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.

Chryssalid Abilities

Ability	Rank Required
Slash Attack an adjacent unit in melee.	Chryssalid (Mk1)
Change 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)
Lightning Reflexes 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.

Chryssalid Potential Tactical Dark Events

Ability	Effected Ranks	Chance to Adopt While Active
Lethal	All ranks	8%