Chryssalid (LW2)
The Chryssalid is a terrifying alien assault unit. Only semi-intelligent, these creatures close to melee disquietingly fast, where they are very effective.
Chryssalids grow larger with maturity.
| Ability | Rank Required |
|---|---|
 Slash Attack an adjacent unit in melee. |
Chryssalid (Mk1) |
 Charge Attack a unit in melee at the end of a dash. |
Chryssalid (Mk1) |
 Burrow Hide underground. |
Chryssalid (Mk1) |
 Poisonous Claws Units hit with melee attacks will suffer poison damage. |
Chryssalid (Mk1) |
 Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face. |
Chryssalid Soldier (Mk2) |
- Burrowed chryssalids can be revealed by Scanning Protocol or Battle Scanners, otherwise getting too close will cause them to unburrow and possibly charge as a reaction.
- Units killed by chryssalids or their poison will become cocoons that will spawn additional chryssalids.
| Ability | Effected Ranks | Chance to Adopt While Active |
|---|---|---|
 |
All ranks | 8% |