Minion Masters is a strategic card playing tower game where you control a master that plays minions and spells to control a couple bridges to the other player(s) tower. It is all out war as each player attacks the other tower, as the last tower standing wins the match. This game is described as ... "an addictive fast-paced hybrid of Deckbuilding & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic battles full of innovative strategies and smart plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics."

The best part is the game is free-to-play! Any in game purchases are completely optional.

Enjoy this guide intended to help you build your decks and collect more in game assets. Keep in mind, just like the game itself, that this guide is free. The information in this guide may become outdated as the game evolves. Please consider this guide a work in progress.


Ratings are appreciated!

.... "Because every game has to have them."

Achievements in Minion Masters actually assists you in building your decks! With each achievement, you'll acquire a set amount of in game currency (coins, shards or rubies) or an actual card as an additional reward.

This means that the Steam Achievements are more then just badges of honor for your profiles. They actually help with in game progression. I should also mention that the achievements appear to be hidden until unlocked on your steam profiles. However, you can actually track your own achievement progress in game.

If you look on your profile in game you will see what you need to do to unlock an achievement and what its' reward would be in game. Only one achievement is hidden in game, and *spoiler alert* ...

... you only need to win 5 challenges to unlock the hidden achievement. Once unlocked, you need to continue on to win 10 challenges to complete the hidden achievement.

I have been grinding on these achievements casually since I found the game back in 2019, and I finally unlocked all 38 achievements on Jan 7th, 2022 with casual game play.

2.0 UPDATE:
They increased the number of achievements to 60 in this update, and if you have already achieved the terms of completing them, you will be able to claim their awards at your next login. It looks like I still have 100% credit on Steam so that is either grandfathered in or they did not update the steam achievements.

Early on, you may or may not notice that you can actually purchase additional power tokens with either gold coins or rubies. I tend to use up gold coins on them to get additional cards and shards, (which are acquired when you spin tokens,) and save the rubies for specials in the daily shop offers.

Click on the power tower, and then go to the shop to get to this screen to buy more tokens.

In the daily shop offers, once in a while you will see an offer of 10 power tokens for 9000 gold coins. this is a good deal when you normally pay 1000 gold coins per token. I'll get a screenshot of this the next time I see it, but it's fairly easy to spot if it is available. The only problem with it is having the 9000 gold coins on hand to spend on it at the time it shows up.

There is always a random free item in the shop's Daily Offers. It is usually gold pieces, but hey, they add up! Sometimes you'll get rubies, even though not as many as you would through a real money purchase. Other times you may get a free card for your collection. These are all reasons to try to give this game a daily login, it only takes a minute to help build up your account.

Sometimes, not very often, you'll have the option to pick up a new Master in the shop for Gold instead of paying Rubies for it. This is why I recommend logging in to do a quick daily check, even if your not into playing a game that day. You never know, you might be missing out!

I just paid gold for a Master I wasn't even planning on purchasing.

Yet another Master bought with gold.

I have a feeling the amount of gold you pay for a Master if it pops up in shop like this may be percentage based on the amount of gold you currently have. This is just a theory, but you can tell by the screenshots above that the amount of gold paid was not a fixed price.

Likely available for a very limited time, I noticed something new in the shop on Thanksgiving of 2021. In the area where you normally see items available for rubies, there was a "Minion Masters 5 Years! Pack" available for FREE!

What was in the pack? Honestly I don't even remember, but it was worth logging in for a daily freebie! *

Screenshot of in game shop with the above mentioned "5 Year! Pack."

* This freebie literally only lasted a day, on Thanksgiving (November 26th) of 2021. Keep this date in mind for possible future anniversary packs.

When you log into the game, you may see a large button on the loading screen entitled "Free Monthly Gifts." This is simply an invite to get the newsletter in your email box, which you receive free items for doing so.


Note the "Free Monthly Gifts" button under the news feed.

Once in a while, you can pick up a DLC pack for free through the Steam Store on the Minion Masters store page. This usually happens for a limited time when a new DLC is released. Keep an eye out for new updates to the game and you might pick up some extras through one of these packs. Of coarse, the DLC's are still available to purchase for anyone who may have missed out on the promotion.

Since I have missed out on a few of the expansion packs from their promotional periods, I would have to purchase them individually like anyone just finding the game. The point I want to make here is that you can get future expansions for free if you keep an eye out for them at the time of their release.

All of the expansion DLC's will be listed in the sections below, and I will copy the contents of each DLC from their respective store pages so that you can read through them all in one spot. The goal here is less clicking around, you'll have all the information on one page.

