Tier 1 Alien Form

*"An infested crew member."*

The Alien Host is the initial form of the Alien, prior to any evolution. It is capable of laying eggs, fighting in the vents and evolving into another form.

## Abilities

**Infestation:** Infests the target with an adaptive parasite. Target will become an Alien Spawn after 75 seconds if not removed. Parasitic Infestation is visible to all players. Can be removed through the use of an Auto-Doc. The infested target has 10% reduced movement speed, has -2 armor, has reduced vision, cannot use chat and takes a small amount of damage over time.

**Lay Alien Egg:** Spawns a single Alien Egg that allows for additional Evolution Points to be gained. Each Alien Egg increases your Evo Points by +2 every 22 secs. When an Alien Egg is killed you will lose 10 Evolution Points. The Alien Parasite can rapidly change its form, each Alien Egg is psionically linked to the Alien Host, as the Alien Host uses a portion of its power to condense its genetic being inside a singular egg, thus ensuring the survival of the Parasite.

Alien Tentacle: After 0.5 seconds, strike at target with a disgusting tentacle, dealing 30 damage to enemies in a line. Hitting a player with Alien Tentacle sets its cooldown to 2.5 seconds, and causes the Alien to dash a short distance upon moving.
The Alien's adaptive DNA allows for the rapid formation of a variety of biological structures. It appears quite fond of the ability to form a tentacle-like appendage at will, to strike at enemies.

Deadly Swipes: Unleash a pair of creep infused swipes. Each swipe will deal 17 damage, stun for .15 sec and push targets back. Similar to basic attacks, each swipe will count as 3 strikes of BLEED and CRIPPLE.
Each Swipe will also spread creep when used. The area Swiped will continually slow non Alien units by 20% for 2 secs. The Alien can strike with deadly ferocity, using creep as a weapon to extend its reach.

Devouring Chomp: After 0.625 seconds, deal 50 damage to nearby enemies in front of the Alien.
Hitting a player with Devouring Chomp will have the following effects:

* Restore 5% of max HP Instantly, with an additional 15% over 5 secs
* +10 Evo Points Per player Hit
* Increases maximum health of all forms by 5 Per player Hit
* Increase Damage of Chomp by 1 Per player Hit
* The DNA of the last player hit by Chomp will be used to replicate the next changeling.

The Alien possesses the unique affinity for the rapid assimilation of new forms of DNA, and unfortunately for us, it's appetite is insatiable.

## Passives

**Bleed:** The Alien's attacks can cause lacerations and crippling injuries:
Each attack on a target will wear on joints and connective tissues.
These strikes will build up, potentially causing BLEED and CRIPPLE effects.
Sustained contact can prove deadly.

BLEED - After 16 Strikes on a target, the effect will Proc - Bleed causes(20% of max health + 20)as damage upon proc, and will deal 1 damage per sec for 30 secs.
Will deal 3x Damage per sec if bleeding target is moving. Can be removed by Regeneration Kit.

CRIPPLE - >After 20 Strikes on a target, the effect will Proc - Crippled targets move 40% slower and cannot use movement abilities.

**Alien Sensation** Sense the location of any player as a ping on the minimap every 10 sec. - Humans will display as Green - Psions with a negatively charged alignment will display as Red- Psions with a positively charged alignment will display as Blue- Androids will display as Yellow- Alien Host will display as Light Purple- Alien Spawns will display as Purple

## Evolutions

**Alien Evolution - Body** - Focus evolutionary patterns on physical traits, maxing out body capabilities, culminating into a Raptor alien. Can disguise itself in a Human form. Four Evolutionary pathways.
Only Alien type that can use infestation abilities and spawn minions. Costs 600 evolution points

## Strategy

The Alien Host is more powerful than starting crew members and is not affected by the movement speed penalty in vents. Use this to your advantage to get early spawns. Beware of the Psion and Android early, as their special abilities can cause you to lose early fights.