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{{Ant_Infobox|image=File:ThumbLeafcutterAnt.jpg|name=Leafcutter ant|scientific=''Atta cephalotes''|environment=Rainforest|caste=Queen<br/>Minim<br/>Minor<br/>Media<br/>Major|trait=Fungus farming<br/>Taunt<br/>Heal<br/>Resistance buff<br/>Stun|player=Yes}}
{{Ant_Infobox|image=File:Icon_LeafcutterAntMajor.jpg|name=Leafcutter ant|scientific=''Atta cephalotes''|environment=Rainforest|caste=Queen<br/>Minim<br/>Minor<br/>Media<br/>Major|trait=Fungus farming<br/>Taunt<br/>Heal<br/>Resistance buff<br/>Stun|player=Yes}}
Leafcutter ants ''(Atta cephalotes)'' are playable as complete colonies in story missions, extra missions and custom games.
Leafcutter ants ''(Atta cephalotes)'' are playable as complete colonies in story missions, extra missions and custom games.


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You must choose either taunt or stun majors before playing.  
You must choose either taunt or stun majors before playing.  


* Taunt majors can [[Uncategorized Effect|redirect attacks]] onto themselves and [[Healing Effect|heal]]. They can [[Damage Modifying Effect|raise their defense]] at low health at level 3.  
* Taunt majors can [[Disrupting Effect|redirect attacks]] onto themselves and [[Healing Effect|heal]]. They can [[Damage Modifying Effect|raise their defense]] at low health at level 3.  


* Stun majors can [[Disrupting Effect|stun]] enemies. They can affect multiple enemies at once and [[Speed Modifying Effect|slow them down]] at level 3.
* Stun majors can stun enemies. They [[Speed Modifying Effect|slow multiple enemies down]] and [[Damage Modifying Effect|make them take more damage]] at level 3.


Minims are uncontrollable and invulnerable. They can't attack enemies. Each brood tile can spawn a minim without requiring food when it is built.
Minims are uncontrollable and invulnerable. They can't attack enemies. Each brood tile can spawn a minim without requiring food when it is built.
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=='''Food processing'''==
=='''Food processing'''==
Leafcutter ants automatically bring leaves from harvestable plants on the surface back to leaf storage. Leaf storage tiles can hold 10/ 40/ 100 leaves.
Leafcutter ants can only feed on fungus.  


Leafcutter ants can only feed on fungus. Minims bring leaves to brood chambers to grow fungus over time. Brood tiles can hold 20/ 30/ 40 food or waste and cultivate 1 food every second. The queen chamber can hold fungus but not leaves like brood tiles.
Leafcutter ants have to gather leaves from harvestable plants on the surface. Leaf storage tiles can hold 10/ 40/ 100 leaves.
 
Minims bring leaves to brood chambers to grow fungus over time. Brood tiles can hold 20/ 30/ 40 food or waste and cultivate 1 food every second. Queen tiles can hold fungus but not leaves.


Fungus turns into waste that occupies brood tiles when they are used. Minims need to bring waste to waste storage so that fungus has space to grow. Waste storage tiles can hold 10/ 40/ 100 waste and dissolve 1 waste every 5/ 4/ 2.5 seconds.
Fungus turns into waste that occupies brood tiles when they are used. Minims need to bring waste to waste storage so that fungus has space to grow. Waste storage tiles can hold 10/ 40/ 100 waste and dissolve 1 waste every 5/ 4/ 2.5 seconds.


Leafcutter ants are poisoned for 60 seconds after going through occupied waste storage in their nest. Affected ants move 30% more slowly, attack 50% more slowly and lose 1 HP every second. Minims are immune.
Leafcutter ants are poisoned for 60 seconds after moving on occupied waste storage tiles in their nest. Affected ants move 30% more slowly, attack 50% more slowly and lose 0.83% of their health every second. Effect duration is reset each time the affected ants move on another waste storage tile afterward. Minims are immune.


