Hornet

Hornet

T3HiveHive Spawn255+7/week

Hornet is the base tier 3 creature for Hive.

Stats

Bars compare against the best tier 3 creature
Health
20
Attack
7
Defense
10
Damage
4–9
Morale
0
Luck
0
Initiative
10
Speed
7
Movement
Flying
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -5 to 5Luck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold 0.078Avg damage per gold 0.025Derived from the 255 gold recruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +7HP per week 140Avg damage per week 46Gold per week 1,785
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.

Flying

Movement ignores obstacles and traps.

Upgrade line

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

Hornet

20
7
10
4–9
0
0
10
7
Hornet
255
+7/week
Upgrade
25
7
10
4–9
0
0
4
11
  • New
  • New
Chanter
350
+7/week
Upgrade
20
7
10
4–9
0
0
12
9
  • New
  • New
Stinger
350
+7/week

Stats are compared against Hornet: 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 3 creatures

Onyx Dancer
Onyx Dancer
Dungeon165+8/week
20
8
8
5–7
0
0
4
2
Griffin
Griffin
Temple270+7/week
30
7
6
5–9
0
0
9
5
Vine Iriyad
Vine Iriyad
Grove220+6/week
45
6
11
5–7
0
0
2
3
Animated Armor
Animated Armor
Neutral300+32/week
25
4
8
4–12
1
4
Groll
Groll
Neutral300+32/week
40
8
6
5–7
0
0
8
5
14
4
6
3–5
0
5
5
20
7
7
5–7
0
0
6
4

Lore

A horrific mutation of the waspfolk, hornets were among the first creatures to fall prey to demonic corruption. With massive wings and formidable intellect, they have become a deadly air force in service to the Hive.