Primordium

Primordium: 1 source · wiki. Checked 2026-11-09.

Primordium is filed on the public wiki as a champion in Monster Train 2. I am keeping the numbers that the page actually prints and leaving blanks where the page does not give a number.

Clan: Umbra. Role on the page: alternate. Cost 0. Capacity 2. Base stats 3/3.

The flavor line on the page is: I can feel the end of my days loom near as these visions become more frequent and more confusing. It seems even the Umbra Shroud has origins beyond my prior knowledge. This Primordial shadow rumbles with the weight of the entire Shroud under its cloak. But what happened to this ancient creature?

How you get it, as written: Unlocked at clan level 5 (alternate champion).

Upgrade paths

Superfood. At the first upgrade the card reads 3 attack and 10 health. The written ability is: Buffet 3. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack, Health, and status effects to the eater. At the second upgrade the card reads 3 attack and 10 health. The written ability is: Buffet 3. Damage Shield 2. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack, Health, and status effects to the eater. At the third upgrade the card reads 3 attack and 10 health. The written ability is: Buffet 3. Damage Shield 4. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack, Health, and status effects to the eater.

Stalwart Snack. At the first upgrade the card reads 3 attack and 3 health. The written ability is: Buffet 5. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack and Health to the eater. At the second upgrade the card reads 3 attack and 3 health. The written ability is: Buffet 8. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack and Health to the eater. At the third upgrade the card reads 10 attack and 10 health. The written ability is: Buffet 12. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack and Health to the eater.

Aggressive Edible. At the first upgrade the card reads 15 attack and 3 health. The written ability is: Buffet 3. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack and Health to the eater. At the second upgrade the card reads 30 attack and 3 health. The written ability is: Buffet 3. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack and Health to the eater. At the third upgrade the card reads 60 attack and 3 health. The written ability is: Buffet 3. Eaten: Add this unit's Attack and Health to the eater.

Starter card named on the page: Plink.

The page also names a Monster Train 1 counterpart: yes.

How the wiki summarizes play: Primordium is the alternate Champion of the Umbra clan. It works very differently than any other Champion, as it is intended to be Eaten by other units rather than fighting on its own. Although not considered a Morsel, it fulfills a similar purpose, intended as a sacrifice to power up your other units. Its starter card is Plink.

Patch notes attached to this entry: 1.0 Added Primordium with increased damage for Aggressive Edible. 1.2 Fixed bug where Superfood Primordium would give double its status effects to a unit with Dualism.

I treat Primordium as one entry with 1 filed source(s). I am not promoting a single wiki paragraph into a tier placement. If a second public write-up disagrees with a number above, I will keep both instead of averaging them.