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Lifeform comparison

Side-by-side numbers for every alien lifeform and marine class.

At a glance#

Health
Skulk75
Gorge160
Lerk180
Fade250
Onos700
Armor
Skulk10
Gorge50
Lerk30
Fade80
Onos450
Effective HP
Skulk95
Gorge260
Lerk240
Fade410
Onos1600
Effective HP, biomass 12 + Carapace
Skulk162
Gorge354
Lerk310
Fade565
Onos2730
Cost (pres)
Skulk0
Gorge10
Lerk21
Fade35
Onos55
Gestation (s)
Skulk3
Gorge7
Lerk15
Fade25
Onos30
Health
Marine100
Jetpack100
Exo100
Armor
Marine30
Jetpack30
Exo320
Effective HP
Marine160
Jetpack160
Exo740
Effective HP at armor 3
Marine280
Jetpack280
Exo920
Cost (pres)
Marine0
Jetpack15
Exo55

Toughness for the price#

Effective HP per personal res, at biomass 1 without upgrades:

Skulk Gorge Lerk Fade Onos
Effective HP952602404101600
Per resfree26111229

The onos and the gorge buy the most HP per res; the lerk and the fade the least. Lerks and fades pay for mobility (flight, blink) and damage, not toughness, which is why a lerk or fade that takes even trades loses the game for its team: they have to win by not getting hit.

0100200300400500600123456789101112Skulk + CarapaceSkulkGorge + CarapaceGorgeLerk + CarapaceLerkFade + CarapaceFadebiomasseffective HP (normal damage)
Effective HP of each lifeform by biomass: solid with 3-shell Carapace, dashed without.

Aliens#

Skulk Gorge Lerk Fade Onos
Cost (pres)010213555
Cost per upgrade01358
Gestation3 s7 s15 s25 s30 s
Health75160180250700
Health per biomass+3+2+2+5+50
Armor10503080450
Max armor (Carapace, biomass 12)257550120650
Top speed7.25 m/s6 m/s13 m/s (flying)6.2 m/s6.6 m/s
Adrenaline energy rate27/s13/s13/s15/s15/s
Field of view105°95°100°90°90°
Kill score57152030

All aliens regenerate 10 energy per second (up to 100) without Adrenaline.

Marines#

Marine Jetpacker Exosuit
Cost (pres)01555
Health100100100
Armor (A0 / A3)30 / 9030 / 90320 / 410
Top speed5.75 m/s5.75 m/s, flies ~95.75 m/s
Kill score51020

See also#

Hits to kill · Alien upgrades · Movement

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