Waste storage tiles remove 2 upgrade points from adjacent tiles and 1 upgrade point from other tiles which are one-tile away. Highway tiles aren't affected. You can only delete a waste storage tile when it is empty.
Waste storage tiles remove 2 upgrade points from adjacent tiles and 1 upgrade point from other tiles which are one-tile away. Highway tiles aren't affected. You can only delete a waste storage tile when it is empty.
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*'''[[New Year's Feast]]''' ''(taunt)''
*'''[[New Year's Feast]]''' ''(taunt)''


You can also encounter non-player leafcutter ants in:  
You can also encounter leafcutter ants in:  
*'''[[The Other Foot]]'''
*'''[[The Other Foot]]'''


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*'''[[Adventure]]'''
*'''[[Adventure]]'''
*'''[[Firebreak]]'''
*'''[[No Ant's Land]]'''


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== '''Notable stats'''==
== '''Notable stats'''==
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|colspan="3"|<big>'''Leafcutter ant queen'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_LeafcutterAntQueen.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant queen'''</big>
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|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
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*Immune to execution
*Immune to execution
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|colspan="3"|<big>'''Leafcutter ant minim'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_LeafcutterAntMinor.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant minim'''</big>
|-
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|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
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|colspan="3"|[[File:Leafcutterminor.png]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant minor'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_LeafcutterAntMinor.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant minor'''</big> [[File:Icon_Worker.png|25px]]
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|width="15%t"|'''Common stats'''
|width="15%t"|'''Common stats'''
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|colspan="3"|[[File:Leafcuttermedia.png]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant media'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_LeafcutterAntMedia.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant media'''</big> [[File:Icon_Melee.png|25px]]
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|colspan="3"|Stats are different between <font color="red">story mode</font> and <font color="green">custom game mode</font>.
|colspan="3"|Stats are different between <font color="red">story mode</font> and <font color="green">custom game mode</font>.
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*<font color="red">''Harvest amount:'' 17/ 19/ 22</font>
*<font color="red">''Harvest amount:'' 17/ 19/ 22</font>
*<font color="green">''Harvest amount:'' 20/ 24/ 30</font>
*<font color="green">''Harvest amount:'' 20/ 24/ 30</font>
*''Healing speed:'' 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3  
*''Healing speed:'' 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3
*''Vision radius:'' 400/ 400/ 400
*''Vision radius:'' 400/ 400/ 400
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|'''Damage modifications'''
|'''Damage modifications'''
|colspan="2"|
|colspan="2"|
*''Armor:'' 0.2/ 0.4/ 0.8
*''Armor:'' 0.2/ 0.4/ 0.8
*''Piercing:'' 20%/ 30%/ 40%
*''Piercing:'' 20%/ 30%/ 40%
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|'''Attack'''
|'''Attack'''
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|width="40%"|
*<font color="red">''Damage (physical):'' 4.5/ 6/ 7</font>
*<font color="red">''Damage (physical):'' 4.5/ 6/ 7</font>
*<font color="green">''Damage (physical):'' 4/ 5/ 6</font>  
*<font color="green">''Damage (physical):'' 4/ 5/ 6</font>
*''Attack speed:'' 1.5/ 1.5/ 2
*''Attack speed:'' 1.5/ 1.5/ 2
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|width="45%"|
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|colspan="3"|[[File:Taunt.png]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant major (taunt)'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_LeafcutterAntMajor.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant major (taunt)'''</big> [[File:Icon_Tank.png|25px]]
|-
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|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
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|'''Attack'''
|'''Attack'''
|width="40%"|
|width="40%"|
*''Damage (physical):'' 12/ 15/ 22
*''Damage (physical):'' 12/ 15/ 22
*''Attack speed:'' 1.2/ 1.2/ 1.5
*''Attack speed:'' 1.2/ 1.2/ 1.5
|width="45%"|  
|width="45%"|
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|rowspan="2"|'''Taunt'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Taunt'''
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|
*''Trigger:'' User has above 30% HP and isn't mounting..
*''Trigger:'' User has above 30% HP and isn't mounting.
*''Chance:'' 30%/ 30%/ 30%
*''Chance:'' 30%/ 30%/ 30%
*''Damage (physical):'' 1/ 1/ 1
*''Damage (physical):'' 1/ 1/ 1
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:'''Heal'''
:'''Healing'''
:*''Total health:'' 20/ 25/ 30
:*''Health per interval:'' 1/ 1/ 1
:*''Interval:'' 0.2/ 0.2/ 0.2
:*''Duration:'' 4/ 5/ 6
:*''Duration:'' 4/ 5/ 6
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|colspan="3"|[[File:Stun.png]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant major (stun)'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_LeafcutterAntMajor.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Leafcutter ant major (stun)'''</big> [[File:Icon_Tank.png|25px]]
|-
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|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
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|'''Attack'''
|'''Attack'''
|width="40%"|
|width="40%"|
*''Damage (physical):'' 12/ 15/ 22
*''Damage (physical):'' 12/ 15/ 22
*''Attack speed:'' 1.2/ 1.2/ 1.5
*''Attack speed:'' 1.2/ 1.2/ 1.5
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|width="45%"|
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|rowspan="2"|'''Stun'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Stun'''
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="3"|
*''Trigger:'' User isn't mounting.
*''Trigger:'' User isn't mounting.
*''Chance:'' 50%/ 50%/ 50%
*''Chance:'' 50%/ 50%/ 50%
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:'''Speed debuff'''
:'''Speed debuff'''
:*''Movement speed:'' --/ --/ - 90%
:*''Movement speed:'' --/ --/ - 90%
:*''Duration:'' --/ --/ 8
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:'''Resistance debuff'''
:*''Venom resistance:'' --/ --/ - 30%
:*''Duration:'' --/ --/ 8
:*''Duration:'' --/ --/ 8
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*Leafcutter ants are the only ants that have naked pupae in the game.
*Leafcutter ants are the only ants that have naked pupae in the game.


