Scorpion

Scorpion

T4HiveHive Spawn280+5/week

Scorpion is the base tier 4 creature for Hive.

Stats

Bars compare against the best tier 4 creature
Health
45
Attack
12
Defense
12
Damage
10–12
Morale
1
Luck
1
Initiative
3
Speed
4
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -5 to 5Luck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold 0.16Avg damage per gold 0.039Derived from the 280 gold recruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +5HP per week 225Avg damage per week 55Gold per week 1,400
Updated from the game files · build 24128879 · 9 Aug 2026

Abilities

Adaptation: Attack

3 round cooldown1 energy

Deals +20% Damage until the end of the round.

Damage Dealt +20%for 1 round

Adaptation: Defense

3 round cooldown1 energy

Takes –20% Damage until the end of the round.

Damage Taken −20%for 1 round

Adaptation: Speed

3 round cooldown1 energy

Gains 2 Speed until the end of the round.

Speed +2for 1 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.

Upgrade line

Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Base

Scorpion

45
12
12
10–12
1
1
3
4
Scorpion
280
+5/week

Stats are compared against Scorpion: 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 4 creatures

Minotaur
Minotaur
Dungeon380+5/week
40
11
11
12–14
1
0
5
5
Lightweaver
Lightweaver
Temple310+6/week
35
11
11
11
2
0
4
2
Naiad
Naiad
Grove360+4/week
40
11
10
10–14
0
0
5
5
Kittenhorn
Kittenhorn
Neutral600+16/week
40
10
10
10–15
3
3
6
6
Primal Remnant
Primal Remnant
Neutral600+16/week
50
9
18
13–14
0
0
6
5
Starchild
Starchild
Neutral600+16/week
35
13
9
12–18
0
0
5
3
Unicorn
Unicorn
Neutral600+8/week
40
16
13
10
0
0
10
6
30
11
10
6–9
0
4
3
Grand Shoth
Grand Shoth
Schism450+4/week
50
11
11
10–13
0
0
8
5

Lore

One of the most vicious creatures of the Hive, Scorpions exist at the blurry line between insectoid and demon. These highly adaptable creatures use basic tactics to herd their prey into inescapable passages, ensuring their capture.