🐝
Hive
Demonic Insectoid Swarm · Lava / Volcanic · Tier: B+
🏰 Playstyle
Hive rewards mono-faction composition via colony synergy: faster turns, better Focus regen, and a Hive Queen AOE that scales with swarm size.
Native bonus: Lava terrain grants Hive units fire resistance and speed
✅ Strengths & ❌ Weaknesses
STRENGTHS
- ▸Mono-faction synergy
- ▸Scaling AOE
- ▸Excellent Focus regen
- ▸Strong on lava
WEAKNESSES
- ▸Loses bonuses when mixed
- ▸Individually weaker without synergy
- ▸Squishy early tiers
⚔️ Units & dual upgrades
| T | Base | Path A | Path B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gnats | Swarming Gnats | Acid Gnats |
| 2 | Locusts | Plague Locusts | Razorwing Locusts |
| 3 | Hornets | Giant Hornets | Venom Hornets |
| 4 | Mantes | Blade Mantes | Reaper Mantes |
| 5 | Reavers | Hive Reavers | Void Reavers |
| 6 | Waurmos | Elder Waurmos | — |
| 7 | Hive Queen | Matriarch Queen | — |