Boss

HIVE MATRIARCH

The swarm calls her mother. Everything else is food.

Reference core hull
173 HP
Module hull reference
32 HP each; 3 parts
Core bounty
33,000 points
Weapon range reference
58 units
First Classic wave
25
Modules
3

Normal solo reference hull with wave scaling set to 1, including the global boss tune and encounter-specific anatomy modifiers. Actual encounters scale with their wave, Rookie, co-op, and Anomaly. Bounty is per core before combo and score multipliers.

Hive Matriarch
OFFICIAL GAME ART / BOSS
BOSS / MODEL

In-game 3D model

Hive Matriarch in-game 3D model, orbital view 1 of 6
RENDERED FROM THE GAME MODEL / HIVE MATRIARCH
01 / INTEL

How to break the defense

Crack the three brood glands

Destroy the core before the swarm regroups

02 / INTEL

Encounter briefing

The core is shielded until the outer modules are destroyed.

Destroy the core to finish the encounter.

This boss appears on wave 25 in the first pass through the Classic roster. Anomaly contracts can change the encounter rules.

Escort types: Seeker, Swarmer, Carrier.

Guide values describe the standard full-game rules. Anomaly modifiers and difficulty settings can change the result. The demo contains a smaller selection of the full game.

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