Cocoon

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	Cocoon, the name of the default larva eggs in StarCraft II

Cocoon
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Zerg Swarm
Properties
Size	Large
Production
Minerals	Depends on selected unit
Gas	Depends on selected unit
Control	2
Build time	40 (for both mutations)
Evolves from	Mutalisk
Requires	Both mutations require greater spire
Hotkey	Depends on selected unit
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	0
Function
Evolves to	Guardian or Devourer

A cocoon is a zerg protective cover formed by mutalisks when mutating into a guardian or a devourer. The creature remains suspended in mid-air. It has less armor than an egg. Although cocoons are flyer units, their armor upgrade is affected by a carapace upgrade, not flyer carapace.

Upgrades

Carapace

• +1 bonus to armor per level for broodlings, defilers, drones, hydralisks, infested terrans, larvae, ultralisks, and zerglings.

Acquisition
Purchased from Evolution chamber Hotkey C Level 1 Cost 150 150 267 Level 2 Cost 225 225 300 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 300 300 333 Required Hive

Development

The devourer has a cut cocoon sprite and morphing animation in StarCraft: Brood War.

Images

Cut devourer cocoon

Unit wireframe

Remastered unit wireframe

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

Ground units Larva Drone Zergling Hydralisk Lurker (BW) Defiler Ultralisk Air units Overlord Mutalisk Guardian Scourge Queen Devourer (BW) Infestation units Broodling Infested terran Transition units Egg Lurker egg Cocoon Basic buildings Hatchery Extractor Evolution chamber Spawning pool Hydralisk den Advanced buildings Lair Hive Spire Greater spire Queen's nest Nydus canal Defiler mound Ultralisk cavern Infested command center Defenses Creep Creep colony Spore colony Sunken colony Scrapped Fungal colony Mutation chamber Mutation pit Nydus pit Scoria