diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs.dm
index 41daac53aab..a78c58d7df2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs.dm
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
 	actions_types = list(/datum/action/item_action/organ_action/use)
 	var/inert = 0
 	var/preserved = 0
+	var/list/spawned_brood = list()
 
 /obj/item/organ/hivelord_core/New()
 	..()
@@ -272,13 +273,56 @@
 	update_icon()
 
 /obj/item/organ/hivelord_core/ui_action_click()
-	owner.revive(full_heal = 1)
-	qdel(src)
+	var/spawn_amount = 1
+	if(!inert)
+		spawn_amount++
+
+	for(var/a in spawned_brood)
+		if(!istype(a, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/hivelordbrood) || qdeleted(a))
+			spawned_brood -= a
+			continue
+	spawn_amount -= spawned_brood.len
+
+	for(var/i = 1 to spawn_amount)
+		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/hivelordbrood/blood/B = new (owner.loc)
+		B.link_host(owner)
+		spawned_brood |= B
+
 
 /obj/item/organ/hivelord_core/on_life()
 	..()
-	if(owner.health < HEALTH_THRESHOLD_CRIT)
-		ui_action_click()
+	if(owner)
+		owner.adjustBruteLoss(-1)
+		owner.adjustFireLoss(-1)
+		owner.adjustOxyLoss(-2)
+	if(ishuman(owner))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = owner
+		CHECK_DNA_AND_SPECIES(H)
+		if(NOBLOOD in H.dna.species.specflags)
+			return
+
+		if(H.blood_volume && H.blood_volume < BLOOD_VOLUME_NORMAL)
+			H.blood_volume += 2 // Fast blood regen
+
+/obj/item/organ/hivelord_core/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity_flag)
+	if(proximity_flag && ishuman(target))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
+		if(inert)
+			user << "<span class='notice'>[src] has become inert, its healing properties are no more.</span>"
+			return
+		else
+			if(H.stat == DEAD)
+				user << "<span class='notice'>[src] are useless on the dead.</span>"
+				return
+			if(H != user)
+				H.visible_message("[user] forces [H] to apply [src]... they quickly regenerate all injuries!")
+				feedback_add_details("hivelord_core","[src.type]|used|other")
+			else
+				user << "<span class='notice'>You start to smear [src] on yourself. It feels and smells disgusting, but you feel amazingly refreshed in mere moments.</span>"
+				feedback_add_details("hivelord_core","[src.type]|used|self")
+			H.revive(full_heal = 1)
+			qdel(src)
+	..()
 
 /obj/item/organ/hivelord_core/prepare_eat()
 	return null