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A corruptor
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The corruptor is a squid-like zerg flying unit.

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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
Corruptor SC2 Head1
Corruptor SC2 Art1
Unit
Race

Zerg

Role

Heavy Assault Flyer

Armament

Parasite Spores

Properties
Sight range

10

Production
Minerals

150 Minerals Terran SC1

Gas

100 ZergVespene SC2 Game1

Control

2 ZergSupply SC2 Icon1

Build time

40 Time SC2 Game1

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 SC2ZergFlyerCarapace

Type
Armor type

Armored

Parasite Spores
Damage

14 (+6 vs massive)

Targets
  • Air
Cooldown

1.9

Range

6

Upgrade/level

+1/+2 vs massive SC2ZergFlyerAttacks

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

BroodLordMorph SC2 Icon1 Brood Lord Morph
Usage
Requires

Greater spire

Minerals

150 Minerals Terran SC1

Gas

150 Gas Zerg SC1

Activation/
Build Time

34 Time SC2 Game1

Hotkey

B

Notes

The corruptor can morph into a brood lord.

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Corruption SC2 Icon1 Corruption
Usage
Duration

30 Time SC2 Game1

Cooldown

45 Time SC2 Game1

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

SC2 ZergAirWeap Flyer Attacks
Evolved at
Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

100 Minerals Terran SC1

175 Minerals Terran SC1

250 Minerals Terran SC1

Gas

100 Gas Zerg SC1

175 Gas Zerg SC1

250 Gas Zerg SC1

Evolution time

160 Time SC2 Game1

190 Time SC2 Game1

220 Time SC2 Game1

Required

Lair

Hive

Notes
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SC2 ZergAirCara Flyer Carapace
Evolved at
Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

150 Minerals Terran SC1

225 Minerals Terran SC1

300 Minerals Terran SC1

Gas

150 Gas Zerg SC1

225 Gas Zerg SC1

300 Gas Zerg SC1

Evolution time

160 Time SC2 Game1

190 Time SC2 Game1

220 Time SC2 Game1

Required

Lair

Hive

Notes
  • +1 bonus to armor per level for zerg air units.
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StrategiesEdit

Corruptor SC2 Art2
Corruptor closeup

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

  1. Overview: Zerg, accessed on 2011-01-13
  2. Game Unit: Corruptor. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2010-08-22
  3. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Heart of the Swarm, Mutalisk Evolution (in English). 2013-03-12.
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