Huge queen

The following article contains information about a StarCraft II unit or structure that was canceled.

Huge Queen
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Hive Defender
Properties
Maximum energy	400 (starts with 200)
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	100
Control	0
Build time	20
Produced from	Large Queen, hatchery/lair/hive
Requires	Hive
Protection
Hit points	600
Type	Ground Biological
Armor type	Light
Combat
Ground attack	12 (x2)
Air attack	12 (x2)

The huge queen was a zerg strain evolved from the large queen, which in turn evolved from the queen. It appeared in earlier builds of StarCraft II. The queen no longer morphs.

Game Unit

The huge queen was produced from a morph of the large queen. If the huge queen died, it could be produced again at the hatchery/lair/hive as a huge queen.

Abilities

In addition to the abilities of its predecessor, the Huge Queen has new abilities.

Burrow Many zerg ground units may burrow, becoming invisible and revealed primarily by detectors, and may not move or attack while burrowed. Exceptions include: Roach, which may move while burrowed Lurker, which may attack while burrowed Infestor, which may move while burrowed Baneling, which can detonate while burrowed. Some units can unburrow via autocast, causing them to emerge and attack when an enemy moves into range. The ability is not smartcast. Usage Hotkey R Cost 2 seconds to burrow, 1 second to unburrow Acquisition Purchased from Hatchery/Lair/Hive Hotkey B Cost 100 100 71 Required Lair (WoL) Hatchery (HotS/LotV) v • e	Deep Tunnel The queen tunnels deep underground, surfacing at a friendly target zerg building. The queen can effectively "teleport" underground to a friendly base. This ability can be used only while the queen is on the creep. Usage Cooldown 15 v • e
Mutate Larva Queens can target a hatchery/lair/hive, instantly producing three morphalisks. When morphalisks mutate into zerg units, there is a production time discount. Usage Cost 50 v • e	Swarm Infestation The Huge Queen can temporarily alter structures in a small area of effect to grow organic turrets and attack enemy units. The structures are surrounded by small colored "flies". Usage Cost 100 Cooldown 10 v • e
Transfusion The queen instantly restores 75 hit points to target biological unit or structure, plus an additional 50 health over the next 7.14 seconds. Can only be used while on creep. Usage Hotkey T Cost 50 Cooldown 1 v • e

Upgrades

Missile Attacks +1 damage for queens，hydralisks and locusts +2 damage for roaches and ravagers +2 base damage and +1 bonus damage for lurkers Acquisition Purchased from Evolution chamber Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 114 Level 2 Cost 150 150 136 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 200 200 157 Required Hive v • e

Carapace +1 bonus to armor per level for zerg ground units. Acquisition Purchased from Evolution chamber Hotkey C Level 1 Cost 150 150 114 Level 2 Cost 200 200 136 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 250 250 157 Required Hive v • e

Development

The queen used to spawn numerous types of structures upon the creep. Creep does not belong to any one player, which gave the queen the ability to spawn structures upon "enemy" creep in enemy bases. This ability has since been lost.

When the queen created a structure, she was not required on-site like an SCV; rather, she built in much the same way that a probe creates protoss structures.

The queen had base defense duties, including laying eggs that hatched into suicide attackers.

Cut Abilities

• Toxic Creep
  • Ability Cost: 100
  • This ability enables the queen to "poison" a small area of creep, injuring enemy units over that creep.

Notes

The huge queen has been referred to as a "hive matriarch"; this is a misnomer.