Base
- 20
- 7
- 10
- 4–9
- 0
- 0
- 10
- 7
Stinger
Stinger is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 3 line for Hive. It has the highest initiative of any tier 3 creature in the game.
Stats
Bars compare against the best tier 3 creatureHealth
20
Attack
7
Defense
10
Damage
4–9
Morale
0
Luck
0
Initiative
12
Best at tier 3
Speed
9
Movement
Flying
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -5 to 5Luck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold 0.057Avg damage per gold 0.019Derived from the 350 gold recruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +7HP per week 140Avg damage per week 46Gold per week 2,450
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.
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).
Piercing Sting
Each attack also kills +1 enemy unit(s) in additional to regular Damage. Works on creatures up to tier 6.
Upgrade line
Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
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
Lore
As their mutations intensify, hornets gradually evolve into Stingers. Their jabs can pierce even the toughest hides, injecting a bio‑magical cocktail of venom and demonic essence that kills their victims.