Now if you have money to burn, you can acquire a lot of extras by acquiring these packs. The cards they grant should have the option to be crafted in game with shards you acquire through power tokens and achievement unlocks. This means that buying the packs is ultimately optional. They may have some exclusive in game items, but they are simply meant to give players an edge by paying for additional in game items.

The first DLC I actually acquired the day I started playing Minion Masters during their promotion for Voidborne Onslaught. This package primarily gives you copies of the Colossus (Legendary) card, and a few other items listed below.

Personally, I am a huge fan of the Colossus. I use it in most of my decks.... more on that later.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1033840/Minion_Masters__Voidborne_Onslaught/

Includes:
3x Colossus (Legendary)*
5x Succubus (Supreme)
20x Rammer
40x Nether Bat
40x Morgrul's Ragers
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
1x Legendary Faction Box exclusive Voidborne Avatar - Animated Colossus! **
1x Legendary Faction Box exclusive Voidborne Emote - Animated Doompuffer!

* See the related section below.
** I love this animated avatar. I have used it since day one.

Another DLC pack I manged to acquire later on for free is called Crystal Conquest This is also available on the steam store. Yay, it adds lots of purple!

https://steamhost.cn/app/1189690/Minion_Masters__Crystal_Conquest/

Includes:
3x Lord-Sentinel Thelec (Legendary)
5x Guardian (Supreme)
20x Crystal Arcanist
40x Arcane Ring
40x Crystal Archers
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
1x exclusive Legendary Crystal Elf Avatar - Animated!
1x exclusive Legendary Crystal Elf Emote - Animated!

The latest DLC I was able to grab during the promotional period is Uprising. You will be able to get this expansion through the steam store.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1467210/Minion_Masters__Uprising_DLC/

Includes:
3x Shen Stormstrike (Legendary)
5x Lightning Bolt (Supreme)
20x Zap Shrine
40x Jade Flingers
40x Blue Golem
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

Thus far the only downloadable content that I used some steam wallet funds to purchase is the Nightmares expansion. Admittedly, I didn't do my research on this pack. The legendary card that the pack actually gives you is not the one that they illustrate in the graphic design for the DLC.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1392620/Minion_Masters__Nightmares/

Includes:
3x Mal’Shar Shadowfork (Legendary!)
5x Demon Warrior (Supreme)
20x Shadow Whelp
50x Dragon Ball
50x Boomer
5x Power Tokens
1x Legendary Emote - Animated!
1x Supreme Avatar

I believe I just missed the promotional period on this one and didn't bother to acquire it.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1324190/Minion_Masters__Charging_Into_Darkness/

Includes:
3x High-mage Leiliel
5x Leiliel's Vortex
20x Border Patrol
50x Crystal Construct
50x Lone Scout
5x Power Tokens
1x Legendary Emote - Animated!
1x Supreme Avatar

This is one of the expansions I missed out on.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1247120/Minion_Masters__Zealous_Inferno/

Includes:
3x Caeleth Dawnhammer (Legendary)
5x Sun Burn (Supreme)
20x Banner Man
40x Brother of the Burning Fist
40x Legionnaires
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
1x exclusive Legendary Empyrean Avatar - Animated!
1x exclusive Legendary Empyrean Emote - Animated!

This is one of the expansions I missed out on.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1137440/Minion_Masters__Might_of_the_Slither_Lords/

Includes:
3x Musketeer (Legendary)
5x Harbinger (Supreme) **
20x Rabid Prowler
40x Daggerfall
40x Slitherbound
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
1x exclusive Legendary Slither Avatar - Animated!
1x exclusive Legendary Slither Emote - Animated!

** I hate being on the receiving end of this card...

This is one of the expansions I missed out on.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1066920/Minion_Masters__Accursed_Army_Pack/

Includes:
3x Bahra the Witchwolf (Legendary)
5x Blastmancer (Supreme)
20x Undying Skeleton
20x Once Bitten
40x Skeleton Horde
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
1x exclusive Legendary Accursed Avatar - Animated Nyrvir’s Breath!
1x exclusive Legendary Accursed Emote - Animated Haunting Hugger!

I read about this expansion in the news feed before it came out, and I wasn't in time to snag the DLC while it was free, if it was even offered for free. After the expansion was released, I deleted the announcement section of this guide regarding this expansion. The image for the expansion (below) was fairly awesome though, so I added it to this section.

The Outlandish Operations logo.

