It has been more than 4 years since we introduced Legendary monsters in the game and they took over the islands like no other. They have ruled with an iron fist not giving any opportunity to other rarities to shine. But times are changing and now they’ve found their match, something stronger, better and more imposing than they could have imagined - The Mythics!

Monster Masters, welcome a new rarity!

Mythics

• Mythic Monsters are significantly stronger than Legendaries.
• They are moving into Monster Legends with their own home - the Mythic Habitat.
• Selecting the best skills has never been easier as Mythics have only 8 skills to choose from. All skills will be unlocked at once: they don’t depend on the rank!
• The maximum level of Mythics is 150 (R5) but all skills are unlocked at level 100.
• Speed, Stamina, Strength, and Life scale as you rank them up.
• To achieve their amazing power, they need to be fed properly! Expect higher feeding requirements.

Meet our first Mythics

Mythics and the Lab

• Mythic Monster Cells can’t be extracted and you will be able to own only one copy of each monster.
• The only way to craft a Mythic will be with its Monster Cells. However, to rank it up you will also be able to use Mythic Amber.
• Mythics will also require more Monster Cells to rank up compared to the Legendary monsters.
• They will be obtainable in events, as usual, and through offers.
• Mythic Monster Cells aren’t tradable.

Mythic Amber

• It is a special resource that behaves similarly to Elementium. It is what the core of every Mythic monster is made of, and Dr. Viktor has managed to manipulate and use it.
• It will be obtainable only in the Mythic Heroic Dungeon.

Mythic Heroic Dungeon

• The best and only place to get Mythic Amber.
• The Heroic Dungeon has 3 floors full of exciting rewards.
• You’ll have access once per day using Stamina.

To make the transition easier, especially for players who have islands full of Legendary Habitats, on the launch day we will give out enough Vault Keys to store 4 Legendary monsters. That way, you’ll be able to make room for the Mythic Habitat. Only for players above level 70.

Why the new rarity?

If you’re a long-time Monster Legends player, you have probably seen a lot of new skills, traits and other features coming into the game during these years, the more we added the more complex the game became. It got to the point where it’s almost impossible to change or sustain certain systems for the long term. The constant release of “counters of the counters”, always-increasing combat complexity, certain strategies that push players to use the same monsters over and over again,... All these problems forced us to think of a solution. After multiple discussions, we have come to a conclusion: We won't solve all these issues without a big disruptive change. That's why we’ve decided to introduce a new rarity, Mythics, along with some systems that are meant to improve their distribution. We would like to achieve the following:

• Remove certain overused combinations and strategies and start building a new and more diverse meta to improve the longevity of the game.
• Provide you with easier ways to initially obtain monsters.
• Reduce combat complexity (create clear monster archetypes) and provide a selection of meta-viable options without compromising the gameplay depth.
• A lower learning curve for each monster, so it’s easier to learn how to use a monster from day 1.
• Provide a clear and understandable rank-up process for all the monsters.
• Provide clear benefits for ranking up.

We believe that these changes will be beneficial for Monster Legends’ longevity and will allow players to have fun with the game in many different ways. We’re going to follow players’ feedback after the release as we’re ready to make some changes if necessary. We hope you’ll join us on this journey.

There are definitely more topics, like rune unlocking, relics, possible Mythic Team Wars in the far future, etc. that we want to address later on in the upcoming months.

In case you have more questions, let us know here in the Forum.
See you on the other side!

MYTHIC - Q&A

Are the Mythics supposed to push all the Legendaries out of the meta?
Let's start with a major concern. Are Legendaries actually useless from now on?
We have seen many players saying "Legendaries are obsolete", which we consider as an overstatement. Through our playtesting, we have found the best teams consist of both Legendaries and Mythics. We expect certain types of monsters like Supports with Cleans, Trait Disablers, Anticipators, MegaTaunt Tanks, Area Dodgers and Monster who have powerful Status Casters to stay meta-viable.

Consider it as a transition period. We won't populate all books at once, hence Team Wars with its restrictions are still about Legendaries. PvP is the same. Also, Legendaries will still be used in the events (breeding parents etc). This transition will allow us to distribute existing Legendaries cheaper, which could help newer players´ experience. Also, some other options to make old “crowd favorite” Legendaries to shine again, that we´ve seen mentioned in the community are not of the board.

Do you plan to add "new" events with the introduction of Mythics, or is the focus more on releasing more Mythic monsters through the Maze and Challenges?
We are working on Mythic events and you can expect more of already existing events that will allow you to get Mythic Amber, the resource used to rank up the Mythics. But for now, we decided to go simple for the release phase and keep the same events pacing with the same balancing to see the impact of Mythics and adjust accordingly if needed.

