Enemy database

Terminids

Hive Lord

Size
Not sourced
Main armour
Not sourced
Flying
Not sourced

Weak spots

No verified weak-spot information yet.

Source:helldivers.wiki.gg/wiki/Terminids

Counters: weapons and armour

Armour data for Hive Lord isn't sourced yet, so we can't say which weapons penetrate it.

Patch history

  • 7.2.020 Oct 2026· Enemies

    The Hive Lord will now leave combat earlier if not damaged by players for a certain duration.

  • 7.0.012 Aug 2026· Enemies fix

    Fixed an issue where sometimes the Hive Lord scales would not visually break properly (did not affect gameplay behavior)

  • 6.3.016 Jun 2026· Orbitals damage rebalance up

    The Railcannon also got more damage to be more effective vs some of the largest enemies like the Vox engines. It will still not one shot the largest enemies like Factory strider, Hive lord and similar.

  • 6.2.228 Apr 2026· Terminids

    Hive Lord

  • 4.1.218 Nov 2025· Fixes fix

    Fixed a crash that would occur when the Hive Lord would hear noises coming from outside the map area

  • 4.1.023 Oct 2025· Terminids

    Hive Lord

  • 4.1.023 Oct 2025· Terminids up

    Improved performance during Hive Lord encounters.

  • 4.1.023 Oct 2025· Fixes fix

    Fixed a bug where Hive Lord body parts would not spawn properly

Source:Official Steam announcements Wiki page