How to play Hacker

The hacker is a risky unit that works against very different kinds of boards. It can either steal something relevant from the opponent or it can steal small units all the time that distracts their whole army.

It's strong early on against Sledgehammers, Steel Balls, Rhinos, etc. but you need a same level hacker for it to hack reliably. Don't pair the hacker with strong single target damage since the single target damage will kill the targets the hacker is hacking and you won't be able to control them.

The hacker is good against Scorpions and Melting Points since both of these units will become very distracted by the hacked units and just spin around without doing anything.
In these kinds of situations the hacker is the better, the less enemy has fast chaff clear (like Mustangs or Vulcans). So if the clear chaff with for example Arclights or Slegehammers, the hacked unit will distract the enemy army a lot longer.

If you go hackers early game you should pair them with something that kills barriers fast (like storms) so you won't get countered by them on the next round.

Mechabellum Hacker counter

If the enemy hackers appear very early, going heavy on chaff is the way to go. This way the hacker is just distracted and eventually dies.

In the midgame the biggest enemy of the hacker is a Barrier. The shield prevents the hacker from hacking anything, so going Fortresses with the barrier tech or just buying a 100 cost personal shield is the best option.

In late game when the enemy has shield break and chaff clear covered, you need to make sure you yourself kill your hacked units as fast as possible. This might mean going Mustangs or Vulcans or even Overlords with ground cannon.

Hacker Builds

Listed below are all some highlighted Hacker builds.

Hacker Technologies

Listed below are all available technologies for Hacker, their viability and how to use them.