You absorb any remaining damage and status conditions that the target summon possessed.

You gain more efficient summoning and better mobility. The “body transfer” cards become powerful multi-target damage tools. Start integrating your meter mechanic (if present) to access bonus effects.

Maximize the number of summons on the board at once. Key Cards:

Furthermore, your level 9 card, Hive Mind , changes the rules entirely. It allows you to redirect any damage dealt to you to any adjacent summon. You become functionally immortal as long as your swarm exists. This enables degenerate strategies: stand in a door, let enemies attack you, watch your Broodlings die in your place, then spawn more Broodlings next turn. The enemy cannot make progress.

Frosthaven (also known as the a highly complex, 11-card hand mercenary that revolves around a unique

Based on community guides from Reddit and BoardGameGeek , two primary builds emerge:

Pack items that grant or Fly to ignore the center chasm. Phase 3: The Hive Queen / Heart

For more in-depth tactical breakdowns, players often reference community-curated resources like the H.I.V.E. Class Guide on the Gloomhaven Wiki.

: You excel at manipulating the map, often creating or utilizing hazardous terrain and obstacles to funnel enemies or trap them. Strategic Tips Don't "Over-Pressure"

Protecting your fragile summons is paramount. You must "weave" your initiative—going late when enemies are far away to let them move first, then going very early the next turn to attack and reposition before they can strike back.

: Send your fastest character east. Use Jump mechanics to ignore the monsters clogging the doorway, strike the Pillar, and use defensive cards (Invisibility or Shield) to survive the counterattack. Phase 3: The Final Cleanup (Room 4)

Improves the longevity and utility of your summons. 5. Items and Synergies

In the frozen wasteland of Frosthaven , few classes are as mechanically fascinating and tactically rewarding as the Unfettered H.I.V.E., commonly known as the class. As a robotic entity that fights by deploying modes and summoning machine parts, the Prism offers a dizzying array of strategic options, allowing it to be a ranged gunslinger, a durable tank, or a master summoner.

If you’ve opened the massive box of Frosthaven , you’ve likely felt a mixture of exhilaration and intimidation. Among the eleven starting and unlockable classes, few are as unique—or as misunderstood—as the . Technically named the "Hive" (often nicknamed the "Shrikes" or "Insect Swarm" by players), this class breaks nearly every rule you learned in Gloomhaven .

Ultimate Frosthaven Hive Guide: Scenarios, Strategy, and Mechanics

: Your summons have very low HP and are extremely susceptible to Retaliate , AOE attacks , and Shielded enemies .