This is the actual DLC link for Outlandish Operations.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1560570/Minion_Masters__Outlandish_Operations/

Includes:
Settsu (Master)
Infested Settsu Skin (Legendary Master Skin)
5x Infiltration (Supreme)
20x A.I.M Bot
40x Beam Of Doom
40x S.T.INT
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

It looks like I just missed out on any promotions on this expansion.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1645360/Minion_Masters__Scrat_Infestation/

Includes:
3x Jolo the Hero Scrat (Legendary)
5x Boom Buggy (Supreme)
20x Scratillery
40x Scrat Horde
40x Propeller Scrats
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

The countdown is finally over for expansion 16! As I mentioned elsewhere in this guide, they like to give free access to the DLC's for a limited time after their release. Mordor's Malediction is obviously no exception to that rule. I hope you didn't miss out!



https://steamhost.cn/app/1748780/Minion_Masters__Mordars_Malediction/

Includes:
Mordar (Master)
Soul Collector Mordar (Legendary Skin)
3x Ghost (Legendary Card) *
20x Spirit Vessel
20x Undying Skeleton
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

* See the related section below.

This expansion crept up on me. Thanks to logging in daily fore the freebies, I got this one at launch. I haven't even seen what is in it yet! I'll update this later this week.

https://steamhost.cn/app/1846520/Minion_Masters__Invasion/

Includes:
R3-KT (Master)*
Dark Fury R3-KT (Legendary Master Skin)
5x Scrap Yard
20x Vulture Prime A83
20x Annihilator
40x Plasma Marines
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

* If you already had this Master through a ruby purchase, it will be refunded.

I got this free expansion based on the Stoneheart's... love the Frost Dragon lore!

https://steamhost.cn/app/1954710/Minion_Masters__Frost_Dragons_Lair/

Includes:
3x Scott the Sensitive Savage (Legendary)
5x Mountain Gale (Supreme)
20x Caber Tosser
40x Frostfeathers
40x Woodsman
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

This one is so new I haven't even checked it out yet! I just wanted to update this guide before I log in and see the changes.

https://steamhost.cn/app/2071000/Minion_Masters__KaBOOM_Kingdom/

Includes:
3x Wreckinator 9000 (Legendary)
5x Boom Buggy (Supreme)
20x Scrat Tank
40x Zeppelin Bomber
40x Cannon Roller
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

This update just landed, get it while it's free!

https://steamhost.cn/app/2495770/Minion_Masters__Vanguard/

Includes:
5x Siege Imperator Ruby (Legendary card)
5x Magnetic Bombs (Supreme card)
20x A.I.M Bot
40x S1ege Br3aker
40x M0nitor Gn4ts
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

Look out for those Polar Bears!

https://steamhost.cn/app/2251260/Minion_Masters__Furry_Fury/

Includes:
Snow Wall Arena
Ravager (Master)
Gray Wolf Ravager Master Skin
3x Fergus Flagon Fighter (Legendary card)
5x Mountain Gale (Supreme card)
20x Adventure Party
40x Wild Stonebjorn
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

Mountain Song looks like it just dropped in December of 2023, and is still available for free.

https://steamhost.cn/app/2679280/Minion_Masters__Mountain_Song/

Includes:
3x Urclaw, Protector of the Peaks (Legendary card)
20x Frostberry Bearer (Supreme card)
20x Snap Freeze
40x Highland Huntress
40x Woodsman
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

https://steamhost.cn/app/3101570/Minion_Masters__Power_UP/

Includes:
3x Feng the Wanderer (Legendary card)
Feng the Enlightened (Avatar)
20x Rapid Response Reserves (Supreme card)
20x Future Present
40x Assassin
40x Defenso Chopper
5x Power Tokens (Get 5 extra random surprises)
3x Season Pass Tiers

The Premium Upgrade and the All Masters Upgrade DLC's are not expansion packs. They were merely meant to reward players that purchase them with an edge against the players that don't support the game monetarily. I'll detail these rewards in the following sections.

The premium upgrade basicly boosts the rewards you would acquire in normal gameplay.

https://steamhost.cn/app/551880/Minion_Masters__Premium_Upgrade/

This is fairly straight forward. The DLC unloacks all of the Masters available in the game.

https://steamhost.cn/app/988160/Minion_Masters__All_Masters_Upgrade/

I intend to add some working codes that you can redeem in the shop in this section. Other guides have a long list of them. Some work, others don't. I intend to weed out the ones that don't and post working codes here only. If you find a broken code in this section, let me know! Thanks.

I'm not going to share too much information regarding cards and decks in this guide because the cards and even the game play is always evolving. How cards worked when I started playing and how they work now have changed over time.

