The corruptor is a squid-like zerg flying unit.

OverviewEdit

Designed solely for use against aerial targets, corruptors are used against capital ships^[1] and are deeply feared by both terrans and protoss. Fortunately for the Swarm's enemies, these giant brain-like creatures, with their snapping beaks and dangling tentacles, are usually found near only the most advanced hive clusters. The corruptor is a genetic marvel that can cover targets in acid, causing them to take additional damage from attacks.^[2]

Game UnitEdit

Corruptor
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Heavy Assault Flyer
Armament	Parasite Spores
Properties
Sight range	10
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	100
Control	2
Build time	40
Evolves from	Larva
Requires	Spire/Greater spire
Hotkey	C
Movement
Speed	2.9531
Acceleration	2.625
Lateral acceleration	0
Deceleration	0
Collision radius	0.625
Protection
Hit points	200
Hit point regen/second	0.2734
Armor	2
Type	Air Biological
Armor type	Armored
Parasite Spores
Damage	14 (+6 vs massive)
Targets	Air
Cooldown	1.9
Range	6
Upgrade/level	+1/+2 vs massive
Function
Evolves to	Brood lord
Meta
Target priority	20
Kill score	0
Production score	0

The corruptor attacks air units and aerial structures, including units lifted by Anti-Gravity and even colossi. Corruptors are strong against battlecruisers, phoenixes, and mutalisks, but are weak against vikings and void rays. Corruption isn't used in the campaign.

AbilitiesEdit

Brood Lord Morph
Usage Requires Greater spire Minerals 150 Gas 150 Activation/ Build Time 34 Hotkey B
Notes
The corruptor can morph into a brood lord.
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Corruption
Usage Duration 30 Cooldown 45 Hotkey C
Notes
The corruptor covers a single unit in slime. For the duration, that unit suffers an extra 20% damage. When researched, the ability starts within cooldown (so the ability cannot immediately be used). Cannot be used in the campaign.
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UpgradesEdit

Flyer Attacks
Evolved at	Spire Greater spire
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Evolution time 160 190 220 Required Lair Hive
Notes
Increases attack damage of mutalisks, corruptors, and brood lords.
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Flyer Carapace
Evolved at	Spire Greater spire
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Evolution time 160 190 220 Required Lair Hive
Notes
+1 bonus to armor per level for zerg air units.
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StrategiesEdit

Corruptors are meant to "outlast" other flying units, since they have a lot of HP and a weak attack, which is why they are effective against low damage, low armor ones like the mutalisk and phoenix. Corruptors aren't as effective against the void ray which, although fairly weak against light units, does double damage to armored units when fully charged and has less of an armor bonus when not, therefore a good strategy is to run your corruptors away when void rays are fully charged, as they will start doing extra damage, and wait at least 5 more in-game seconds before re-engaging. It is also not too effective against Vikings because Vikings are good against armored units like the corruptors. Corruptors also have their use against massive air units due to the bonus damage (and the corruption ability), and particularly effective vs colossi before ground troops move in.

Heart of the Swarm CampaignEdit

Corruptors do not appear during the campaign due to so many of them being destroyed during the Second Great War that their essence was lost by the Swarm. If Kerrigan so desires, the ability to create brood lords may be saved by enabling them to morph from the mutalisk, though this comes at the cost of the new viper.^[3]

DevelopmentEdit

Main article: Corruptor/Development

ReferencesEdit