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The roach warren is a zerg structure in StarCraft II. It allows roaches and ravagers to be spawned.

Game Structure

Researched Upgrades

GlialReconstitution SC2 Icon1
Glial Reconstitution

Increases Roach movement speed to 4.2 while unburrowed, and to 4.4 while burrowed under creep.

Acquisition
Purchased from Roach warren
Hotkey G
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 70seconds
Required Lair
ve
TunnelingClaws SC2 Game1
Tunneling Claws

The roach can move while burrowed. It moves faster when burrowed beneath the creep. Glial Reconstitution has no impact on burrowing speed.

While it can be researched earlier, Tunneling Claws cannot be used until burrowing has been evolved.

Acquisition
Purchased from Roach warren
Hotkey T
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 79seconds
Required Lair
ve

Co-op Missions

Roach warrens are available as a structure for Abathur in Co-op Missions. They do not cost vespene gas, and function as the first tech structure Abathur can construct. Upgrades for the roach and ravager can be researched here. Additional upgrades are unlocked at level 4.

Upgrades

GlialReconstitution SC2 Icon1
Glial Reconstitution

Increases the movement speed of roaches by 33%

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available
Acquisition
Purchased from Roach warren
Hotkey G
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 110seconds
ve
TunnelingClaws SC2 Game1
Tunneling Claws

Allows roaches to move while burrowed. Increases HP regen rate of burrowed roaches by 100%.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available
Acquisition
Purchased from Roach warren
Hotkey T
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 110seconds
Required Lair/Hive
ve
SC2 AdaptivePlating Icon
Adaptive Plating

Roaches gain +6 armor when below 50% health.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Abathur Level 4
Acquisition
Purchased from Roach warren
Hotkey D
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 110seconds
Required Hive
ve
PotentBile SC2 Icon1
Potent Bile

Increases the damage done by Corrosive Bile by 40.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Abathur Level 4
Acquisition
Purchased from Roach warren
Hotkey E
Cost 200 Minerals 200 Vespene gas 120seconds
Mastery: -2.4seconds per Structure Morph and Evolution Rate mastery point. Down to a maximum 48seconds
Required Hive
ve
BloatedBileDucts SC2 Icon1
Bloated Bile Ducts

Increases the radius of Corrosive Bile by 200%.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.
Acquisition
Purchased from Roach warren
Hotkey C
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 90seconds
Mastery: -1.8seconds per Structure Morph and Evolution Rate mastery point. Down to a maximum 36seconds
Required Lair/Hive
ve

Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
Roach Den SC2 GameOld1

The former roach den

References


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