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Hunter Killers are essentially double-powered hydralisks, doing double damage and enjoying double the hit points, as well as having both hydralisk upgrades by default. They are usually tinted red in campaign missions. Unlike the Devouring One and other specialized units, the Hunter Killer received a custom portrait. They cannot be produced.

Hunter Killers also appear in a few scenario maps, specifically in StarCraft Fortress,[1] as reinforcements in Bunker Command II[3] and appear in Twilight Struggle. The yellow brood defends each cerebrate with four of them.[4] Hunter Killers are also found on the map Bazaar, and are sold by Crazy Bob's Bazaar. They are slightly less resilient than their Swarm counterparts, but are otherwise just as deadly.[2]

Abilities[]

Many zerg ground units may burrow, rendering themselves invisible but incapable of moving or attacking.

Usage
Hotkey U
Acquisition
Purchased from Hatchery/Lair/Hive
Hotkey B
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 80seconds

Upgrades[]

  • +1 bonus to attack damage per level for hydralisks
  • +2 bonus to attack damage per level for lurkers
Acquisition
Purchased from Evolution chamber
Hotkey A
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 267seconds
Required Hatchery
Level 2
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 300seconds
Required Lair
Level 3
Cost 200 Minerals 200 Vespene gas 333seconds
Required Hive
Acquisition
Purchased from Evolution chamber
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

Quotations[]

Quotes
Trained
Selected Confirming order
Repeatedly selected
Other lines


Notes[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Map: StarCraft Fortress (in English). 1998.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2001-18-04, Bazaar. StarCraft Compendium. Accessed on 2008-04-04
  3. 1999-05-07, Bunker Command II. StarCraft Compendium Map Archives. Accessed on 2007-11-08.
  4. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Map: Twilight Struggle. (in English). 1998.
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