Base
- 45
- 18
- 12
- 10–40
- 1
- 0
- 11
- 6
Maniacal Reaver
Maniacal Reaver is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 5 line for Hive. It has the highest max damage of any tier 5 creature in the game.
Stats
Bars compare against the best tier 5 creatureHealth
45
Attack
18
Defense
12
Damage
10–40
Morale
2
Luck
0
Initiative
12
Speed
6
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -5 to 5Luck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold 0.042Avg damage per gold 0.023Derived from the 1080 gold recruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +3HP per week 135Avg damage per week 75Gold per week 3,240
Updated from the game files · build 24128879 · 9 Aug 2026
Abilities
Rapid Assault
1 round cooldown1 energyPerforms a Melee attack that does not provoke a counterattack.
Beelzebub’s Blessing
2 round cooldown2 energyThis creature gains maximum Morale and Luck until the end of the round.
Traits
Hive Spawn
A part of a hivemind that serves a powerful lord from beyond.
Morale range: –5 to 5.
Luck range: –5 to 5.
Fallen Hive Spawn can be raised as Undead after battle.
Melee Attack
Can only attack adjacent enemies. Provokes counterattacks.
Hivemind: Vanguard
At the start of battle, for each other unique Hive creature in the army, this creature’s Attack increases by 1. Whenever this creature kills an enemy, it generates 2 Focus Point(s).
Apex Predator
Deals +50% Damage to targets of the same tier or higher.
Murderous Glee
Upon killing an enemy, this creature immediately gains an additional turn. This ability cannot be used 2 times in a row, but Morale can affect this additional turn.
Upgrade line
Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengthsUpgrade
- 45
- 18
- 18
- 20–30
- 3
- 0
- 12
- 7
- New
- New
- New
Upgrade
Maniacal Reaver
- 45
- 18
- 12
- 10–40
- 2
- 0
- 12
- 6
- New
- New
- New
Stats are compared against Reaver: green is higher, red ▼ lower. A badged glyph is a power the base form does not have; a gold-ringed one is a power it has under the same name but with different rules.
Other tier 5 creatures
Lore
They say it is gruesome to take pleasure in killing for its own sake. I disagree — the true horror lies in witnessing a reaver tear a battalion to shreds and hearing it cackle like a maniac, hungry for even more carnage.