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"The xeno was there, standing in a doorway. It looked much like the depiction on Benz's wall: a cross between protoss and zerg anatomy, with a thin face, an expansive carapace headpiece, segmented plates over spindly limbs, and massive black claws. It was towering and hulking, a dominating presence, strange and unique and wholly alien. And its eyes...its eyes reminded Dorian very much of the relic's black surface. A vast, immeasurable void waited behind those orbs, and Dorian felt himself falling into them, becoming lost."

- Dorian's thoughts upon encountering a hybrid reaver(src)

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A hybrid reaver

The hybrid reaver is an extremely powerful zerg-based type of hybrid.[1] They are capable of basic speech, and can exert control over zerg[2] and terrans through mind control.[3]

History[]

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A reaver's visage

A hybrid reaver was created in a secret Terran Dominion facility at Castanar.[4]

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This article or section contains information from the optional Rebellion Missions in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

Raynor's Raiders discovered the creature and destroyed its holding cell. When the cell was destroyed, the reaver then proceeded to destroy the facility. The Raiders barely escaped into a Hercules, after which the reaver "screamed" at them.[4]

Armageddon[]

In a dark apocalyptic future foreseen by the Overmind and others through it, many hybrid reavers were deployed to help destroy the protoss during their last stand.[5]

Skygeirr Station[]

Many reavers has already been created and placed in stasis tubes by the time the zerg arrived to destroy the upper level of the lab when hybrid dominators were released from the stasis cell began to attack her psionically. Sarah Kerrigan and her zerg minions encountered stronger hybrid reavers on Skygeirr Station. These reavers, along with a band of Tal'darim protoss, were under the control of the shapeshifter Emil Narud.[6]

Legacy of the Void[]

"This is the end of your race."

- A hybrid reaver(src)

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A hybrid reaver

Hybrid reavers were encountered in Kherrisan during the Golden Armada's invasion of the planet. They directed zerg against the Daelaam invaders. However, they were slain.[2] Reavers were encountered at the ruins of Kor-shakal[7] Bennet Port,[8] and on Shakuras,[9] Ulnar,[10][11] Cybros,[12] Slayn,[13] and on Aiur when the Daelaam returned to the world.[14] A more powerful variant named the hybrid behemoth was also encountered throughout the End War.[11]

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During the End War, the hybrid reaver served as the staple unit in Amon's hybrid armies across the sector, and were commonly encountered by allied commanders.[15]

Game Unit[]

StarCraft II[]

Hybrid reavers are encountered as enemies throughout the campaigns of StarCraft II. Unlike the hybrid destroyer, reavers focus on physical attacks.

In Wings of Liberty, they have two attacks, but in Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void campaign they only have one attack. In Heart of the Swarm, enhanced hybrid reavers, simply called "Hybrid," appear as enemies in the level "Phantoms of the Void." These reavers have the same stats and abilities as Legacy of the Void's hybrid behemoths.[6]

Upgrades[]

Acquisition
Purchased from Evolution chamber
Hotkey M
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 114seconds
Level 2
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 136seconds
Required Lair
Level 3
Cost 200 Minerals 200 Vespene gas 157seconds
Required Hive
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  • +1 bonus to armor per level for zerg ground units.
Acquisition
Purchased from Evolution chamber
Hotkey C
Level 1
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 114seconds
Level 2
Cost 200 Minerals 200 Vespene gas 136seconds
Required Lair
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 157seconds
Required Hive
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Heart of the Swarm[]

Abilities[]

This unit or structure can detect cloaked, burrowed, duplicated and hallucination enemies.

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Consume DNA

Absorbs the target unit's life essence. Deals 100 damage to target unit and heals user for 50% of damage inflicted.

Usage
Hotkey C
Cooldown 10 seconds
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Constricting Slime

Sprays slime on nearby enemies, slowing them for 5 seconds.

Usage
Hotkey R
Duration 5 seconds
Cooldown 15 seconds
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Development[]

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
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The hybrid viper

Originally the protoss-based hybrid destroyer was the only type of hybrid unit in StarCraft II. The idea of a zerg-based hybrid had been pitched by Samwise Didier in concept art,[1] (labelled as a "high breed")[16] but was effectively abandoned for a year. Eventually the idea of a zerg-based hybrid was pitched within the design team and Didier's concept was resurrected as the hybrid viper. In the final game it was known as the hybrid reaver—mostly the same, but unlike the viper, it had tentacles coming off its back,[1] that aren't visible on lower graphic settings (the player must set "effects" to medium or above).

Heroes of the Storm[]

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The following section contains information from Heroes of the Storm and is not canon to StarCraft continuity

A hybrid reaver hero has been listed as being under consideration for inclusion in Heroes of the Storm.[17]

Known Types[]

Known Reavers[]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2010-2011, Starcraft 2 Hybrid Viper. Deviantart, accessed on 2011-02-12
  2. 2.0 2.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, For Aiur! (in English). 2015-11-10.
  3. Neilson, Micky. "Sector Six." (Oct 27, 2015). Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft Lore: Sector Six Accessed 2015-10-27.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Piercing the Shroud (in English). 2010-07-27.
  5. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, In Utter Darkness (in English). 2010-07-27.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Heart of the Swarm, Phantoms of the Void (in English). 2013-03-12.
  7. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, The Spear of Adun (in English). 2015-11-10.
  8. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, Brothers in Arms (in English). 2015-11-10.
  9. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, Last Stand (in English). 2015-11-10.
  10. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: Unlikely Allies. (in English). 2015.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, The Spear of Adun (in English). 2015-11-10.
  12. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, Purification (in English). 2015-11-10.
  13. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, Rak'Shir (in English). 2015-11-10.
  14. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Legacy of the Void, Templar's Return (in English). 2015-11-10.
  15. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. November 10, 2015
  16. StarCraft - Hybrid. Sons of the Storm. Accessed 2010-09-11.
  17. 2015-12-28, BlizzCon 2015 Heroes of the Storm Deep Dive Panel Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2016-01-01
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