Grow A Colony Egg Priority Planner

The egg priority planner turns [SKILLS] Grow A Colony hatch decisions into a repeatable queue. sebcaddy1 gives queens three egg lines—Worker, Major, and Drone—each tied to troop modes Follow, Scavenge, and Attack. Wrong order starves food, wrong modes waste combat stats. Use this page with your active build, the eggs and ants guide, and ant roles tier list.

This is a manual planner— not a Script auto-hatch tool.

How to read the planner

Each block is a batch of eggs before you re-evaluate food. Finish a block, run the colony checklist, then continue or switch blocks.

Symbols: W = Worker, M = Major, D = Drone.

Phase 1 — Survival (eggs 1–10)

Build: Early game
Food rule: do not hatch M if surplus is negative.

Egg #	Hatch	Assign mode after hatch
1–4	W W W W	Scavenge
5	M	Follow (queen escort)
6–8	W W W	Scavenge
9	M	Follow → Attack when first bug clear ready
10	W	Scavenge

Graduate when: five minutes food surplus + storage not empty.

Phase 2 — Expansion (eggs 11–25)

Build: Economy or hybrid
Food rule: 2 W minimum per 1 M in queue.

Block	Sequence	Notes
11–15	W W W M W	Open second Scavenge lane
16–20	W W M W W	M clears B-tier blocker on new lane
21–25	W W W M M	Second M only if first lane saturated

Spend skill points per skills tier list—food S-tier before combat A-tier.

Phase 3 — Combat ready (eggs 26–40)

Build: Combat prep
Food rule: maintain Worker floor ≥40% of colony.

Block	Sequence	Notes
26–30	W M M W M	Attack on new Majors
31–35	W M W M W	Escort + patrol split
36–40	W M M D W	First D only if A-tier bug gate active

Cross-check threats in bugs and bosses before egg 36 D.

Phase 4 — War and boss (eggs 41+)

Build: full combat
Food rule: 3× reinforcement food bank before war per war and PvP.

Repeating macro block: W M M W M (5 eggs)

• After each macro block, hatch +1 D every third block if Drone count < 20% of combat units.
• Never run two D blocks back-to-back—food spike kills Scavenge.

During active war, prepend extra W W to every block until post-war Worker share ≥45%.

Mode assignment cheat sheet

Egg type	Default mode	Override
Worker	Scavenge	Follow if bug path crosses queen
Major	Attack (phase 3+)	Follow for escort digs
Drone	Attack	Follow at nest choke during war defense

Details: Getting Started and eggs and ants guide.

Decision tree (when blocks disagree)

Ask in order:

1. Food negative? → next 3 eggs are W.
2. Scavenge lane blocked by S-tier bug? → queue M before next W block.
3. War declared? → insert W W at front; pause D eggs.
4. Skill point sitting unspent? → spend economy S-tier, then resume queue.
5. Idle hatch slots? → economy: more W; combat: more M if bank holds.

Build-specific tweaks

Build	Tweak
Early game	Stop at phase 1 until graduation criteria
Economy	Double W blocks; delay phase 3 until 2× food bank
Combat	Start phase 3 at egg 20 if food bank already 2×

Common queue mistakes

• D before ten Majors — Drone without front line.
• M M M M without W — four combat eggs starve the fifth.
• Scavenge Workers converted to fix fights — hatch new M instead.
• Ignoring 5.3 QOL — fairness buffs do not replace W-first math.

Tracking your queue

Keep a paper tally or notepad: current egg number, active block, next three eggs. Reset egg count only when you wipe—not when you log out. After Updates rebalance hatch costs, revalidate blocks in-game.

Optional Codes may shorten phase 1—still follow W-first unless wiki lists a verified boost.

Related pages

• Tools hub — colony checklist
• Builds hub — ratio context
• Tier list hub — role and skill tiers
• Skill tree guide — when hatch speed skills change blocks

The planner is law until food says otherwise—when food objects, Workers win every argument.