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
Campaign	Heart of the Swarm Legacy of the Void
Role	Burrowed Attacker Zone Controller
Armament	Subterranean Spines
Production
Minerals	50 (HotS) 100 (LotV)
Gas	100
Control	3
Build time	15
Evolves from	Hydralisk
Requires	Lurker den
Hotkey	E
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	1
Type	Ground Biological
Armor type	Armored
Subterranean Spines
Damage	20 (+10 vs light) (HotS) 20 (+10 vs armored) (LotV)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1.43 (HotS) 1.45 (LotV)
Range	6 (HotS) 9 (LotV)
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.

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.

Upgrades and Abilities

Adaptive Talons

Reduces Lurker burrow time from 2 to 1.07 seconds.

Acquisition
Purchased from Lurker den Cost 100 100 57 Required Hive

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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

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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 200 200 136 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 250 250 157 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 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 thanks 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 are exclusive to Kerrigan in Co-op Missions, unlocked once she reaches Level 5.

Kerrigan Upgrades

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 200 200 120 Mastery: -4 -4 -2.4 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a maximum 80 80 48 Required Hive Lurker den

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Burrowed Attack

Lurkers may attack only when burrowed.

Does not require Burrow to be researched.

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Images

A Lurker

The lurker portrait in Heart of the Swarm

Leviathan Brood lurker

Leviathan Brood lurker portrait

Primal zerg lurker

Primal zerg lurker portrait

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 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