Cursed Thrall

Cursed Thralls are a class of the Hive species. Cursed Thralls are similar in appearance to regular Thralls, but with a hunched posture and a glowing head. Cursed Thralls are also slower than their regular relatives and explode when killed, or when in close proximity to a Guardian. They wear basic armor that appears to be encrusted into their bodies. They have no visible eyes and, in some places, their skin has rotted away to expose their skeletons.

Behavior
Thrall are nearly mindless pawn/berserker units, charging headlong into melee combat range. Cursed Thrall commonly attack mixed in with large pack of Thralls, and pursue the goal to explode their targets.

Tactics
Cursed Thralls are slow and should not be allowed to get within close proximity to you, so as to avoid them exploding. Cursed Thralls will salso explode when killed, which you can use to take out other nearby enemies.

Avoid exposing yourself to other, more powerful unit-types of Hive, as Hive units are generally diverse and have many tactics, including using Thralls as a pawn force.

Rapid-fire weapons are generally decent, but should not be used at close quarters. It is best used as a supplementary or "cover" force while in a group of Guardians. Area-of-effect Grenades are also quite effective when encountering large packs of Thralls, and may allow time to dispatch other hive units.

Like other Hive units, the head is a primary weak point.