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The armory

The armory is a terran research structure.

Overview

An armory

The armory is the structure where terran researchers and test groups work to develop improved materials for the weapons and armor used by terran vehicles and starships. It contains several cooling turbines in the center of its structure, as well as a secure entrance on its side. Within the Dominion Armed Forces, whenever a strike force is deployed planetside, the armory is one of two key research facilities to be established in a field base as soon as possible (the other being the engineering bay).

The armory is built around several round turbines. These keep the building within temperature specifications while researchers work inside.

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Vehicles, including siege tanks, can be stored inside an armory.

Game Structure

StarCraft

Armory
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Vehicle and aircraft research center
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	50
Build time	80
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Factory
Protection
Hit points	750
Armor	1
Function
Allows	Goliath Valkyrie
Research	Vehicle Weapons Vehicle Plating Ship Weapons Ship Plating

The armory provides upgrades for terran vehicle and starship armor and weaponry and is required to build valkyries and goliaths.

Researched Upgrades

Vehicle Weapons

• +1 bonus to goliath ground attack per level
• +4 to goliath air attack per level (+2 per missile)
• +2 to vulture attack per level
• +3 to siege tank tank mode attack per level
• +5 for siege tank siege mode attack per level

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey W Level 1Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 175 175 300 Required Science facility Level 3 Cost 250 250 333 Required Science facility

Vehicle Plating

• +1 bonus to armor for goliaths, siege tanks, and vultures.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey P Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 175 175 300 Required Science facility Level 3 Cost 250 250 333 Required Science facility

Ship Weapons

• +1 bonus to attack per level for Wraith ground attack and Valkyrie attack.
• +2 bonus to attack per level for Wraith air attack.
• +3 bonus to attack per level for battlecruiser attack.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey S Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 150 150 300 Required Science facility Level 3 Cost 200 200 333 Required Science facility

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Ship Plating

• +1 armor to Wraith, dropship, battlecruiser, science vessel, Valkyrie per level.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey H Level 1 Cost 150 150 267 Level 2 Cost 225 225 300 Required Science facility Level 3 Cost 300 300 333 Required Science facility

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Development

"That looks like an armory; add a smoke stack!"

- Samwise Didier^(src)

Along with all the other terran structures, the design of the armory was carried out by Trevor Jacobs. A smoke stack was added at the suggestion of Samwise Didier. During development, it was called the "chem lab."

StarCraft II

Armory
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Vehicle and aircraft research center
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	50 (Versus) 100 (Campaign and Co-op) 0 (Co-op Swann)
Build time	46 65 (Co-op Missions)
Produced from	SCV Dominion laborer (Co-op Mengsk)
Requires	Factory Assault galleon (Co-op Han and Horner) None (Co-op Raynor with Rebel Raider and Swann)
Hotkey	A
Protection
Hit points	750 Mastery: +15 hp per Structure Health mastery point. Up to a maximum 1200 (Co-op Swann) 1500 (Co-op Nova)
Armor	1 (+2 with Neosteel Armor)
Type	Mechanical Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Allows	Thor Blackhammer (Co-op Mengsk) Strike fighter platform (Co-op Han and Horner) Fusion core (Co-op Han and Horner)
Research	See below

The armory is required for the production of the thor. It also has effects on burrowed widow mines, enables the hellbat mode, and unlocks level 2 Infantry upgrades from the engineering bay.

Versus

Terran Vehicle Weapons

• +1 damage for cyclones
• +1 base damage and +1 bonus damage for hellions
• +2 damage for hellbats
• +2 base damage and +1 bonus damage for siege tanks (tank mode)
• +4 base damage and +1 bonus damage for siege tanks (siege mode)
• +3 ground damage，+1/+3 air base damage and +1 bonus damage for thors (AoE/single-target)

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Terran Ship Weapons

• +1 damage for banshees and battlecruisers
• +1 air damage，+1 base ground damage and +1 bonus damage for vikings
• +1 air damage，+5 ground damage for liberators

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey S Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Terran Vehicle and Ship Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Neosteel Armor

Upgrades the armor of structures by 2 (excluding auto-turrets). Increases the cargo space of bunkers by 2. Also provides extra cargo space for command centers and planetary fortresses.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey B Cost 100 100 100

