Lurker (StarCraft II)

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"Lurker, attacks many foes while burrowed. Effective against light enemies."

- Abathur^(src)

Lurker
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Zerg Swarm Feral zerg
Campaign	Heart of the Swarm Legacy of the Void (versus) Co-op Missions Nova Covert Ops
Role	Burrowed Attacker Zone Controller
Armament	Subterranean Spines
Properties
Sight	10
Production
Minerals	50 (HotS and Co-op) 100 (LotV)
Gas	100 Mastery: -1 per Reduced Combat Unit Vespene Gas Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 (Co-op)
Control	3
Build time	15
Evolves from	Hydralisk
Requires	Lurker den
Hotkey	E
Movement
Speed	4.13 (Versus) 2.95 (Co-op)
Creepmultiplier	x1.3
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	1
Type	Ground Biological
Armor type	Armored
Subterranean Spines
Damage	20 (+10 vs armored) (Versus and Co-op) 20 (+10 vs light) (HotS campaign)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1.45 (Versus) 2 (Co-op) 1.43 (HotS campaign)
Range	8 (10 with Seismic Spines upgrade) 6 (HotS campaign) 9 (12 with Seismic Spines upgrade) (Co-op Kerrigan)
Upgrade/level	+2

The lurker is a burrowed anti-personnel zerg siege unit in StarCraft II.

Game Unit

Lurkers serve as siege and harassment units, capable of defending key locations and control points. They deal splash damage to large numbers of units making them useful against armies of clumped ground units such as marines.

Versus

Lurkers were re-introduced in Legacy of the Void as a standard zerg unit in multiplayer. They are siege units that can attack in a line, and can defend critical points. Their Adaptive Talon upgrade allows them to burrow quicker, allowing them to be more mobile. To counter lurkers, detection is needed, and air units can pick off unsupported lurkers. Immortals, disruptors, and archons can break through lurker walls as protoss, while medivacs can help terran bio compositions navigate around them. Vipers and ravagers can help pick off burrowed lurkers vs zerg.

Upgrades and Abilities

Adaptive Talons

Reduces Lurker burrow time from 2 to 0.7 seconds and increase movement speed by 10%.

Acquisition
Purchased from Lurker den Cost 100 150 57 Required Hive

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Seismic Spines

Increases the Lurker’s range from 8 to 10.

Acquisition
Purchased from Lurker den Cost 150 150 57 Required Hive

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Hold Fire

Orders selected units to ignore enemies that are within range.

Usage
Hotkey F Notes Only when burrowed

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Cancel Hold Fire

Order selected units to fire at will.

Usage
Hotkey G Notes Only when burrowed

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Missile Attacks

• Attack bonus for queens and zerg ground ranged units.

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

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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 225 225 136 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 300 300 157 Required Hive

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Burrowed Attack

Lurkers may attack only when burrowed.

Does not require Burrow to be researched.

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Heart of the Swarm

The lurker appears in the Heart of the Swarm single-player campaign as an evolution split from the hydralisk. It deals more damage and has more life than usual. Its counterpart is the impaler. Compared to the impaler, the lurker has lower range, but is more effective against zealots and marines due to its splash attacks.

Upgrades and Abilities

Burrowed Attack

Lurkers may attack only when burrowed.

Does not require Burrow to be researched.

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Co-op Missions

The lurker burrowed, and another attacking

The lurker den and lurker strains can be used by Kerrigan in Co-op Missions, unlocked once she reaches Level 5. Like their versus equivalents, they can upgrade their range once Hive tech is unlocked, however co-op Lurkers do not get a movement/burrow upgrade.

Stetmann can evolve mecha lurkers at Level 6.

Upgrades and Abilities

Burrow

Buries the unit underground. Burrowed unit are unable to move or attack, but they cannot be seen without detection.

Usage
Hotkey R Cost 2 (burrow) 1 (unburrow)

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

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Seismic Spines

Lurkers gain +3 attack range.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Kerrigan Level 4.

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den/Lurker den Hotkey E Cost 200 Mastery: -4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 200 Mastery: -4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 120 Mastery: -2.4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 48 Required Hive Lurker den

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Zerg Missile Attacks

Increases the attack damage of zerg ground ranged units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Evolution chamber Hotkey M Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Mastery: -3.2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 64 Effect Damage: 22 (+10 vs Armored) Level 2 Cost 150 Mastery: -3 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 60 150 Mastery: -3 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 60 190 Mastery: -3.8 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 76 Required Lair/Hive Effect Damage: 24 (+10 vs Armored) Level 3 Cost 200 Mastery: -4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 200 Mastery: -4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 220 Mastery: -4.4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 88 Required Hive Effect Damage: 26 (+10 vs Armored)

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Zerg Ground Carapace

Increases the armor of zerg ground units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Evolution chamber Hotkey M Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Mastery: -3.2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 64 Effect Armor: 2 Level 2 Cost 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 190 Mastery: -3.8 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 76 Required Lair/Hive Effect Armor: 3 Level 3 Cost 250 Mastery: -5 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 250 Mastery: -5 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 220 Mastery: -4.4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a minimum 88 Required Hive Effect Armor: 4

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Images

Unit model

A versus and Co-op Missions lurker

Leviathan Brood lurker

Primal zerg lurker

Simulant lurker

Cerberus lurker

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Unit portrait

Default lurker portrait in Heart of the Swarm

Leviathan Brood lurker portrait

Primal zerg lurker portrait

Simulant lurker portrait

Cerberus lurker portrait

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References

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 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