Base
- 12
- 5
- 4
- 3–5
- 0
- 0
- 6
- 5
Overgrown Locust
Overgrown Locust is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 2 line for Hive.
Stats
Bars compare against the best tier 2 creatureHealth
16
Attack
5
Defense
4
Damage
3–5
Morale
0
Luck
0
Initiative
7
Speed
6
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -5 to 5Luck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold 0.094Avg damage per gold 0.024Derived from the 170 gold recruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +14HP per week 224Avg damage per week 56Gold per week 2,380
Updated from the game files · build 24128879 · 9 Aug 2026
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.
Double Strike
Strikes twice when performing attacks.
Parry
When attacked, this creature’s counterattack strikes first.
Hivemind: Nest Protector
At the start of battle, for each other unique Hive creature in the army, this creature’s Defense increases by 1. Upon death, this creature generates 2 Focus Point(s).
Upgrade line
Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Stats are compared against Locust: 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 2 creatures
On the adventure map
Guards these battle sites
Lore
Sometimes, a Locust is imbued with so much demonic essence that it becomes highly aware of its surroundings. These overgrown drones are deployed following ravager parasites to prepare the Hive’s prey for harvest and eliminate anyone still resisting.