in the face and yelling at the screen): "Your champion! YOUR CHAMPION!"

Dude I friggin love this game so much, bought the game and played a bit myself and now coming back to watch all of these.

NL...you could’ve put the imp in any floor with one capacity left. It could’ve gone with both of the demons on the same floor for example. :/ you’ll figure it out eventually.

NL: “I should protect my tanky units with my attack units!”

I have been so excited for another episode! I hope this series goes on as long as Slay the Spire

even with me having knowledge of this game, this is still super enjoyable to watch. yes, NL repeatedly placed his tank in the back; so what! we're still in the beginning of the series, watching NL learn the mechanics and figure stuff out if at least half of the fun!

i wasn't sure if anything could fill the eden shaped void in my heart but this is doing it. hope the algorithm treats you the same !

I know that deckbuilders are NLs kryptonite but the way he played this was astonishingly painful to witness.

18:24 when he finally got welder imp and didnt play him i actually cried a little

Despite all the suboptimal plays, mad respect to you for going in on the bonus objectives early. Keep up the fantastic content!

There has never, and will never be enough deck builder rouge-likes to satiate NLs never ending hunger for them.

Yeah, of course. Go ahead and put that 0/20 champ behind the weaker units that CAN attack. Especially after saying "I gotta put my tank in front" right beforehand. At this point I'm not even getting frustrated by that anymore, just another "oh silly egg" moment. The payoff when he actually DOES learn is worth it, and I am proud everytime I follow one of these series and I see his progress.

I've waited the entire day for this only to find a 31 minute episode?! Please NL, you can't make us love content so much and have us wait patiently for episodes like this!

Tank in the back line, thinking he can only put 2 units per floor It do be episode 2 of a new game

The following comment is not meant as criticism for the series (which is great) or of NL as a person. It is written for other viewers to share my frustration and bond over a shared media experience. Up until 18:20 NL's placement had been questionable, but at that point it became blatantly obvious he don't understand the mechanics. You can have two branded demons and a wealder helper in the same rom, for maximum pog.

Haha like the series NL. It is always fun to watch you slowly learn how to play the different styles and mechanics. Guess the length of the first episode scared you a bit because it felt like you didn't think through some of the mechanics this round (like your champion for example). Maybe if you feel the episodes are too long, split a whole round into two episode. Since the floors are quite separate I think it could work for this game until you have gotten faster with the mechanics. Two more small things; 1: Once in one of the shops you wanted to view your deck while choosing between two card, but didn't find where you could. Up to the left by your pyre's life is the deck button. 2: You are able to place more than two creatures on a floor. How many you can have on a floor depends on how much of those yellow circles they "cost". Keep up the great content.

All aboard the Train of Misplays! Where we put our tanks on the back and don't check how much space each unit actually takes! Jokes aside love this series keep it up!

So glad you're doing this series, man. Thanks for the sick content

i love this game im gonna listen to every episode of this series while i play it

Something something greatest salesmen... But seriously ennel's fundamental misunderstanding of pretty much everything he had going for him this run made me resolve to buy this game on release.

First thing said: We gotta put a big damage dealer in the back, and protect it with a good tank in front. First thing DONE: puts a 0 damage 20hp unit on the back, and a poor measly 8hp in front, to defend the obviously valuable 0 attack of the dps! So, time for more tips! -What you said is true! But please put it into practice! besides some chump-blocking imps or similar units from other clans, you want to have the bigger health unit on the front (generally, even if it's the one doing more damage or doing some utility, bigger health in front keeps all units alive longer.) Take the first boss in the first battle, your train steward can only take 2 attacks of 4 damage, so it dies only having done 5 damage to the boss. If the steward were behind your champion (who contributed nothing to the fight in your case). While if he was behind the champion, the steward would have been doing 5 damage repeatedly until the Sentinel dies, many turns later, resulting in much better damage. -Also, CAPACITY. The space your units occupy in the train is represented by "capacity", which are the little yellow buttons on top of the cards. Each floor of the train has a capacity limit (by default 5) represented on top-left of said floor. Usually units occupy 2 spaces (represented by 2 pips on top of the card) but some units are "massive" and take 3 or 4, possibly even more in extreme cases! And also, some units (usually support-like, the imps are an example) take just 1 space and are so easy to fit... even if you already have 2 regular units! You can upgrade capacity after the main bosses (which are always Daedalus and Fel, the ones that fly around before entering the train) instead of ember/energy or card draw, it's the third option! Also there are other options to upgrade capacity but are more centered in other clans, as I recall :) The ultimate maximum cap is actually 7 units, no matter how little the units are, or how upgraded your capacity is... you'll never see more than 7 units on any side of the train (also true for enemies, they can't fit more than 7).