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Wings of Liberty

Ultra Capacitors Attack upgrades improve attack cooldown of affected units by 5% per level. These self-replicating ultra capacitors reduce the reload time of weapons and systems. Now each of the weapon upgrades at the armory and engineering bay increases attack speed by 5% in addition to increasing damage. Campaign Acquisition Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 5 protoss research points v • e

Vanadium Plating Armor upgrades increase health of affected units by 5% per level. We have created a new lightweight alloy called vanadium. Vanadium diffuses weapon impacts much more efficiently than traditional armor plating, and it better preserves the life of our units. Now each of the armor upgrades in the armory and engineering bay increases unit life by 5% in addition to increasing armor. Campaign Acquisition Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 5 protoss research points v • e

Fire Suppression System All structures repair themselves to 50% life. All structure fires are automatically put out. This all-in-one safety system automatically dispatches robotic drones to put out any fires and perform basic repairs on damaged structures. Although these drones are effective at doing basic repairs, they do not have a strong enough AI to perform the more delicate repairs needed to restore a structure past half life. Campaign Acquisition Wings of Liberty Unlock Complete 12 missions. Acquired from Hyperion armory for $90,000 v • e

Co-op Missions

The armory provides vehicle weapon and armor upgrades for some terran co-op commanders, namely Jim Raynor, Rory Swann, Nova Terra. Nova has no unique upgrades, being limited to normal weapon and armor upgrades. Raynor and Swann share a range upgrade, along with an additional unique upgrade available only to them. Additionally, Raynor and Nova unlock level 2 infantry upgrades at the engineering bay when an armory is available.

Mira Han and Matt Horner use the armory for weapon and armor upgrades for all of their units, biological and mechanical, instead of just vehicles. Conversely, Arcturus Mengsk does not have any weapon and armor upgrades, which are instead purchased at his engineering bays; Mengsk's armories only contain unique vehicle upgrades for his Royal Guard.

There are two atypical appearance variants of the armory. Tychus Findlay has a variant named the muscle armory, which allows him to recruit and upgrade Rattlesnake, Blaze and Cannonball, but does not have the building's typical weapon and armor upgrade function at all. Alexei Stukov has access to infested armory which can upgrades infested vehicle and spacecraft weapons and armor.

Raynor Upgrades

Researches

Terran Vehicle and Ship Weapons

Increases the attack damage of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Level 2 Cost 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 190 Level 3 Cost 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 220

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Terran Vehicle and Ship Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Vanadium Plating: increases the life of terran vehicles and spacecraft by 10% per level.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Level 2 Cost 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 190 Level 3 Cost 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 220

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Advanced Optics

All vehicles and ships gain +1 attack range.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 11

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey B Cost 200 Mastery: -4 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 200 Mastery: -4 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 120

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Afterburners

Vehicles and ships gain afterburners that increase the unit's movement speed by 100% for 8 seconds upon activation.

Usage
Hotkey B Cost 10 (with Rough Rider) HP Duration 8 Cooldown 60 30 (with Rough Rider)

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 11

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey B Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 60

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Purchase

Structure Armor

All structures gain +2 armor.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey B Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 60

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Swann Upgrades

Researches

Terran Vehicle and Ship Weapons

Increases the attack damage of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Terran Vehicle and Ship Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Advanced Optics

All vehicles and ships gain +1 attack range.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Swann Level 9

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey B Cost 150 150 120

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Regenerative Bio-Steel

All vehicles and ships regenerate health over time at a rate of 2 health per second.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Swann Level 9

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey B Cost 150 150 90

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Purchase

Vehicle Specialist

Swann builds SCV, vehicles and starships 20% faster than other Commanders. Factories and armories do not cost vespene gas.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available

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Structure Armor

All structures gain +2 armor.

Grease Monkey: All turrets gain +4 armor.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey B Cost 100 100 60

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Fire Supression Systems

All buildings will initiate auto-repairs when below 50% health, repairing them back to 50% health (restore 15 hit points per second).

