Stygian Guard clan

How to unlock

After Hellhorned: cast 5 spells in one turn. Monster Train 2 Wiki

Clan upgrade stone

Runestone: Incant: Gain Armor 2.

Champions

Tethys Titansbane

Default champion, base 5/3, starter Frozen Lance

• Chillwind III, 60/12: Strike: Apply Frostbite 50.
• Conduit III, 40/9: Conduit 12. Damage spells cost -3 Ember on this floor.
• Handheld Totem III, 30/15: Sweep. Strike: Apply Spell Weakness 3. Ability: Runespeak III (cooldown 3). Draw a damage spell and apply +20 Magic Power.

Solgard the Martyr

Unlocks at clan level 5, base 0/5, starter Forgone Power

• Direchannel III, 0/40: Incant: Gain Shard 1. Action: Deal 16 damage per Shard to the front enemy unit.
• Coldchannel III, 0/70: Incant: Gain Shard 1. Revenge: Apply Frostbite 2 per Shard to enemy units.
• Titanchannel III, 0/5: Stasis. Incant: Gain Shard 1. Ability: Resurgence III (cooldown 99). Remove Stasis and gain +15 Attack and +15 Health per Shard. Removes ability on use.

What Stygian Guard cards use

Keywords counted across the 42 Stygian Guard cards and champion paths. Each links to its rule.

• Frostbite12 cards
• Sap4 cards
• Spell Weakness4 cards
• Sweep3 cards
• Armor2 cards
• Conduit2 cards
• Dazed2 cards
• Multistrike1 cards
• Mute1 cards
• Rage1 cards

Clan level unlocks

Clan XP comes from runs: the primary clan earns the run's full score and the allied clan half. Level 2 needs 7,500 XP; levels 9 and 10 need 35,000 each.

Stygian Guard artifacts

• A Forgotten NameWhen you play your third spell of the turn, all cards gain +1 Magic Power for the rest of this battle.
• CuttlebeardWhen a unit gains Frostbite, it gains +2 stacks. Frostbite does not decay.
• Founding SealIncant abilities trigger an additional time.
• Icicle FractureAt the end of the turn, apply Frozen to a random card in your hand.
• Kinstone TotemWhen a card is discarded before the end of your turn, gain 1 Ember.
• Rules of ContainmentEnemy units enter with Frostbite 2.
• Sigiled SeaweedApply Mute 1 when an enemy enters your train.
• Tethys' Scales50% chance to apply Spell Weakness 1 when an enemy unit enters your train.
• Titan's ClawsAt the end of the turn, Frozen cards are reduced to 0 Ember until played or discarded.
• Token of a TraitorPlaying a spell deals 3 damage to a random enemy unit on that floor.
• Totem FragmentApply Spell Weakness 2 to enemy units when they enter the floor below the Pyre Room.

Guides for Stygian Guard

• Best clan combos in Monster Train 2: plans that win
• The Punished patch (10 November 2026): every balance change
• How to unlock every clan in Monster Train 2

Clan, card and artifact data adapted from the Monster Train 2 Wiki Stygian Guard page and its card pages (CC BY-SA 4.0), checked against The Punished patch, 10 November 2026. Reviewed 13 November 2026.