Speed Maiden

A Speed Maiden is an object in Killer Queen that allows a drone to gain a speed buff.

The additional speed is not variable or controllable. After using a speed maiden, a drone will have increased speed until they are killed.

Drones may use a speed maiden to allow for faster snail riding, increased agility while collecting and depositing pollen, or to become a "speed warrior". If a drone first uses a Speed Maiden, they may then use a Warrior maiden (provided it is unclaimed or claimed by their queen), to become a faster version of the knight unit, with speed and maneuverability comparable to the queen.

As with all maidens, it is possible for a glitch to occur and for a drone to become stuck in a maiden. This does not occur often enough that it must be accounted for in regular gameplay.

A drone that has already gained the speed buff may enter a Speed Maiden again, but will not be changed, and will also still have the berry they held when they entered. Thus, it is not possible to create a berry famine by feeding berries to the Speed Maidens.