Hive queen

Hive queen
Creature information
Faction	Hive
Tier/level	7
Upgraded
Attack type	Melee
Dwelling	Tower of Love
Cost per unit	2300 1
Stats
Attack	30
Attack	30
Defence	30
Defence	30
Hit Points	300
Hit Points	300
Damage	50-50
Damage	50-50
Initiative	9
Initiative	9
Speed	5
Speed	5
Growth	1
Growth	1
Icon
Hive queen's icon

The hive queen is the tier 7 creature of the Hive faction. It is recruited from the Tower of Love. The hive queen can be upgraded into the hive mother or hive huntress.

I struggled to understand the force behind the Hive until I encountered a Hive Queen. More devil than insect, she whispered of "Master Beelzebub" and his herald. It was then that I realised what we were up against - and what it would take to win.^OffBck

Abilities

	Hive Spawn
	Part of a hivemind that serves a powerful lord from beyond. Morale range: -5 to 5. Luck range: -5 to 5. Fallen Hive Spawn count towards the power of Necromancy reanimation after battle.
	Melee Attack
	Can only attack adjacent enemies. Provokes counterattacks.
	Squash the Weak!
	The lower the target's tier, the more damage this creature deals to it: +3% Damage per tier of difference.
	Beelzebub's Agenda
	This creature's hero deals +25% Magic Damage. This effect does not stack.
	Soul Assimilator
	At the beginning of a battle, gains bonuses for each faction represented in enemy's army:
	Temple: +25% Attack Necropolis: +25% Defence Sylvan: +3 Luck and Morale Dungeon: +10% Damage Schism: +20% HP Neutral: +2 Speed
	Contaminating Blast I
	Deals 50% basic attack damage to the target and all creatures within 2 hexes of it.
	Ability tier: 4; Focus Charges: ?
	Blasphemous Adoration I
	Doubles this creature's "Soul Assimilator" effects until the end of the next round. Does not end the turn.
	Ability tier: 4; Focus Charges: ?