Obstacles

This is the main article for Obstacles. For the category, see Category:Obstacles.

My Singing Monsters

Each island except Gold, Wublin, Composer, Celestial, Tribal Island, and The Colossingum have obstacles which can be removed for space and for XP. You'll probably need to clear away some of the obstacles to make room for monsters, decorations, and structures. There is also a Game Center award for clearing an island of obstacles. Clearing obstacles can be sped up at the cost of 1 for each hour or part thereof remaining (i.e. cost is rounded up).

Remember how we said that trees and rocks that are removed from our islands will find new homes elsewhere? Good news – these are somebody else's trees and rocks and your islands are their new homes! Recycling is awesome.

After an obstacle is removed, it can be restored through the use of Diamonds since update 1.3.2. Since the original trees and rocks are decorated for the islands' Special Occasions, you may wish to keep at least a few of them around. Other trees you purchase as decorations for monster likes (e.g. the Piney Tree) don't change for the special occasions.

Beginning with Version 1.3.2, it's possible to buy new obstacles from the Market (under "Decorations") by spending diamonds. Trees and rocks you buy in this manner can be resized like other decorations, and can be resold immediately — you do not need to wait for them to be cleared.

Beginning on Version 2.2.3 (or at least discovered at that time, since 2017 didn't feature this new feature), on October 2018, all all-year-round purchasable Obstacle decorations are not affected by any events such as Spooktacle. Instead, themed Obstacle decorations are purchasable during the period they are available, but their themed decorative features will last indefinitely.

Clearing Obstacles

There are initially 12 Small Trees, 7 Medium Trees, 4 Big Trees, 18 Small Rocks, 12 Medium Rocks and 5 Big Rocks on each Island.

Island	Small Tree		Medium Tree		Big Tree
Island	Image	Cost Xp Time	Image	Cost Xp Time	Image	Cost Xp Time
Plant Island		100 100 20s		1,000 1,000 2h		2,500 2,500 4h
Cold Island		500 500 10m		2,500 2,500 4h		10,000 10,000 8h
Air Island		1,000 1,000 2h		10,000 10,000 8h		15,000 15,000 12h
Water Island		2,000 1,000 2h		10,000 10,000 8h		15,000 15,000 12h
Earth Island		4,000 500 10m		25,000 15,000 4h		37,500 25,000 8h
Fire Haven		1,000 1,000 2h		10,000 10,000 8h		15,000 15,000 12h
Fire Oasis		1,500 1,000 2h		12,500 10,000 8h		20,000 15,000 12h
Light Island		2,000 1,000 2h		15,000 10,000 8h		25,000 15,000 12h
Psychic Island		2,500 1,000 2h		17,500 10,000 8h		27,500 15,000 12h
Faerie Island		3,000 1,000 2h		20,000 10,000 8h		30,000 15,000 12h
Bone Island		3,500 1,000 2h		22,500 10,000 8h		32,500 15,000 12h
Shugabush Island		1,000 1,000 1h		10,000 10,000 6h		15,000 15,000 10h
Seasonal Shanty		1,000 1,000 1h		10,000 10,000 6h		15,000 15,000 10h
Ethereal Island		2 750 1h		12 6,250 6h		24 12,500 10h
Magical Sanctum		2 750 1h		12 6,250 6h		24 12,500 10h
Island	Small Rock		Medium Rock		Big Rock
Island	Image	Cost Xp Time	Image	Cost Xp Time	Image	Cost Xp Time
Plant Island		500 500 10m		10,000 10,000 8h		15,000 15,000 12h
Cold Island		1,000 1,000 2h		15,000 15,000 12h		50,000 50,000 16h
Air Island		2,500 2,500 4h		50,000 50,000 16h		75,000 75,000 20h
Water Island		5,000 2,500 4h		75,000 50,000 16h		100,000 75,000 20h
Earth Island		10,000 1,000 2h		100,000 15,000 12h		150,000 50,000 16h
Fire Haven		2,500 2,500 4h		50,000 50,000 16h		75,000 75,000 20h
Fire Oasis		3,000 2,500 4h		62,500 50,000 16h		87,500 75,000 20h
Light Island		5,000 2,500 4h		75,000 50,000 16h		100,000 75,000 20h
Psychic Island		6,000 2,500 4h		80,000 50,000 16h		110,000 75,000 20h
Faerie Island		7,000 2,500 4h		85,000 50,000 16h		120,000 75,000 20h
Bone Island		8,000 2,500 4h		90,000 50,000 16h		130,000 75,000 20h
Shugabush Island		2,500 2,500 3h		50,000 50,000 14h		75,000 75,000 18h
Seasonal Shanty		2,500 2,500 3h		50,000 50,000 14h		75,000 75,000 18h
Ethereal Island		4 1,750 3h		64 32,500 14h		128 62,500 18h
Magical Sanctum		4 1,750 3h		64 32,500 14h		128 62,500 18h

Obtaining Obstacles

Obstacle	Level	Size	Cost	Xp	Sells for
Small Tree	4	1 x 1	1	1,000	750
Medium Tree	5	2 x 2	3	10,000	7,500
Big Tree	5	3 x 3	5	15,000	11,250
Small Rock	4	1 x 1	2	2,500	1,875
Medium Rock	6	2 x 2	5	50,000	37,500
Big Rock	6	3 x 3	10	75,000	56,250

Season Variations

Original Obstacles not cleared temporarily turn into Seasonal variations during their respective season. They can also be bought and these stay in their seasonal state all year round. Seasonal Obstacles cost the same as their normal counterparts, and also have the same size.