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Swann Level 11

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey F Cost 100 100 60

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Nova Upgrades

Researches

Terran Vehicle and Ship Weapons

Increases the attack damage of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Terran Vehicle and Ship Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Purchase

Structure Armor

All structures gain +2 armor.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey B Cost 100 100 60

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Han and Horner Upgrades

Terran Weapons

Increases the attack damage of all terran units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Terran Armor

Increases the armor of all terran units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Mengsk Upgrades

Armament Stabilizers

Allows Shock Divisions in Siege Mode to fire at air units at a reduced rate while being carried by an Imperial Intercessor. Heal and Scatter Veil are disabled while the Shock Division is on board.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Mengsk Level 8.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Cost 100 100 60

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Bulwark Field

Blackhammers provide nearby friendly ground units +5 armor within a radius of 5.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Mengsk Level 14.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey C Cost 100 100 60

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Smart Servos

Reduces the transformation time of Shock Divisions, Blackhammers, and Sky Furies.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey S Cost 100 100 60

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Development

Development render

During development of StarCraft II, it was not known at first what tech buildings would be used to upgrade the terran arsenal. For the sake of having placeholder artwork, a task was given to update the armory so the building could be used in the meantime while artists waited for a design decision. The update was a simple translation of the sprite artwork of the original game to 3D. The armory was never challenged, and after the art was complete it made it all the way into the final release of the game.

Heart of the Swarm

The armory has only one armor upgrade for ground and air units.

Images

SC1 building wireframe

SC Remastered building wireframe

StarCraft II Skins

Covert Ops armory (Nova Covert Ops campaign)

Nova Co-op missions armory

Dominion Special Forces armory (Versus)

Mira's Marauders armory

Royal Guard armory

Knights of Tyrador armory

References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War v • e

Infantry SCV Marine Firebat Medic (BW) Ghost Ground vehicles Vulture Goliath Siege tank Air units Wraith Dropship Valkyrie (BW) Science vessel Battlecruiser Basic buildings Command center ComSat station Nuclear silo Supply depot Engineering bay Barracks Refinery Missile turret Academy Bunker Advanced buildings Factory Machine shop Armory Starport Control tower Science facility Physics lab Covert ops Other Nuclear missile Spider mine Scrapped units Cargo ship Merc biker Mercenary gunship Raider Spysat Scrapped buildings Cantina Dry docks Power station Repair bay Star base

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus Units and Structures Infantry SCV Marine Reaper Marauder Ghost Terrestrial Vehicles MULE Hellion Hellbat (HotS) Siege tank Cyclone (LotV) Thor Widow mine (HotS) Aerospace Vessels Viking Medivac dropship Banshee Raven Battlecruiser Liberator (LotV) Spawned Units MULE Drop pod Nuclear missile Basic Buildings Command center Refinery Supply depot Barracks Engineering bay Automated Defenses Auto-turret Missile turret Point defense drone Repair drone Support Buildings Orbital command Planetary fortress Sensor tower Bunker Add-ons Tech lab Reactor Advanced Buildings Ghost academy Factory Armory Starport Fusion core Campaign and Co-op Missions Units and Structures Mercenaries Devil Dogs Hammer Securities Siege Breakers Spartan Company War Pigs Hel's Angels Dusk Wings Jackson's Revenge Dominion Elite Guard Sons of Korhal Prometheus Company Death Head Aegis Guard Field Response Theta Outback Hunter Bulwark Company Shock Division Blackhammer Sky Fury Squadron Night Wolves Winged Nightmare Pride of Augustgrad Valor of Vardona Infantry Firebat HERC Medic Rebel Spectre Trooper Terrestrial Vehicles Armored personnel carrier Diamondback Goliath Militarized transport Predator Sensor drone Vulture Warhound Aerospace Vessels Asteria wraith Assault galleon Hercules dropship Science vessel Harvester Special ops dropship Sonar drone Sovereign battlecruiser Strike fighter Tac fighter Theia raven Valkyrie Wraith Spawned units A.R.E.S. Bio-mechanical repair drone Advanced Buildings Dominion starport HERC compound Merc compound Shadow ops Add-ons Tech reactor Support Buildings Laser drill Hive mind emulator Psi disrupter Nuclear silo Strike fighter platform Automated defenses Devastation turret Gun turret Flame turret Perdition turret Sentry gun Shrike turret Spider mine Cerberus mine Canceled Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Anti-air walker Block B Bulwark D-8 charges Genetic knight Guardian Gundam HERC Hercules tank Incinerator Laser drill tank Mine drone Missile launcher Nomad Pillager Predator Prison infantry guard Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship Raider Ranger Red Adder Scavenger Scout Shredder Super crane Targeting drone Valkyrie Zeus battle tank Zeus lander Removed Buildings Drop pod facility Gun platform Listening post Munitions depot Radar tower Star base