Spire

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Spire
Structure
Race	Zerg
Properties
Hit points	600
Production
Minerals	200
Gas	150
Build time	120
Requires	Lair
Combat
Armor	1
Function
Evolves to	Greater spire
Research	Flyer Attacks, Flyer Carapace

The zerg spire is based on the towering spires of the mantis screamers, although altered to be sustained with creep.^[1]

Contents 1 Game Unit 1.1 StarCraft 1.1.1 Upgrades 1.1.2 Building Abilities 1.2 StarCraft II 1.2.1 Upgrades 1.2.2 Building Abilities 2 References

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The spire produces the genetic code that allows larvae to morph into mutalisks or split into pairs of scourge. It is capable of mutating into a greater spire after a hive has been developed, enabling the hive cluster to produce guardians and devourers.^[1]

[edit] Upgrades

Flyer Attacks Evolved at Spire Greater spire Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Required Lair Hive Notes +1 bonus to attack per level for mutalisks +2 bonus to attack per level for guardians and devourers.

Flyer Carapace Evolved at Spire Greater spire Hotkey C Properties Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Required Lair Hive Notes +1 bonus to armor per level for overlords, mutalisks, guardians, devourers, scourge and queen.

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Mutate into Greater Spire
Acquisition Requires Hive	Usage Minerals 100 Gas 150 Units Spire Activation/Build Time 120
Notes
Transforms a spire into a greater spire.

[edit] StarCraft II

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Spire
Structure
Race	Zerg
Properties
Hit points	600[2]
Type	Armored, Biological, Structure
Production
Minerals	200[2]
Gas	200[2]
Build time	100[2][3]
Requires	Lair[2][4][3]
Hot key	S[2]
Function
Evolves to	Greater spire[2]
Allows	Mutalisk,[2] corruptor[5]
Research	Zerg Flyer Attacks, Zerg Flyer Carapace[2]

The spire is set to appear in StarCraft II. It functions identically to its predecessor.

The spire can be transformed into a greater spire.^[2]

[edit] Upgrades

Flyer Attacks
Evolved at	Spire[6] Greater spire[6]
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100[6] 150[6] 200[6] Gas 100[6] 150[6] 200[6] Evolution time 140[6] 170[6] 200[6] Required Hatchery[6] Lair[6] Hive[6]
Notes
Increases attack damage of mutalisks, corruptors, and brood lords.[6]
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Flyer Carapace
Evolved at	Spire[6] Greater spire[6]
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150[6] 225[6] 300[6] Gas 150[6] 225[6] 300[6] Evolution time 140[6] 170[6] 200[6] Required Hatchery[6] Lair[6] Hive[6]
Notes
+1 bonus to armor per level for overlords, corruptors, mutalisks and brood lords.[6]
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[edit] Building Abilities

Mutate into Greater Spire
Acquisition Requires Hive[2]	Usage Minerals 100[2] Gas 150[2] Units Lair[2] Hotkey G[2]
Notes
Transforms a spire into a greater spire.[2]
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[edit] References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg Building Information . StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-10. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mielke, James. 2008-05-08. The Dangerous Book for Zerglings: The latest intel on Zerg units and structures (page 2). 1up.com Accessed 2008-05-08. ↑ StarCraft Legacy staff. 2008-03-13. Zerg - Buildings. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2008-03-22. ↑ StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-06-29. June 22, 2009 Press Event StarCraft II Media. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-06-29. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg & Protoss Upgrades. SCLegacy. Accessed 2009-06-18

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Ground units	Larva · Drone · Zergling · Hydralisk · Defiler · Ultralisk • Brood War only • Lurker
Air units	Overlord · Mutalisk · Guardian · Scourge · Queen • Brood War only • Devourer
Infestation units	Broodling · Infested terran
Transition units	Egg · Lurker egg · Cocoon
Basic buildings	Hatchery · Extractor · Evolution chamber · Spawning pool · Creep colony · Spore colony · Sunken colony · Hydralisk den
Advanced buildings	Lair · Hive · Spire · Greater spire · Queen's nest · Nydus canal · Defiler mound · Ultralisk cavern · Infested command center
Other	Creep

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II
Land units	Larva · Drone · Zergling · Baneling · Roach · Hydralisk · Lurker · Infestor · Ultralisk · Queen
Air units	Overlord · Overseer · Mutalisk · Brood lord · Corruptor
Spawned units	Broodling · Changeling · Infested terran
Basic buildings	Hatchery · Creep tumor · Extractor · Evolution chamber · Spawning pool · Baneling nest · Hydralisk den
Combat Buildings	Spine crawler · Spore crawler
Advanced buildings	Lair · Hive · Infestation pit · Spire · Greater spire · Roach warren · Nydus network · Nydus worm · Ultralisk cavern · Lurker den
Transition units	Egg · Baneling egg · Overlord cocoon · Lurker egg
Others	Creep
Campaign-Exclusive Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II	Special Zerg Breeds	Brutalisk · Centaur · Sac
Scrapped	Removed Units	Infested protoss · Large Queen · Huge Queen · Morphalisk · Swarm · Swarm guardian
	Removed Buildings	Infested protoss buildings · Infested terran buildings · Shrieker · Spore colony · Sunken colony · Swarm clutch · Swarm infestation