Some exceptions may be made and I'll write about a couple specific cards you want to look into, or some decent card combinations that I use in my decks. If you see a card mentioned in this guide with no other information with it, it's so that you can look up the current evolution of that card in game.

It looks like they finally finished the experimentation and surveys on wildcards in game play. I found an announcement on it I am sharing here...

"Re-introducing Wild Cards

Thank you for your feedback and participation in the Wild Cards surveys we've conducted over the last few months. We believe, through your feedback, we've arrived at a final conclusion for Wild Cards.

It's clear to us that Wild Cards is a widely loved feature by the majority of our community and we are happy to announce the reintroduction of Wild Cards with Update 1.28.

There are, however, a few caveats.

Wild Card / No-Wild Card rule

First of all, we will only reactivate Wild Cards in the two Team Battle modes (2v2 Randoms and 2v2 Premades), retaining the No-Wild Cards rule in Battle Mode (1v1)

We're doing this because; while we're seeing overwhelming support for wildcards, there is also a large group that does not appreciate the feature. The majority of complaints regarding Wild Cards seem to be coming from the 1v1 segment and conversely, we're also seeing the majority of Wild Cards support coming from the 2v2 segment.

We, therefore, feel like this could be a "happy medium", in which all players might find a game mode/style that suits their liking.

Copies Allowed

Second, we're introducing a Wild Card stat, or "Copies Allowed" as it'll be known in the game.

This is being added to help us mitigate the "negative" side of Wild Cards allowing us to limit the worst and most frustrating combos. We understand that part of the fun with Wild Cards is to create explosive and exciting strategies and we're therefore not seeking to shut down any viable Wild Card strategy. We do, however, have a few combos and strategies that we wish to limit.

This stat also adds a design space that we haven't really had before as we can make certain cards without having to worry that they'd be exploitable via Wild Cards.

So we hope this stat can help us make Wild Cards a better experience for all, allowing the fun strategies while mitigating the "cheese" factor.

We are excited about the future and believe we've found the right solution going forward. However, we are also aware that all the recent changes we've been doing have been disruptive to the play experience and we want to thank you all for your patience with us, and for all your help. With this in mind, we plan to let this setup remain for a while. Naturally, we are still interested in, and appreciative of, all of your feedback. We will be monitoring the general community response to this new setup and we'll also do another survey round at some point when you've all had a chance to try it out, but we are not currently planning any changes for the near future."

My favorite overkill card, as long as I can get it to the enemy tower, is the Colossus. This card played by itself is quite bluntly intimidating to your opponent, because they do not want to see the Colossus up close having a conversation with their masters. The reason I mentioned the card here, aside from favoritism, is to tell you that there are cards that work really well with it.

The Colossus card is featured in the Void Onslaught DLC mentioned above.

The first time I noticed this card being used against me, it was right after I had cast a Colossus as the first minion on the board. The other player hadn't cast yet, which made me think he was away from keyboard, so I played my biggest card. He was simply waiting to counter, and had the right card in his hand right away, the Ghost!



This minion will fly around looking for an enemy target to take control of, so you want to place it right by powerful minions that can't target it. It'll take a few seconds after they pick a target, but that target will either fall under control of the player running the ghost, or the ghost will die trying during the few seconds it has to take control. Try not to cast it by flying creatures or minions that can target flying creatures.

It is a really fun card to play, because if cast correctly, your enemy is essentially giving you high mana creatures to use against them. The match I mentioned above where someone got my Colossus ended very quickly. Well played. Save up the shards for this card, it is a must have.

Tip: If you do craft this card, you are also unlocking the achievement for crafting a Legendary.

I finally broke down and crafted one of these, because they are always a pain in my ass in game play. It's hard to counter these without direct DPS spells or mobs of ranged or flying minions.

This card casts a standstill minion that attacks only twice, but seems to have a powerful attack versus enemy minions. Great for tower defense but not so much for attacking opponent masters.

You've seen the Colossus slam a tower down, right? Casting Rampage on it gives your minions affected another 50% damage to make that tower fall faster. This spell is also handy to have when your team mate is casting something big.

A paragraph in the introduction is copied from the official Minion Masters store page.

Outlandish Operations logo image found here... https://imgur.com/gallery/HQbBD5C

Various information is copied from the DLC store pages for the sections on each expansion.

The Wildcards section is mostly taken from a developer blog posted on the topic.

The title says it all. This group is dedicated to helping players get 100% achievement completions for their Steam games, legitimately. Visit the 100% Achievements Group and click Join Group to participate.

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