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When summons are about to die or you have 3+ in a cluster, use Swarm Detonation or Feeding Frenzy to clear a room. Then replay Call the Swarm (you can recover lost summons with your level 5 recover card).
Position your summons to block doorways or surround an elite. Use Stinging Cloud to punish enemy movement. Don’t attack much yourself – your modifiers are weak. hive frosthaven
1. Overview & Role The Hive is a summon-focused, area-control Tinkerer – but much more effective than its Gloomhaven counterpart. You control a swarm of insects (mostly ants, bees, and beetles) that act as extensions of your will. When summons are about to die or you
| Summon | Health | Attack | Special | |--------|--------|--------|---------| | Worker Ant | 3 | 2 | Loots 1 hex after moving | | Stinging Bee | 2 | 1 + Pierce 2 | Flying, dies after attacking | | Carrion Beetle | 4 | 0 | Adjacent enemies suffer -1 Attack | Use Stinging Cloud to punish enemy movement
(bottom): Destroy a friendly summon → deal 3 damage to all enemies adjacent to it. Your main burst tool. 5. Playstyle & Turn Flow Turn 1 (setup): Play a bottom action that creates two Swarm tokens or summons an Ant. Top action: Hive Mind or a move+shuffle.
A-tier for 2–3 player parties, B-tier for 4 players (board gets too crowded).
Do not play Hive as your first Frosthaven class. Learn the monster AI and movement rules perfectly first.