*In real life, minims hang onto leaves carried by other ants to help them fend off [[Phorid Fly|phorid flies]]. In the game, only level 3 soldiers can get this protection.
*In real life, minims hang onto leaves carried by other ants to help them fend off [[Phorid Fly|phorid flies]]. In the game, only level 3 mediae and majors can get this protection.


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[[Category:Eusocial Insects]]
[[Category:Eusocial Insects]]
[[Category:Rainforest]]
[[Category:Rainforest]]

Latest revision as of 12:39, 1 August 2026

Information
Common name Leafcutter ant
Scientific name Atta cephalotes
Environment Rainforest
Castes Queen
Minim
Minor
Media
Major
Traits Fungus farming
Taunt
Heal
Resistance buff
Stun
Playable colony Yes


Leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) are playable as complete colonies in story missions, extra missions and custom games.


Abilities

Leafcutter ants attack by biting.

You must choose either taunt or stun majors before playing.

Minims are uncontrollable and invulnerable. They can't attack enemies. Each brood tile can spawn a minim without requiring food when it is built.


Food processing

Leafcutter ants can only feed on fungus.

Leafcutter ants have to gather leaves from harvestable plants on the surface. Leaf storage tiles can hold 10/ 40/ 100 leaves.

Minims bring leaves to brood chambers to grow fungus over time. Brood tiles can hold 20/ 30/ 40 food or waste and cultivate 1 food every second. Queen tiles can hold fungus but not leaves.

Fungus turns into waste that occupies brood tiles when they are used. Minims need to bring waste to waste storage so that fungus has space to grow. Waste storage tiles can hold 10/ 40/ 100 waste and dissolve 1 waste every 5/ 4/ 2.5 seconds.

Leafcutter ants are poisoned for 60 seconds after moving on occupied waste storage tiles in their nest. Affected ants move 30% more slowly, attack 50% more slowly and lose 0.83% of their health every second. Effect duration is reset each time the affected ants move on another waste storage tile afterward. Minims are immune.

Waste storage tiles remove 2 upgrade points from adjacent tiles and 1 upgrade point from other tiles which are one-tile away. Highway tiles aren't affected. You can only delete a waste storage tile when it is empty.

Waste storage usually can't be completely filled up. The extra space is reserved for the waste carried by the minims. Waste can't be dropped when waste storage become full suddenly.

The first leaf storage tile and the first waste storage tile are free. Later storage tiles cost 5 food to build.

You receive 66.67% of the building cost as leaves from deleting tiles. Fungus can only exist on brood tiles so leaves are left on the ground instead.

Minims panic and stop working when the queen takes damage. You can keep them working by preventing the respective pheromone groups from attacking.


