Evolution Monsters

Evolution is a mechanic that allows a Basic Monster to become a stronger monster.

How it Works
A Basic Monster can evolve to become stronger. An evolution allows him to have more Life, Attack and potentially a new abilities.

The evolution of a monster in Monster Orb TCG has an order to follow for it to be allowed. To evolve a monster in play, you must have in hand the card of this monster which indicates the name of the monster in the Evolving Indicator, pay 2 resources and place it on top of the basic monster card.

It is not possible to evolve a monster during the first turn of the game (therefore for the player who begins) or during the turn in which it was put into play. In addition, a monster cannot evolve if it has already evolved during the same turn (except in special cases). However, the player can evolve several different monsters per turn if he wishes.

A monster can evolve in any card of its evolution family, regardless of the set of the cards played. Thus, a Neptune (Enrichment of Elements 001) can evolve into Neputo (Monster Orb's Origins 003), then into Nepuella (Promo 001).

There are several advantages to evolving a monster:


 * A higher stage generally has more life points than a lower stage;
 * The attack points are generally higher;
 * An evolved monster keeps all the cards that have been attached to it (Attachment for example);

As long as a monster has two (or more) stages stacked, the Evolution Monster is considered an Evolved Monster. If there is only one stage, or an Evolved Monster is de-evolved so that only one stage remains, that monster is no longer considered Evolved.

Some effects only work on evolved monsters, others only work on non-evolved ones.

Just because an Evolution Monster card is placed on top of another Basic Monster card does not mean that it is an Evolved or Evolved Monster. For example, Quantum Monsters have Quantum Materials, which are monster cards, which are not considered to be a base or evolution monster.

In the Catacomb, only Evolution monster cards are considered Evolution Monster cards.