Bought the game after watching episode 1 thinking I could do better. I was wrong and am constantly reminded that you are in fact a God gamer. Keep up the excellent work

imagine for a moment putting your tanky unit who does no damage BEHIND your squishy unit who does damage

So glad you made this a series!! I am really excited for this game.

Putting the monster that needs heals in the back is some serious pog

I have been itching for more of this. SO PUMPED! Thanks NL!

Loving this game! Really fun to watch. Hope this series goes on for a while

High quality video, high quality series, high quality game

I’m really enjoying this series and I’m super excited to learn the series alongside NL

Finally, another series where the egg lord makes a painful amount of misplays :)

i'm absolutely in love with this game and this series. keep it up brother

This is really good. Been on a dekbuilder/roguelite hunger recently and it's nice that you're delivering!

NL finding great games to go along with his great commentary. Love the series so far, even if its only 2 episodes in.

The eggfather has done it again. Played a game i never would have heard of, nor cared for... now i am going to buy it as soon as it's out on steam.

I'm glad this game is getting another play

This seems like a cool game and it's very entertaining to watch you play it. Thanks NL!

There's Monster time board game.... and then there's this game. Monster Train. I can't wait for this release.

Hey NL! Love the new series, and all the changes and positive attitude on youtube/twitch! Been watching you for ~8 years! Hoping for another great 8, cheers!

I'm loving this series!

Putting the Champion from this faction in the back is totally a fine option, but only once you've upgraded her to be Explosive even more, and once you've got a better tank option. (my fav so far is her in the back, and with the dude that gets bonus Max HP, and Spikes whenever he's healed in the front, and then you heal him whenever you DON'T need to damage the enemies in the line any further as they'll die, and heal the chick whenever you need to damage the enemies)

Episode 2 and it's already my favorite thing to watch on RU-vid. Love it! Also it's really gonna pog off when NL starts putting 3 guys per floor. Also it seems like that +1 capacity per floor upgrade would be extremely useful. Can't wait to buy this!

I was actually really impressed with NL's card game prowess yesterday, guess the lesson to be taken here is to not overclock your brain Still a pog series don't let it get you down :)

haven't left a comment here before but just want to say big fan of this game in the regular rotation and your youtube and twitch have been nice to have during quarantine, keep up the great stuff!

The fact that he has gotten this fair without understanding the basic mechanics of the game makes me both want to laugh and cry at the same time :) Looking forward to more episodes, but goddamn he needs to look up the floor capacity in this game before I chuck myself off of my balcony.

I'm pretty sure I would've missed this game if Ryan didn't cover it. Just played through the demo twice and it already feels very fleshed out even with just two factions available. This looks to be an exciting one.

Dude this is like my most favourite new series! I hope it lasts a while.

This series is getting me all pogged up

Late to the party, but just voicing my great pleasure at seeing this series. The dopamine hit from the pog levels in these videos is so huge that my brain is going to explode in a rain of pogs. Thank you Eggfather for the blessed Monster Train, and may the Pogs continue!

Keep up the good work NL, loving this series :)

I’m excited for this episode every day now. Thanks for keeping playing it

this morning slot is the most pogged slot by far. banger after banger

This game looks friggin rad. On my wishlist, def getting on Thursday

This video is the perfect expression of the difference between Int and Wis.

Glad to see more of this series!