We have too many monsters and therefore lacking space!
We’re aware of this issue and it’s one of our priorities to provide a solution. We have several options and you can expect something in the upcoming months. Also, we have some quality of life improvements in our backlog that we want to introduce, while Mythics are populating the Meta.

Elementium or Elemental Cells?
We’re aware that some of our players have saved Elementium and Elemental Cells. Don't rush to spend it (unless you want to, of course). We have plans to somehow connect Elemental Cells and Elementium with Mythics and provide you with options to spend your stocks of these resources.

P2W over F2P?
Some players voiced their concern that Mythics will increase the gap between f2p players and p2w, but we actually think it’s quite the opposite as events balancing is left mostly untouched. You’ll still be able to get the majority of Mythics just by playing the game. On top, the new Dungeon (and other upcoming events) will allow f2p players to grind Mythic Amber to rank the units up. F2P players will no longer need to rely on follow-up events and offers to rank up a Mythic monster and they will be able to participate in the Dungeon and grind the resource at their own pace.

Half-Life of the monster
We´ve seen lots of comments from the people who have seen leaked Mythic monsters’ attacks and say they don't want to bother to get them because they are underwhelming in comparison with current Legendaries. As we stated before, we’re reducing the orthogonal complexity of Mythics, but what is more important - this will be the level of power we want to keep for at least 3-4 months (we still need additional data to nail down the best timeframe). So all the Mythics that are released now will have a clear Half-Life period (got this from Bonesaw video, we´re usually using “Meta Lifetime”) that players could rely on. So if you want to wait for the “Anticipator-Area Dodger with Cleans, MegaStuns and Trait Disables” - most likely it won't happen anytime soon.

How many cells do we need to rank up Mythics?
We’ve adjusted rank up requirements for Mythics. Players will be able to grind enough cells to get to Rank 1 within a week, without paying a single gem. R5 will be longer but achievable as well. Furthermore, we are thinking about other f2p sources, so players can grind at their pace. All the values are subject to change and we need to see the impact of the system over our community to adjust values if needed.

Daily Max Free Mythic Amber Obtention - 30 per day.
R1 - 200 Mythic Amber
R2 - 700 Mythic Amber
R3 - 1500 Mythic Amber
R4 - 2500 Mythic Amber
R5 - 4000 Mythic Amber

Why level 150?
Each new Rarity, before, came with a max level increase. But with Mythics it's done not just for consistency. Our Rune system buffs core stats so heavily - it won't be possible to properly outpace existing strategies without Level Increase. The main issue here is the “Speed Race” abusing monsters. We tried different options and the best one was a level increase. It's important to understand though, that the only thing that changes here is the food required to level up the monster (not by much). Monsters still have 5 Ranks and it won't increase drastically the number of resources you need to spend.

Can we obtain Mythics later if we can't obtain them right away?
Well, can’t spoil it to you, but we have some cool ideas regarding how to get these units as they are getting closer to the end of their “Top Meta Lifetime”. One thing we can tell you for sure - if you are not getting an egg during the initial event, you won't be able to get a monster for a while.

How will the ranking work?
Almost exactly like before - 5 ranks, each Rank gives you access to an additional 10 levels. You unlock rank up traits at Ranks 1 and 3. You can use Mythic Amber that you grind daily in the Mythic Dungeon.

Can we trade our orbs for amber?
Currently, we don't have any plans to trade Heroic Orbs for Amber.

Mythic Dungeons
Mythic Dungeon is accessible once a day and consists of 3 floors in which you can grind Mythic Amber.
Each floor has 5 nodes.
The 1st floor requires at least 1 Mythic monster - 5 Amber for completion
The 2nd floor requires at least 2 Mythic monsters - 10 Amber for completion
The 3rd floor requires 3 Mythic monsters - 15 Amber for completion

Explain strategies of future wars
We see Team Wars as the place where Legendaries will dominate for quite a while, but eventually, we will populate books with Mythics. What we want to achieve here is to create Team Wars meta, where each book has a selection of 2-3 equally balanced Mythics so each player could choose which strategy to use.

Will Mythics have the same breeding (if there'll be breedables) and hatching time as legendaries?
Most of the parameters are staying the same as for the Legendaries. We’ve slightly increased the Gold generation, but timers left unchanged. Again, we will see the impact and may adjust the timings in the future.