Appearances

You can play a a leafcutter ant colony in:

You can play with leafcutter ant mediae in:

  • Main story

You can play with leafcutter ant majors in:

  • Main story (either)
  • Extremis (either)
  • Tug of War (taunt)

You can also encounter leafcutter ants in:


Notable stats

Leafcutter ant queen
Common stats
  • Health: 1200
  • Score: 700
  • Healing speed: 1
Damage modifications
  • Physical resistance: 40%
  • Venom resistance: 40%
  • Maximum taken damage: 25
Immunities
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution


Leafcutter ant minim
Common stats
  • Health: 1
  • Movement speed: 220
  • Harvest amount: 4
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • None


Leafcutter ant minor
Common stats
  • Cost: 20 [2]
  • Health: 25/ 35/ 45
  • Movement speed: 300/ 340/ 380
  • Score: 5/ 8/ 12
  • Harvest amount: 7/ 8/ 9
  • Healing speed: 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1
  • Vision radius: 400/ 400/ 400
  • Encumbered
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • None
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 0.6/ 0.8/ 1
  • Attack speed: 1.5/ 1.5/ 1.5


Leafcutter ant media
Stats are different between story mode and custom game mode.
Common stats
  • Cost: 80 [6]
  • Cost: 65 [6]
  • Health: 100/ 115/ 130
  • Health: 80/ 95/ 110
  • Movement speed: 310/ 320/ 330
  • Score: 14/ 16/ 18
  • Harvest amount: 17/ 19/ 22
  • Harvest amount: 20/ 24/ 30
  • Healing speed: 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3
  • Vision radius: 400/ 400/ 400
Damage modifications
  • Armor: 0.2/ 0.4/ 0.8
  • Piercing: 20%/ 30%/ 40%
Immunities
  • None
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 4.5/ 6/ 7
  • Damage (physical): 4/ 5/ 6
  • Attack speed: 1.5/ 1.5/ 2


Leafcutter ant major (taunt)
Common stats
  • Cost: 150 [15]
  • Health: 200/ 240/ 400
  • Movement speed: 300/ 300/ 300
  • Score: 30/ 42/ 54
  • Harvest amount: 16/ 16/ 16
  • Healing speed: 0.1/ 0.15/ 0.2
  • Threat: 0.3/ 0.3/ 0.3
  • Vision radius: 450/ 460/ 470
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • Immune to pickup (weak)/ knockback (weak)
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 12/ 15/ 22
  • Attack speed: 1.2/ 1.2/ 1.5
Taunt
  • Trigger: User has above 30% HP and isn't mounting.
  • Chance: 30%/ 30%/ 30%
  • Damage (physical): 1/ 1/ 1
  • Cooldown: 10/ 10/ 10
Taunt
  • Radius: 100/ 140/ 180
  • Duration: 4/ 5/ 6
Healing
  • Health per interval: 1/ 1/ 1
  • Interval: 0.2/ 0.2/ 0.2
  • Duration: 4/ 5/ 6
Boost
  • Trigger: User has below 40% HP and isn't mounting.
  • Cooldown: --/ --/ 15
Resistance buff
  • Physical resistance: --/ --/ + 80%
  • Venom resistance: --/ --/ + 80%
  • Duration: --/ --/ 4


Leafcutter ant major (stun)
Common stats
  • Cost: 150 [15]
  • Health: 200/ 240/ 400
  • Movement speed: 300/ 300/ 300
  • Score: 30/ 42/ 54
  • Harvest amount: 16/ 16/ 16
  • Healing speed: 0.1/ 0.15/ 0.2
  • Threat: 0.3/ 0.3/ 0.3
  • Vision radius: 450/ 460/ 470
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • Immune to pickup (weak)/ knockback (weak)
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 12/ 15/ 22
  • Attack speed: 1.2/ 1.2/ 1.5
Stun
  • Trigger: User isn't mounting.
  • Chance: 50%/ 50%/ 50%
  • Damage (physical): 1/ 1/ 1
  • Radius: --/ --/ 40
  • Cooldown: 8/ 7/ 6
Stun
  • Duration: 3/ 3.5/ 4
Speed debuff
  • Movement speed: --/ --/ - 90%
  • Duration: --/ --/ 8
Resistance debuff
  • Venom resistance: --/ --/ - 30%
  • Duration: --/ --/ 8


Trivia

  • Leafcutter ant colonies have nineteen-tiled queen chambers in custom games.
  • You can often see dead leafcutter ants in occupied waste storage.
  • Leafcutter ants are the only ants that have naked pupae in the game.
  • In real life, minims hang onto leaves carried by other ants to help them fend off phorid flies. In the game, only level 3 mediae and majors can get this protection.


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