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Queens (or brood queens) appear in StarCraft II, corresponding to their StarCraft I counterpart.

Game Unit[]

Legacy of the Void[]

Queens appear in the Legacy of the Void campaign frequently under the control of Amon, as they were among the feral zerg on Aiur that he took control of. They retain their parasite, ensnare, and spawn broodling abilities, and can also spawn creep tumors. They are likewise featured in Nova Covert Ops.

In the Legacy of the Void single-player campaign, their ensnare ability does not reveal cloaked units.

Upgrades and Abilities[]

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Parasite

Infects target enemy biological unit with a parasite that grants the player shared vision with that unit.

Usage
Hotkey R
Cost 75 Energy
Range 12
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Ensnare

Slows attack and movement rates of enemy units in the area of effect by 50%.

Usage
Hotkey E
Cost 75 Energy
Range 9
Duration 6 seconds
ve
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Spawn Broodling

Kills target biological enemy ground unit and spawns two broodlings with timed life.

Usage
Hotkey B
Cost 150 Energy
Range 9
ve
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Create Creep Tumor

The queen forces a creep tumor out of her bowels.[1]
Alternatively, each creep tumor may create a single additional creep tumor, using the same build time but no energy cost. This changes the tumor's appearance.

Creep tumors can only be created upon the creep, and within a range.

Usage
Hotkey C
Cost 25 Energy 11 seconds seconds
Cooldown 13.57 seconds (can only be used once by a creep tumor) seconds
ve

Increases armor of zerg air units.

Acquisition
Purchased from
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 160seconds
Effect +1 armor
Level 2
Cost 175 Minerals 175 Vespene gas 190seconds
Required Lair
Effect +1 armor
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 220seconds
Required Hive
Effect +1 armor
ve

Co-Op Missions[]

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This article or section contains information derived from Co-op Missions, and should not be considered part of the official StarCraft storyline.

Stukov fields this kind of queen in Co-op Missions, where they are referred to as "brood queens." They serve as a support spellcaster, which can grant units detection, slow and damage units, and use spawn broodlings on ground and air units.

A brood queen is a possible gift that can be gained during the "Gift Exchange" mutator.[2]

Upgrades and Abilities[]

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Spawn Broodling

Deals 300 damage to a target enemy ground or air unit. When the unit dies the target spawns 2 Broodlings from its corpse.

Usage
Hotkey R
Cost 100 Energy
Range 6
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stukov Level 8.
ve
OccularSymbiote LotV Game1
Ocular Symbiote

Grants a friendly unit the ability to detect cloaked and burrowed units for 180 seconds and increases their sight range by 5.

Usage
Hotkey E
Cost 25 Energy
Duration 180 seconds
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stukov Level 8.
ve
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Fungal Growth

Immobilizes enemy units and deals 80 damage over 4 seconds. Reveals cloaked and burrowed units.

Usage
Hotkey F
Cost 75 Energy
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stukov Level 14.
Acquisition
Purchased from Infested tech lab attached to infested starport
Hotkey F
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 60seconds
ve
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Enhanced Mitochondria

Increases the Brood Queens energy regeneration rate by 100%. Brood Queens spawn with full energy.

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stukov Level 14.
Acquisition
Purchased from Infested tech lab attached to infested starport
Hotkey E
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 60seconds
Required Infested armory
ve
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Infested Terran Vehicle and Ship Weapons

Increases the attack damage of infested terran vehicles and spacecrafts.

(Also affect Brood Queens and Uprooted Infested Bunkers)

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.
Acquisition
Purchased from Infested armory
Hotkey E
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 160seconds
Effect Damage: 11 (+6 vs Armored)
Level 2
Cost 175 Minerals 175 Vespene gas 190seconds
Effect Damage: 12 (+7 vs Armored)
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 220seconds
Effect Damage: 13 (+8 vs Armored)
ve
SC2 TerrVehArm
Infested Terran Vehicle and Ship Plating

Increases the armor of infested terran vehicles and spacecrafts.

(Also affect Overlords, Overseers and Brood Queens)

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.
Acquisition
Purchased from Infested armory
Hotkey V
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 160seconds
Effect Armor: 1
Level 2
Cost 175 Minerals 175 Vespene gas 190seconds
Effect Armor: 2
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 220seconds
Effect Armor: 3
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Development[]

The following section contains information from a previous version of Heart of the Swarm which is no longer valid.

The queen was included in the Galaxy Map Editor for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm but did not appear in the game.[3]

Notes[]

The queen's spawn creep tumor ability is only seen in the Map Editor, as in Legacy of the Void campaign they are never seen using this ability.

Queens have a similar portrait to Locusts.

References[]

  1. Karune. 2009-02-18. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 49. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-02-18.
  2. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Co-op Missions Mutators, Violent Night. (in English). 2016-12-19.
  3. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II Map Editor. (Activision Blizzard) (in English). July 27, 2010.
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