NL, you don’t just have 2 unit slots on each floor. There is a maximum “heat” you can play on each floor so you can sometimes play 3 units on a floor. Especially the welder helper who only has 1 heat

XD NL playing the tank units at the back makes crack so much and the imp he could have played XD !!! But it's okay it's only the begining pretty sure NL is gonna put up some pog play's !

He's pogged up out of control, if it's a deck builder hes ready to roll.

Love this new series NL! Keep making the pog rain from the heavens brutha!

NL! You can put any amount of units in a floor as long as there is energy. You have five energy per floor to begin with which means you could put the imp and two of those units. So don't be afraid to grab an extra energy per floor since then you can place three normal units on each floor. Also I don't know if you noticed but spikes don't get reduced like rage and regen. They stay at the same amount through the entire fight.

10:25 Playing Branded warrior behind the Sentient would've been better. You're healing the Sentient every turn so you're missing out on free soak for enemy damage. Also, for boss fights you'd want it to die first because it has 0 atk, and it'll soak up damage for the unit behind who would still be attacking.

Excited for the series! Even more excited for the series after we hit the point where floor capacity is recognized

Hey NL, I know it sounds reasonable to protect your champion, but for someone like the Sentient, it’s not really optimal. Considering her high HP and 0 Attack, she’s better suited to soaking damage in the front and letting other units deal damage from the back. If it helps, you can view her as a 0 Cost wall. Also, the imps can be useful since they’re basically free spells costing only 0 to deploy. Because of their 1 Capacity, it also gives them a niche for the instances where you have 4/5 Capacity in a room. Plus, if you intentionally kill one of your imps using something like the Torch spell, it frees up capacity for another imp and its Summon effect. Just wanted to put my two cents in. Hoping to see you improve your play!

This is the most excited I've been for a new series in a long time! It's a lot of fun to watch

I have a great time watching this game, i don't know why but it's a lot of fun to watch.

Nl, each floor has 5 slots and each unit takes up 1 2 or 3 slots, you could have 2 branded warriors and an Imp, which this was painful to see but you are new to the game. Great content even with the goofs, keep it up!

Several random stuff that i've noticed about this one: 1. unless you use all five pips per floor (and you've tended to use 4/5 so far), imps are never a malus - they give you essentially one wall of damage block in front of your other units, in adition to their summon abilities. On the other hand, endless runes on imps (especially transcendimps) are a valid archetype. Letting a zero cost imp die really doesn't hurt you that much. 2. You don't get two units per floor, you get five pips. Most units you've used so far use 2, allowing for two regular units + one support or imp (or in the later games, the little guys that get eaten). Given how you tend to focus on lots of strong units, getting one extra capacity per floor actually fits your playstyle INSANELY well, essentially giving you place for an extra unit per floor 3. for the love of god, keep the spiked unit that constantly heals in the front to tank your hits 4. Generally, if you have 0 damage units that can last for a while, its bad form to keep them in the back - as the backliner is almost always bound to get more opportunities to attack, especially when bosses start hitting with their relentless trait ( for example, had your champion been in the front for the daedalus fight, it would have taken 3 hits to kill, dealing back 12 damage via thorns. Alll the while, the backliner would have been landing hits, giving you an aditional 3*3 damage for a total of 9. Then, the backliner would have gotten another hit off (or two, if rejuvenated), giving you an aditional 6 damage - and that all sums up to 27 damage, versus the 15 you did. This could have also been streched to at leas one more round with a welder helper. 5. I think you need to pay more attention to the thingy that tells you how much damage you and your enemies will take

I’m glad to be using RU-vid Premium on NL. Super worth it because of no ads and glad it can support such a POGGED up dude like you. I usually watch full length of the majority of your vids so I hope it helps!

im loving this series!

I'm so glad NL is making this series! This game looks so good and fun definitely a must play!

Really glad you made this a series! Excited to see more play styles and mechanics!

Floor capacity and rear tank has been covered pretty well, but the Sting/Spikes confusion also unpogged me. He had Sting in the previous run! It seems like this tank at the front buffed with spikes would be a nice combo.