Ultralisk (StarCraft II)

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Ultralisk

Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Heavy assault beast
Armament	Kaiser blades
Properties
Transport size	8
Sight range	9
Production
Minerals	300
Gas	200
Control	6
Build time	55
Evolves from	Larva
Requires	Ultralisk cavern
Hotkey	U
Movement
Speed	2.9531
Acceleration	1000
Lateral acceleration	46.0625
Deceleration	0
Creep multiplier	x 1.3
Collision radius	1
Protection
Hit points	500 600 (WoL campaign)
Hit point regen/second	0.2734
Armor	1 (+2 with Chitinous Plating)
Type	Biological Ground Massive
Armor type	Armored
Kaiser Blades
Damage	15 (+20 vs armored)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	0.861
Range	1 (melee)
Upgrade/level	+2/+2 vs armored
Meta
Target priority	20
Kill score	1600
Production score	800

The ultralisk remains the heavy assault beast for zerg forces. The ultralisk may now burrow, although it takes longer to burrow than smaller zerg units.

1 Overview
2 References

OverviewEdit

Ultralisks are fast and deal high damage to armored units. They also deal splash damage which makes them effective against groups of low HP units, such as zerglings and zealots. They are vulnerable to immortals, siege tanks, and dark templar.

AbilitiesEdit

Frenzied
Notes
Immune to snare, stun, slow and mind control effects.
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Researched AbilitiesEdit

Burrow

Acquisition
Minerals	100
Gas	100
Evolution time	100
Evolved at	Lair/Hive
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,^[1] 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

Chitinous Plating

Evolved at

Ultralisk cavern

Hotkey

Properties

Minerals	150
Gas	150
Evolution time	110

Notes

+2 bonus to ultralisk armor.

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Melee Attacks

Evolved at

Evolution chamber

Hotkey

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

Increases damage per level for zerglings, banelings, broodlings and ultralisks.

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Carapace

Evolved at

Evolution chamber

Hotkey

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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Wings of LibertyEdit

Captive ultralisks are featured as a number of destructable doodads. "Piercing the Shroud" has a captive ultralisk; when destroyed it releases broodlings. A similar unselectable ultralisk is found in a hidden place in "Ghost of a Chance".

Heart of the SwarmEdit

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Ultralisks will gain a "burrow charge" ability, which will allow them to quickly tunnel underground and charge forward to resurface in the midst of battle. This is to combat ultralisks being unable to get into battle due to their size or other units being in their way.^[2] The ability is called Burrow Assault, it does not need to be researched and works even if burrowing has not been researched. It will have a cooldown of 30 seconds.^[3]