

This gigantic, melee-focused unit excels at laying waste to enemy structures, can pull enemies towards him, and has a shoulder-charge ability to quickly annihilate groups of weaker foes. The Goliath is what you get when both groups of a Lekgolo colony occupy a single, massive suit of armor. New UnitsĬolony’s unique units open up new strategic and tactical options anchored by specialized Hunter units built to withstand (and dish out) a high level of damage. But time is the main ally of Colony, as its Combat Repair passive ability slowly heals all friendly units and structures. It can also temporarily enhance friendly vehicles by infiltrating them with gestalts, using Vehicle Symbiotes.

When called upon to direct Banished military operations, Colony’s strategy is to control the battlefield with large numbers of Lekgolo-driven constructs that it can heal and augment, buying time with Engineer Swarm and Living Barriers until it can call in reinforcements with Colony Drop and Devastating Host. Most of its attention is currently focused on the activities near the resting place of the Forerunner keyships missions undertaken outside the knowledge of other Banished leaders. Though it cooperates with the Banished, Colony appears to have its own plans for the Ark. Colony defers only to Atriox and is charged with directing all Banished Lekgolo activities on the Ark, including creation and expansion of Lekgolo clusters for use in vehicles and other specialized applications. Strange and inscrutable, the Hunter pair who identifies as "Colony" is believed to be either a representative for Lekgolo allied to the Banished or a specialized command form of the alien eel-worms. Read on for an overview of the new units and abilities Colony brings to the battlefield as well as a synopsis of broader balance changes coming to Halo Wars 2 with this latest update.
