Hive Guide Link — Frosthaven

Don’t play it if you hate tracking multiple tokens or get attached to summons. Your Drones are ammo, not pets.

❌ – You have medium health, but no shields. Don’t stand in the front. You are a commander, not a soldier. frosthaven hive guide

❌ – The perfect turn never comes. Use your sacrifice abilities. A dead Drone is a spent resource, not a loss. Don’t play it if you hate tracking multiple

Have you played the Hive? What’s your craziest swarm moment? Drop it in the comments below. 🐝 Don’t stand in the front

Let’s break down how to build, play, and love this buzzing menace. The Hive is a summon-based support/damage hybrid that revolves around one core mechanic: The Swarm . You start with a single summon (a Drone), but through your cards, you can spawn more. These Drones are weak individually—low health, mediocre attack—but their power comes from quantity and positioning .

If there’s one class in Frosthaven that truly feels unlike anything in Gloomhaven , it’s the Hive . At first glance, you might think it’s a simple summoner class. You’d be wrong. The Hive is a tactical puzzle of positioning, sacrifice, and explosive turns. Played well, it controls the battlefield like no other. Played poorly? You’ll spend half the scenario exhausted.