Season	Small	Medium	Big
Spooktacle (Halloween)	Small Spooktacle Tree	Medium Spooktacle Tree	Big Spooktacle Tree
Spooktacle (Halloween)	Small Spooktacle Rock	Medium Spooktacle Rock	Big Spooktacle Rock
Festival of Yay (Christmas)	Small Yay Tree	Medium Yay Tree	Big Yay Tree
Festival of Yay (Christmas)	Small Yay Rock	Medium Yay Rock	Big Yay Rock
Season of Love (Valentines)	Small Love Tree	Medium Love Tree	Big Love Tree
Season of Love (Valentines)	Small Love Rock	Medium Love Rock	Big Love Rock
Eggs-Travaganza (Easter)	Small Eggy Tree	Medium Eggy Tree	Big Eggy Tree
Eggs-Travaganza (Easter)	Small Moai Rock	Medium Moai Rock	Big Moai Rock
SummerSong (Summer)	Small Summer Tree	Medium Summer Tree	Big Summer Tree
SummerSong (Summer)	Small Summer Rock	Medium Summer Rock	Big Summer Rock
Feast-Ember (Thanksgiving)	Small Feast-Ember Tree	Medium Feast-Ember Tree	Big Feast-Ember Tree
Feast-Ember (Thanksgiving)	Small Feast-Ember Rock	Medium Feast-Ember Rock	Big Feast-Ember Rock

Quotes

Normal Obstacles

“	It's a [Small/Medium/Big] Rock. Removed rocks will be taken far away to wonderful new homes.	”
	^{— removable Rock}

“	It's a [Small/Medium/Big] Tree. Don't worry; removed trees will be taken far away and gently replanted.	”
	^{— removable Tree}

“	Remember how we said that trees and rocks that are removed from your islands will find new homes elsewhere? Good news - these are somebody else's trees and rocks and your islands are their new homes! Recycling is awesome.	”
	^{— purchased Rock/Tree}

Spooktacle Obstacles

“	Someone has strewn toilet paper all over the trees to celebrate the spooky season... we'd bet our bottom Diamond it was the Oaktopus.	”
	^{— Spooktacle Tree}

“	Rocks aren't the most talented at dress-up - the most they've managed is to become a little darker. However, the local arachnids have offered a hand (they have many of them) to add some cobwebs to complete the look.	”
	^{— Spooktacle Rock}

Festival of Yay Obstacles

“	Deck the trees of Cold Island with tinsel and ornaments to make the joyous spirit of the holidays last.	”
	^{— Yay Tree}

“	There's this popular opinion going around that rocks make undesirable presents... this rock is here to prove otherwise. Look at that lovely bow, who could possibly refuse?	”
	^{— Yay Rock}

Season of Love Obstacles

“	Every year around this time, Air Island's Yucka Tree thistles take on the rosy hue of love and whisper romantic poetry to each other by rustling their branches.	”
	^{— Love Tree}

“	Even the rocks are trying to break in to the love scene... I'm told no pebble can resist a good 'boulder smoulder.	”
	^{— Love Rock}

Eggs-Travaganza Obstacles

“	Looks like the Blabbit's handiwork. I wonder if the Monsters that will one day hatch from these eggs will be colorful as well?	”
	^{— Eggy Tree}

“	Many theories exist to explain the origin of these strange statues. Some suggest that they were deposited by some ancient race of Monsters. Others contend that they depict the famous Shellbeat musician Gene Krabba. I guess we'll never know for sure.	”
	^{— Moai Rock}

SummerSong Obstacles

“	The normally bent and burnt Torchle Trees of Earth Island have been festooned with summery attire. They really put the hot in 'hot fun in the summetime.	”
	^{— Summer Tree}

“	Not to be left out, the rocks of Earth Island got all summered up as well. Now they look absolutely delectable! Be warned, though, it's only skin deep - they still taste like rocks.	”
	^{— Summer Rock}

Feast-Ember Obstacles

“	The rustic charm of these Feast-Ember Trees brings to mind a freshly-baked Pie on a cool afternoon. Sure, Fire Haven never get cool, but a Monster can dream!	”
	^{— Feast-Ember Tree}

“	You may be tempted to jump in these crunchy leaf piles, but you better think twice. They're still Rocks, after all!	”
	^{— Feast-Ember Rock}

Notes

The obstacles on Shugabush Island appear to have speakers on them. (the trees also have microphones)
There are obstacles in My Singing Monsters: Dawn of Fire like the original game.
The Eggs-Travaganza 2020 trailer implies that the Eggs-Travaganza rocks are sentient.
All islands' obstacles retain the names "tree" and "rock" despite many of them not actually being those things, including Fire Haven's trees being candelabras and Fire Oasis' obstacles being glass sculptures.
The trees on Air Island and Earth Island are the only obstacles with official names - they are called "Yucka Trees" and “Torchle Trees”, respectively.
All of the natural islands use the same design for rocks, with some island-themed differences (Cold Island has snow, Water Island has coral, etc)
The trees on Cold Island appear to be the Plant Island trees without leaves, as evidenced by the small tree's leaves still clinging on.

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