HIVE: class guide and playstyle

What does HIVE bring to a party?

Role: Mechanical summoner / modes. Core idea: Combines summons with modes and transfer decisions.

Think of the board as a network of useful summon positions. Choose a mode for the engagement you are actually facing, then protect the units that give you useful transfer options. Reassess the network whenever the party crosses a doorway.

How do you unlock this class?

Campaign unlock; exact digital requirements not yet independently checked.

How should you build around its strengths?

Start with a small number of useful summons and a mode that complements them. Keep transfer decisions tied to safety and target access. Prefer an engine you can explain clearly over several simultaneous conditional interactions.

1. Select an initial mode for the immediate engagement.
2. Place useful summons with future transfer positions in mind.
3. Before transferring, inspect the destination and the enemy turns that will occur there.

Which cards are named in digital sources?

These names are corroborated by official digital announcements. Their current level, full wording and unlock requirements should be checked in the in-game Codex.

• Aimed Assault — official digital reference.
• Rapid Fire — official digital reference.
• Code Geminate — official digital reference.
• Reassemble — official digital reference.
• Disassemble — official digital reference.

What commonly goes wrong?

Transfer can move the character into a condition or attack situation previously borne by a summon. Do not use a mode card as though the character were immune to all conditions applied to its units; read the current transfer handling.

Where should you go next?

Read the HIVE build framework, compare party composition, and review card economy before committing to a long scenario.

Evidence boundary: Roster name corroborated against tabletop index and digital full-roster announcement; exact digital class text and unlock require Codex verification. Strategy is tabletop-informed editorial advice.

Sources and version notes

Researched on October 16, 2026 for the digital edition. Strategic recommendations are editorial advice; they are not represented as hands-on testing. Refer to current in-game tooltips when a patch changes an interaction.

• Official Frosthaven announcements and patch notes — Digital: 1.0 features and earlier patch-confirmed names. Historical fixes do not prove current bugs.
• Cephalofair official Frosthaven FAQ — Tabletop ONLY: class mechanics and rules context; not a claim of exact digital implementation
• Frosthaven asset index — Tabletop ONLY: seventeen class names and source asset identification, no digital numeric parity
• Patch Notes 0.32181 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.11.2.28335 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.31273 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.31755 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.31582 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.