Corruptor

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Corruptor
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Anti-air flyer[1][2]
Properties
Hit points	160[3][4]
Type	Air, biological[5]
Armor type	Armored.[5][6]
Production
Minerals	100[3][4]
Gas	100[3][4]
Control	2[5][1]
Build time	40[5][7]
Produced at	Larva[5]
Requires	Spire[8]
Hot key	C[5][2][1]
Combat
Air attack	18[3][4]
Armor	0[5]

The corruptor is a squid-like zerg flying unit set to appear in StarCraft II. When it kills an enemy unit, it corrupts it to its side, transforming it into a floating turret for a short period of time.

Contents 1 Game Unit 1.1 Abilities 1.1.1 Corrupted Units 1.1.2 Brood Lord Morph 1.1.3 Upgrades 1.2 Strategies 2 Images 3 References

[edit] Game Unit

The corruptor attacks air units and aerial structures, including units lifted by Anti-Gravity^[9] and even colossi.^[10]

Instead of destroying them, however, it "corrupts" them, possessing the enemy units.^[11] The attack is technically a debuff, which lasts for about two seconds. If that unit is destroyed during this time, it becomes corrupted, regardless of which unit landed the final blow.^[12] A corrupted unit becomes a stationary turret on the side of the zerg.^[11]

Corruptors counter powerful building-destroying air units such as Banshees and void rays.^[13]

[edit] Abilities

[edit] Corrupted Units

Corrupted Mass[10]
Unit
Race	Zerg
Base unit	The attacked unit
Combat
Ground attack	7[14] (damage is fixed, does not depend on original unit type)[15]
Air attack	7[14] (damage is fixed, does not depend on original unit type)[15]
Attack range	6[14]
Unit speed	Stationary[14]

Corrupted units can attack ground and air units as well as structures. The player can control them, forcing them to attack certain targets.^[14]

Corrupted units have a limited life span and will eventually die on their own. A ground unit affected by Anti-Gravity will return to the ground.^[9]

If the corruptor corrupts a transport, such as a medivac dropship, the units inside perish.^[16]

[edit] Brood Lord Morph

Brood Lord Morph
Usage Minerals 150[17] Gas 150[17] Duration 33-35 seconds[18][3]
Notes
The corruptor can morph into a brood lord.[19]
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[edit] Upgrades

Enduring Corruption
Evolved at	Hive[20]
Hotkey	E[20]
Properties
Minerals 150[20] Gas 150[20] Evolution time 80[20]
Notes
Increases lifespan of corruptor's corrupted units.[20]
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Flyer Attacks Evolved at Spire[20] Greater spire[20] Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100[20] 150[20] 200[20] Gas 100[20] 150[20] 200[20] Evolution time 140[20] 170[20] 200[20] Required Hatchery[20] Lair[20] Hive[20] Notes Increases attack damage of mutalisks, corruptors, and brood lords.[20] Edit

Flyer Carapace Evolved at Spire[20] Greater spire[20] Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150[20] 225[20] 300[20] Gas 150[20] 225[20] 300[20] Evolution time 140[20] 170[20] 200[20] Required Hatchery[20] Lair[20] Hive[20] Notes +1 bonus to armor per level for mutalisks, corruptors, and brood lords.[20] Edit

[edit] Strategies

When corruptors attack an enemy force, the opposing player must decide whether to destroy any corrupted units, whether to try to kill the corruptors, or whether to retreat.^[21]

[edit] Images

Concept art of the corruptor

Concept art of the corruptor, on land.

Corruptor portrait.

Corruptor closeup

[edit] References

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II
Land units	Larva · Drone · Zergling · Baneling · Roach · Hydralisk · Lurker · Infestor · Ultralisk · Queen
Air units	Overlord · Overseer · Mutalisk · Brood lord · Corruptor
Spawned units	Broodling · Mantaling · Changeling · Infested terran
Basic buildings	Hatchery · Creep tumor · Extractor · Evolution chamber · Spawning pool · Baneling nest · Hydralisk den
Combat Buildings	Spine crawler · Spore crawler
Advanced buildings	Lair · Hive · Infestation pit · Spire · Greater spire · Roach warren · Nydus network · Nydus worm · Ultralisk cavern · Lurker den
Transition units	Egg · Baneling egg · Overlord cocoon · Lurker egg
Others	Creep
Campaign-Exclusive Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II	Special Zerg Breeds	Brutalisk · Centaur · Sac
Scrapped	Removed Units	Infested protoss · Large Queen · Huge Queen · Morphalisk · Swarm · Swarm guardian
	Removed Buildings	Infested protoss buildings · Infested terran buildings · Shrieker · Spore colony · Sunken colony · Swarm clutch · Swarm infestation