The Queen, or Matriarch, is the Mama of the Runlings. She spreads creep and lays tumors so that her Runling children may zoom zoom like they could not without her presence. The Matriarch's creep tumors can also activate to provide an AoE drone freeze.
Though they are available to all in alpha testing, Matriarchs will be unlocked post-beta until the final boss has been defeated. When this happens and should you not have defeated the final boss already, your unit will NOT be deleted, but will have to be unlocked. Once unlocked, you will be able to use your Runling at its saved level (in other words, you won't have to start a new Matriarch at level 1). |
The Beguiler
The Infestor's Runling cousin, the Beguiler, has it all. Beguilers are basically White Mages for RPG veterans - they revive, buff their allies, and debuff those nasty drones. The Infested Terrans they spawn are awesome minions that can be controlled by the Beguiler. So long as one Beguiler lives, the team will always have a chance.
Though they are available to all in alpha testing, Beguilers will require a total score (experience) of 30,000 before being unlocked when the game reaches beyond the beta stage. When this happens and should you not have attained said score already, your unit will NOT be deleted, but will have to be unlocked. Once unlocked, you will be able to use your runling at its saved level (in other words, you won't have to start a new Beguiler at level 1). |