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Terrain Control Specialist |
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200 |
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100 |
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200 |
| Control |
3 |
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40 |
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E |
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2.95 |
| Acceleration |
3[1] |
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| Hit points |
150 |
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1 |
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The viper is a new strain of zerg fliers that was incorporated in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
Vipers contain a thick microbial "soup" in their abdomens, which they fire at ranged enemies, damaging their weapons systems. The viper can siphon bioelectrical energy and nutrients from other zerg.[2]
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Added by Thunder EagleVipers are classified as "battlefield manipulation units." They are hive-level caster units with no other pre-requisite building.
Vipers are meant to give the zerg an extra edge in clearing out chokepoints, allowing the short-range zerg units to stand a better chance against long-ranged ones.[3]
AbilitiesEdit
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The viper targets a unit and pulls that unit to the viper's location. This allows it to pull allies to safety, or pull enemy units out of position. The ability can pull units up and down cliffs. While the target is being pulled, it cannot attack. If the target had been burrowed, it will reburrow when the pull ends.[4] | |||||||
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The viper spits a green cloud. Ground units and structures in the cloud have their range reduced to one. The cloud covers an area of 2.[1] Units can move out of the cloud to fire normally. | |||||||||
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The ability deals 200 damage on a friendly building (except a creep tumor) over 20 seconds to gain 50 energy. The ability does not work on units. | |||||
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UpgradesEdit
 Flyer Carapace
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Heart of the Swarm CampaignEdit
In the campaign, the viper is an evolution of the mutalisk, derived from the genes of primal zerg.
The viper strain of the mutalisk has the same statistics as a regular mutalisk (but aesthetically, it is different by having four blue wings), but can transform itself into a viper at a specific mineral, vespene and time cost.
Abduct costs 25 energy, Blinding prevents shooting from beneath the cloud entirely, and the viper can directly attack air units, dealing bonus damage to armored units. However, their attacks pale in comparison to dedicated air-to-air combat units, such as the viking.[5]
DevelopmentEdit
Special Viper StrainsEdit
- Cobra (cut content)
TriviaEdit
The viper is David Kim's favorite new zerg unit in Heart of the Swarm.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cloaken. 2012-10-12. Balance Update #6 (10/12/2012) Heart of the Swarm Beta Discussion. Accessed 2012-10-12.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. 2012-12-20. Viper. blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2012-12-21.
- ↑ 2012-06-11, Dustin Browder gives Slasher the scoop on Heart of the Swarm. YouTube, accessed on 2012-06-21
- ↑ Raiderrobert. 2012-09-05. Summary of HOTS Changes. Reddit. Accessed 2012-09-09.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Heart of the Swarm, Mutalisk Evolution (in English). 2013-03-12.
- ↑ June, 2012, Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm "New Units" Explained by David Kim. G4, accessed on 2012-06-21
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