Hydralisk den

The zerg hydralisk den bears only a passing resemblance to the nests of the once peaceful slothien that the hydralisks evolved from. Containing hydralisk genetics, the structure allows larvae to morph into hydralisks.

Game Structure

StarCraft

Hydralisk Den
Structure
Race	Zerg
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	50
Build time	40
Evolves from	Drone
Requires	Spawning pool
Protection
Hit points	850
Armor	1
Function
Allows	Hydralisk
Research	Muscular Augments Grooved Spines
Abilities	Lurker Aspect

The hydralisk den can also provide the genetic code necessary for Muscular Augments (faster movement), Grooved Spines (longer range) and the Lurker Aspect (allows hydralisks to morph into lurkers).

Researched Upgrades

Muscular Augments

• Increases hydralisk movement speed.

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den Hotkey M Cost 150 150 100

Grooved Spines

• Increases the attack range of hydralisks by 1 (to 5).

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den Hotkey G Cost 150 150 100

Researched Abilities

Lurker Morph

Allows a hydralisk to morph into a lurker. The control cost increases to 2.

Usage
Hotkey L Cost 50 100 1 hydralisk

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den Hotkey L Cost 200 200 120

StarCraft II

Hydralisk Den
Structure
Race	Zerg
Properties
Broodlingsproduced	6
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	100
Build time	40
Evolves from	Drone
Requires	Lair
Hotkey	H
Protection
Hit points	850
Armor	1
Type	Biological Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Allows	Hydralisk
Research	See below

The hydralisk den appears in StarCraft II and unlocks the hydralisk. Unlike in the original StarCraft, the Lurker Aspect can no longer be researched here as it no longer exists.

Researched Upgrades

Grooved Spines

• Increases hydralisk range by 1.

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den Hotkey G Cost 150 150 80

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Heart of the Swarm Upgrades

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Muscular Augments

Increases hydralisk movement speed by 0.79 on creep and 0.98 off creep.

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den Hotkey A Cost 75 75 50 Required Lair

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Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.

The hydralisk den was a straightforward revamp of the den from the previous game. Nothing significant happened after the initial creation aside from a texture pass and the addition of more little spikes to match the other buildings.

The hydralisk den could transform into a deep warren/lurker den, enabling hydralisks to transform into lurkers.

Mutate into Lurker Den

Transforms a hydralisk den into a lurker den.

Usage
Hotkey W Cost 50 100 Hydralisk den Duration 40

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References

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

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus units and structures Terrestrial units Larva Drone Zergling Baneling Roach Ravager (LotV) Hydralisk Lurker (LotV) Infestor Ultralisk Queen Swarm host (HotS) Aerospace units Overlord Overseer Mutalisk Brood lord Corruptor Viper (HotS) Spawned units Broodling Changeling Infested terran Locust (HotS) Basic buildings Hatchery Creep tumor Extractor Evolution chamber Spawning pool Baneling nest Roach warren Automated defenses Spine crawler Spore crawler Advanced buildings Lair Hive Infestation pit Spire Greater spire Hydralisk den Lurker den Nydus network Nydus worm Ultralisk cavern Transition units Baneling cocoon Broodmother cocoon Brood lord cocoon Egg Impaler cocoon Infested swarm egg Lurker cocoon Overseer cocoon Ravager cocoon Ultralisk chrysalis Others Creep Campaign and Co-op Missions units and structures Terrestrial units Aberration Blightbringer Brutalisk Defiler Impaler cocoon Infested colonist Infested diamondback Infested marine Infested trooper Infested medic Infested SCV Infested siege tank Omegalisk Pygalisk Pygalisk cocoon Swarmling Volatile infested Aeropsace units Guardian Leviathan Sac Scourge Swarm guardian Infested banshee Infested liberator Buildings Impaler den Infested terran buildings Infested command center Toxic nest Virophage Automated defenses Bile launcher Impaler colony Scourge cannon Spore cannon Sunken colony Infested bunker Infested missile turret Variant units Zergling Strains Raptor Swarmling Baneling Strains Hunter Splitter Baneling spawn Roach Strains Corpser Roachling Vile Queen Strains Aiur queen Broodmother Swarm queen Hydralisk Strains Hunter Killer Impaler Lurker Ultralisk Strains Noxious Stank Torrasque Swarm host Strains Carrion Creeper Locust Strains Flying locust Mutalisk Strains Brood lord Viper Guardian Strains Swarm guardian Canceled Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Behemoth chrysalis Bone wasp Cobra Dracolisk Fiend Fury Gigalisk Gorgeling Huge queen Incubus Infested protoss Klurken Large queen Larval queen Leech Lilev coccoon Magnasaur Magnathar Mantalisk Mantis Miasmalisk Morphalisk Nihilisk Primalisk Prowler Scavenger Siegeling Spore host Swarm Swarm guardian Swarm larva Terrorling Trichinella Removed Buildings Broodling nest Creep colony Creep tower Infested protoss buildings Nydus destroyer Nydus warren Shrieker Spore colony Swarm clutch Swarm infestation Underfiend