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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
[[Image:Devourer SC1 HeadAnim1.gif|thumb|A devourer up close]]
 
[[Image:Devourer SC1 HeadAnim1.gif|thumb|A devourer up close]]
Devourers are an evolution of the [[mutalisk]].<ref name = "BWManual">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> In use by early [[2500]] during the [[Great War]],<ref name="SC:QnBlades">Rosenberg, Aaron (May 23, 2006). ''[[StarCraft: Queen of Blades]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0-7434-7133-6.</ref> devourers spit a venom of corrosive acid at aerial targets that can eat through the reinforced armor plating of [[terran]] and [[protoss]] capital ships. A single spat of venom may splash over multiple targets.<ref name = "BWManual">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> The acid spores in the venom may hinder the fighting ability of the target.<ref name = "Devourer">[http://classic.battle.net/scc/zerg/units/devourer.shtml Devourer]. ''StarCraft Compendium''. Accessed on 2008-02-07</ref>
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Devourers are an evolution of the [[mutalisk]].<ref name = "BWManual">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> In use by early [[2500]] during the [[Great War]],<ref name="SC:QnBlades">Rosenberg, Aaron (May 23, 2006). ''[[StarCraft: Queen of Blades]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0-7434-7133-6.</ref> devourers spit a venom of corrosive acid at aerial targets that can eat through the reinforced armor plating of [[terran]] and [[protoss]] capital ships. A single spit of venom may splash over multiple targets.<ref name = "BWManual">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> The acid spores in the venom may hinder the fighting ability of the target.<ref name = "Devourer">[http://classic.battle.net/scc/zerg/units/devourer.shtml Devourer]. ''StarCraft Compendium''. Accessed on 2008-02-07</ref>
   
 
Devourers continue(d) to be used after the {{link|Brood War|conflict}}.<ref name = "SC:Broken">Dayton, Cameron. "[[Broken Wide]]." (March 5, 2010). Blizzard Entertainment. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/lore/short-stories/broken-wide/1 Broken Wide] Accessed 2010-03-05.</ref>
 
Devourers continue(d) to be used after the {{link|Brood War|conflict}}.<ref name = "SC:Broken">Dayton, Cameron. "[[Broken Wide]]." (March 5, 2010). Blizzard Entertainment. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/lore/short-stories/broken-wide/1 Broken Wide] Accessed 2010-03-05.</ref>

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The devourer

The devourer is a zerg anti-air flyer.

Overview

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A devourer up close

Devourers are an evolution of the mutalisk.[1] In use by early 2500 during the Great War,[2] devourers spit a venom of corrosive acid at aerial targets that can eat through the reinforced armor plating of terran and protoss capital ships. A single spit of venom may splash over multiple targets.[1] The acid spores in the venom may hinder the fighting ability of the target.[3]

Devourers continue(d) to be used after the Brood War.[4]

The Terran Dominion studied their remains at the Valhalla installation.[5]

Game Unit

StarCraft

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Stat profile

Devourers are the anti-air aspect of the mutalisk. They are slower than mutalisks but faster and more resilient than guardians.

The devourer's attack has the additional effect of attaching "acid spores" to anything it hits. A unit affected by spores will be revealed (if cloaked), have its attack speed slowed by 1/8 per spore, and take 1 point of additional damage from every attack for every spore attached. A maximum of 9 spores may affect a target at any one time. Spores will disappear after a period of time.

The fast firing and bouncing attack of mutalisks benefit greatly from the acid spores. Against a group of targets splashed with 9 spores a single mutalisk can deal 18 damage on its first attack instead of the normal 9 damage, this also applies to the mutalisk's second and third attack which makes it effective take out high armor targets faster, like battlecruisers and carriers, and able to go toe to toe with area-of-effect anti-air units like corsairs and Valkyries.

Devourers have a very slow rate of fire, and the attack travels slowly. If a devourer moves before the glob of acid strikes, the glob disappears. The devourer's slow speed and rate of fire also makes it vulnerable to hit-and-run attacks from groups of scouts and wraiths.

Production

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Devourer Morph

Causes mutalisk to morph into a devourer.

Usage
Hotkey D
Cost 150 Minerals 50 Vespene gas 1 mutalisk
Acquisition
Required Greater Spire

Upgrades

Acquisition
Purchased from
Hotkey A
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 267seconds
Level 2
Cost 175 Minerals 175 Vespene gas 300seconds
Required Lair
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 333seconds
Required Hive

+1 bonus to armor per level for overlords, mutalisks, guardians, devourers, scourge and queen.

Acquisition
Purchased from
Hotkey C
Level 1
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 267seconds
Level 2
Cost 225 Minerals 225 Vespene gas 300seconds
Required Lair
Level 3
Cost 300 Minerals 300 Vespene gas 333seconds
Required Hive

StarCraft II

Wings of Liberty

In StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, devourer samples are present in the mission Engine of Destruction as optional research subjects.[5]

Heart of the Swarm

Dustin Browder considers it unlikely that devourers will appear in the campaign of Heart of the Swarm. Partly because it's not "cool" enough in his mind, partly because there is little use for air-to-air units in the campaign.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  2. Rosenberg, Aaron (May 23, 2006). StarCraft: Queen of Blades. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0-7434-7133-6.
  3. Devourer. StarCraft Compendium. Accessed on 2008-02-07
  4. Dayton, Cameron. "Broken Wide." (March 5, 2010). Blizzard Entertainment. Broken Wide Accessed 2010-03-05.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Engine of Destruction (in English). 2010-07-27.
  6. 2011-05-31, May 2011 HoTS Fansite Interview. StarCraft Legacy, accessed on 2011-05-31