Drones are rallied separately from other units with the "G" key, which can be combined with automine. Unlike their predecessors, they no longer have a ranged attack.
Multiplayer[]
Unlike most other zerg ground units, drones do not gain a speed boost on creep.
Applies your currently selected spray or decal to the terrain at the target location. Creates one charge every five minutes for a maximum of five charges. Each player may have only five sprays on the map at a time.
When Kerrigan reaches a certain level in the Heart of the Swarm campaign, drones can be morphed in pairs if Kerrigan selects Twin Drones.
Co-op Missions[]
Sarah Kerrigan, Zagara and Abathur use drones as their worker unit. Zagara's drones use the Leviathan's Brood skin and starts from Level 1 with the ability to morph pairs in one larva. Dehaka use primal drones with can gather resources and summon primal zerg buildings. Egon Stetmann use mecha drones with can gather resources, morph into mecha zerg buildings, and repair mechanical units and structures.
Kerrigan Upgrades and Abilities
Burrow
Buries the unit underground. Burrowed unit are unable to move or attack, but they cannot be seen without detection.
The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
In earlier builds of StarCraft II, drones were not required to build defensive structures, such a role having been taken over by the queen.[1] Drones have regained their ability to create defensive structures.[2][3]