Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle is the second mission in Heart of the Swarm.

Back in the Saddle
Nova Terra led a Terran Dominion force against the research facility. Kerrigan and Raynor fought their way past the Dominion (and some escaped zerglings) in order to escape to their special ops dropship and make it to the Hyperion.

Valerian Mengsk escaped to the Hyperion independently.

During the battle, Raynor was cut off due to an attack by an Archangel. Kerrigan was forced to destroy it, but as a result, Raynor couldn't escape too. Raynor got into a battle with Terra.

Brutal Mode Walkthrough


You'll want to hide behind Raynor when you begin to take more damage than you should, and make good use of Kerrigan's skills.

During the ship scene, use the minimap to see oncoming enemy units, to better intercept them before they reach the engines.

At the boss at the end of the level, just avoid the red crosshairs and stay out of the middle of the map after the second dropship wave.