Monsters

Monsters are the units that you command in battle in Slime Legion.

Head to Category: Monster to see the list of Slime Legion Monsters.

## Monster Stats

### Attack Range

Monsters will only launch attacks when there are enemies within their attack range. There are different types of ranges, including "within 1 slot", "same column" and "same row".

However, this does not mean that a monster's attacks only hit within their attack range. For example, a monster with splash damage may attack an enemy within its attack range, but the splash can hit enemies outside of it.

### Attack Damage

Attack Damage affects the damage a monster deals to enemies. While it determines the base damage of the monster, the final damage dealt is also affected by the monster's element and enemy's resistances and weaknesses.

### Attack Speed

Attack Speed affects the rate in which monsters attack.

The number shown on the monster info screen represents time between attacks, so a lower number means a higher attack speed. From experimentation, the monster's actual attack interval appears to be roughly *n*\*0.9s (*n* being the number shown on the monster info screen) when playing the game at 1x speed.

### Other Effects

In addition to the basic range, damage and speed, monsters may also have special attributes or properties that affect the battle.

For example, Nova's attacks slow enemies, and comes with Slowing Duration and Slowing Effect stats.

### Types

A Monster's type affects the damage they deal to enemies, based on the enemies' different type resistances and weaknesses.

## Monster Skills

Monsters have unique skills that they gain from levelling up. Once the monster has unlocked the skill, it will show up during battle as one of the battle skill choices. This means that a monster gaining a skill does not guarantee that it will be in effect during battle, as it depends on if the skill shows up as a choice and is chosen by the player.

## Monster Talents

Talents is a new system introduced in Ver. 1.5.0 that modifies your monster's behaviour and skills with powerful effects.

Currently, only some monsters have access to Talents, with new ones rolling out with each update.

To unlock a monster's Talent, the monster needs to reach the required level for the Talent. Then, you will need to use Talent Stones of the monster's corresponding type to unlock the Talent.

## Obtaining Monsters

To obtain and use a new monster, it must first be unlocked, then summoned.

### Unlocking Monsters

Each monster has its own unlock requirement, with many requiring the player to have cleared a certain Main Story Chapter.

Generally, when a monster is unlocked, their Monster Shards will become obtainable from Chests, AFK Gains and stage clear rewards.

However, some monsters can only be obtained through events, in which case their Shards will not be obtainable through regular methods even when they are unlocked.

### Summoning Monsters

Once a monster is unlocked, the player will need to collect the required amount of the monster's Shards to summon it. Once summoned, the monster can be used in battle.

## Upgrading Monsters

Monsters are upgraded by using Monster Shards and Gold.