Bug Evolution
Abilities and Skills
Leaps
| Move | What it does | Cooldown | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pounce | Leap forward. Your next bite deals 1.6x damage. | 7s | Garden Spider, Jumping Spider, Wolf Spider (skill), Giant Huntsman (skill), Emerald Jumper, Sun Spider |
| Dash | A blinding low dash forward. | 6s | Robber Fly, Dragonfly, Emerald Jumper (skill), Meganeura |
| Spring Leap | A huge spring-loaded leap. Your next bite deals 1.4x damage. | 5s | Grasshopper, Locust, Katydid (skill), Lubber (skill) |
Buffs
| Move | What it does | Cooldown | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenzy | +45% bite speed and +15% move speed for 7s. | 20s | Garden Spider (skill), Housefly (skill), Grasshopper (skill), Jumping Spider (skill), Mosquito (skill), Brood Mother (skill), Dragonfly (skill), Giant Hornet (skill), Neon Peacock (skill), Sun Spider (skill) |
| Hunt | +40% move speed and free sprinting for 6s. | 16s | Wolf Spider, Giant Huntsman |
| Fang Fury | +60% bite speed for 6s. | 18s | Funnel-Web, Robber Fly (skill) |
| Regenerate | Heal 40% of your max health over 4s. | 25s | Monarch (skill) |
| Buzz Off | Frantic buzzing: +55% move speed and free sprinting for 4s. | 14s | Housefly, Horsefly |
| Swarm | Swarm instinct: +35% bite speed and +25% move speed for 7s. | 20s | Locust (skill) |
| Shell Guard | Hunker down in your armor: take 60% less damage for 5s. | 20s | Trilobite |
Empowered bites
| Move | What it does | Cooldown | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venom Bite | Your next 3 bites poison the target (60% bite damage per second for 4s). | 14s | Black Widow, Obsidian Widow |
| Necrotic Bite | Your next bite deals 3x damage and makes them bleed. | 15s | Horsefly (skill), Obsidian Widow (skill) |
| Proboscis | Your next 2 bites deal 2x damage and drain them (bleed for 4s). | 12s | Mosquito |
| Tail Sting | Your next 2 bites sting for 2x damage and poison (60% bite damage per second for 4s). | 12s | Giant Hornet, Pulmonoscorpius |
Invisibility
Projectiles
| Move | What it does | Cooldown | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Shot | Shoot a web that slows the first thing it hits by 55% for 3s. | 10s | Black Widow (skill), Frost Weaver, Mongolarachne |
| Web Trap | Golden silk roots the first thing it hits for 2.5s. | 14s | Frost Weaver (skill), Mongolarachne (skill) |
| Venom Spit | Spit venom at range: 1.5x bite damage and poison. | 7s | Pulmonoscorpius (skill) |
Area attacks
| Move | What it does | Cooldown | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shockwave | Slam the ground: 1.5x bite damage to everything nearby and knock it back. | 14s | Tarantula (skill), Goliath Birdeater (skill), Trilobite (skill) |
| Dazzle | A dazzling display that stuns everything nearby for 1.5s. | 18s | Death's-Head Moth, Neon Peacock |
| Hair Barrage | Flick stinging hairs: damage and 45% slow to everything nearby. | 15s | Tarantula, Magma Tarantula |
| Hiss | A terrifying hiss: bugs flee and players are slowed 50%. | 20s | Goliath Birdeater, Magma Tarantula (skill), Arthropleura (skill) |
| Brood Swarm | Release your brood: they bite everything around you 5 times. | 22s | Brood Mother |
| Wing Gust | One mighty flap: damages and blows back everything nearby. | 12s | Monarch, Swallowtail |
| Wing Dust | Shake off choking scales: everything nearby is slowed 50% and stunned 1s. | 16s | Swallowtail (skill), Luna Moth, Atlas Moth (skill), Emperor Moth |
| Toxic Spray | Spray foul toxin: poisons everything nearby. | 15s | Lubber, Arthropleura |
| Hurricane | Beat your giant wings: three gusts that batter everything around you. | 18s | Atlas Moth, Death's-Head Moth (skill), Emperor Moth (skill), Meganeura (skill) |
| Claw Sweep | Sweep your giant claws: 1.6x bite damage to everything around you and knock it back. | 13s | Jaekelopterus |
| Primal Roar | A roar from 400 million years ago: bugs flee, players are stunned 1s and slowed 50%. | 22s | Jaekelopterus (skill) |
Burrow
| Move | What it does | Cooldown | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrow | Dig in: invulnerable and hidden for 3s, healing 30%. | 24s | Funnel-Web (skill) |
How abilities work
Each bug comes with one ability on Q and gets its skill at level 100. Moves that say "next bite" wait for your next bite to fire, so pair them with a leap or invisibility to land it. Which bug has which move is on each bug's page in the Bug Tree.
Questions
What is the difference between an ability and a skill?
Every bug has an ability on Q from the start and a second move, its skill, that unlocks at level 100. Several bugs share the same move.
What is the best ability in Bug Evolution?
For damage, Necrotic Bite (Horsefly and Obsidian Widow skill) makes your next bite 3x and makes the target bleed, and the Brood Mother's Brood Swarm bites everything around you five times. For survival, the Trilobite's Shell Guard cuts damage taken by 60% for 5 seconds.
