Lurker (StarCraft II)

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

Game UnitEdit

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.^[1]

VersusEdit

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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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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Heart of the SwarmEdit

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

Co-op MissionsEdit

The lurker den and lurker strains can be used by Kerrigan in Co-op Missions, unlocked once she reaches Level 5.

Stetmann can evolve mecha lurkers at Level 6.

Upgrades and Abilities

Burrow

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

Usage
Hotkey R Cost 2 (burrow) 1 (unburrow) Notes Lurker can attack while burrowed

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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DevelopmentEdit

Main article: Lurker (StarCraft II)/Development

ImagesEdit

Unit modelEdit

A versus and Co-op Missions Lurker

Leviathan Brood lurker

Primal zerg lurker

Simulant lurker

Cerberus lurker

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Unit portraitEdit

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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