There is not enough public unit data for a supportable S/A/B power ranking. This page ranks each published role by the job it is actually named to do.
The Grow A Colony tier list has no supportable named ranking yet. Use the Queen for control, a Worker for Food, and a Major or Drone for fighting. Confidence is high for those published jobs and low for any cross-role “best unit” or Major-vs-Drone winner without data the exact game does not publish.
Latest adjustment: this is the first dated role-only baseline. No ranking movement is claimed. Update 5.3 is current, but its public headline does not list numerical unit balance changes.
A role only moves beyond job-fit status when the exact current game supports a repeatable comparison.
Does the exact game assign this role to control, Food, or fighting?
Does the live label or description add a practical difference?
Does the same role solve the same visible job more than once?
Does the observation still hold after the current public update?
“Status” describes job fit, not hidden combat strength.
The player rules the colony as the Queen.
Official game description · checked August 27, 2026Public details do not list Queen stats, upgrades, combat values, or a replacement role.
Revisit if the live game publishes Queen progression or alternate control roles.
Workers are the only role explicitly assigned to gathering Food.
Official game description plus dated gameplay labelCosts, capacity, yield, speed, route limits, and an ideal Worker count are not publicly listed.
Revisit if current unit descriptions or repeatable tables establish numeric differences.
Majors are one of the two roles explicitly assigned to fighting.
Official game description plus dated gameplay labelNo public specialization, cost, damage, health, range, speed, or ability table establishes a power rank.
Revisit when the exact game exposes stable Major details or an itemized balance update.
Drones are the other role explicitly assigned to fighting.
Official game description plus dated gameplay labelNo public specialization, cost, damage, health, range, speed, or ability table separates it from Major.
Revisit when the exact game exposes stable Drone details or an itemized balance update.
This is a job sequence, not a fixed unit count or numerical best team.
Keep the current objective clear: establish Food, protect a route, or engage one visible target family.
Maintain at least one observable Food-return path before combat or expansion adds pressure.
Use a Major or Drone when a current combat or route-protection job calls for one; no ideal count is published.
Food points to a Worker route. Threats or a chosen target point to a fighting role.
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Keep the target, route, and colony context similar when comparing Major and Drone.
No cost, damage, health, speed, range, capacity, yield, or ability number is filled in.
A single clip or session cannot establish a universal ranking across updates.
Advice from similarly named colony experiences is excluded unless the creator and place ID match.
See the current zero-code ledger.
Open every current colony system route.
Choose a start, fix, growth, or update route.
Check the exact game's listed community surfaces.
Review exact-game identity and dated material.
Continue to the observable six-answer diagnostic.
There is no supportable universal power winner. Choose by job: Worker for Food, Major or Drone for fighting, with the player as Queen.
No stable public data establishes a winner. Compare their current in-game descriptions and one repeatable situation.
The exact game does not publish enough unit data for a defensible power ranking, so role bands are more useful than decorative grades.
It will be revisited when the exact game publishes stable unit descriptions, stats, costs, abilities, or clear balance changes.
The public description assigns Workers to Food and Majors and Drones to fighting. This guide does not add unlisted role swaps.
