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Hydralisk
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Ranged attacker
Armament	Needle spines
Properties
Transport size	2
Sight range	9
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	50
Control	2
Build time	33
Evolves from	Larva
Requires	Hydralisk den
Hotkey	H
Movement
Speed	2.25
Acceleration	1000
Lateral acceleration	46
Deceleration	0
Creep multiplier	x1.5
Collision radius	0.625
Protection
Hit points	80
Hit point regen/second	0.2734
Armor	0
Type	Biological Ground
Armor type	Light
Needle spines
Damage	12
Targets	Ground Air
Cooldown	0.83
Range	5 (6 with Grooved Spines)
Upgrade/level	+1
Scythe
Damage	12
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	0.83
Range	0.5 (melee)
Upgrade/levels	+1
Function
Evolves to	Lurker/Impaler (HotS campaign only)
Meta
Target priority	20
Kill score	200
Production score	100
Miscellaneous
Notes	Hydralisks gain greater speed from traveling on creep than most zerg ground units.

TacticsEdit

Hydralisks counter mutalisks and banshees. Hydralisks in large numbers also counter phoenixes. They are, however, relatively fragile and are inefficient against large numbers of armored units.

A combination of roaches and hydralisks can defeat a combo of zerglings and mutalisks.^[1] Hydralisks can excel against void rays, given the starship's weakness to mass units.^[2] Burrowing for a short time to cause the void ray's attack to lose its charge, then resume attacking is the best idea against void rays.

Hydralisks work well paired with roaches, the hydralisks dealing damage while the roaches absorb it.^[3]

Hydralisks have a melee attack in addition to their normal ranged attack, but it does the same damage as the ranged attack.^[4] The melee attack is not cosmetic, as it has the advantage of not triggering point defense drone lasers and not being affected by sentry's guardian shield.

AbilitiesEdit

Burrow
Acquisition Minerals 100 Gas 100 Evolution time 100 Evolved at Hatchery/Lair/Hive Requires Lair Hatchery (HotS only) Hotkey B	Usage Activation/ Build Time 2 seconds to burrow, 1 second to unburrow Hotkey R
Notes
Many zerg ground units may burrow, become invisible and may be revealed primarily by detectors, and may not move or attack. Exceptions are the roach, who may move while burrowed, the infestor, who may move and cast Infested Terran,[5] and the baneling which can detonate while burrowed. Some units can unburrow via autocast, causing them to emerge and attack when an enemy moves into range. The ability is not smartcast.
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UpgradesEdit

Grooved Spines
Evolved at	Hydralisk den
Hotkey	G
Properties
Minerals 150 Gas 150 Evolution time 80
Notes
Increases hydralisk range by 1.
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Missile Attacks
Evolved at	Evolution chamber
Hotkey	A
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 150 200 Gas 100 150 200 Evolution time 160 190 220 Required Lair Hive
Notes
Attack bonus for queens and zerg ground ranged units.
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Carapace
Evolved at	Evolution chamber
Hotkey	C
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Evolution time 160 190 220 Required Lair Hive
Notes
+1 bonus to armor per level for zerg ground units.
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Heart of the Swarm UpgradesEdit

In Heart of the Swarm, hydralisks gain the following upgrade:

Muscular Augments
Evolved at	Hydralisk den
Properties
Minerals 150 Gas 150 Evolution time 100 Required Lair
Notes
Increases hydralisk movement speed by 25%.
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Heart of the Swarm CampaignEdit

In the campaign mode, hydralisks can choose one of the following upgrades for each mission:

• Frenzy (attack speed increased by 50% for 15 seconds)
• Ancillary carapace (hydralisk gains +20 maximum life)
• Grooved spines (hydralisk gains +1 attack range)

By completing an evolution mission, hydralisks can also gain the ability to transform into either lurkers or impalers.

DevelopmentEdit

Main article: Hydralisk/Development

NotesEdit

The hydralisk's dance is based on Michael Jackson's Thriller.^[6]

ImagesEdit

See: the image gallery.

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VideosEdit

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