Lurker den

Lurker Den
Structure
Race	Zerg
Production
Minerals	150 (Versus) 100 (Co-op)
Gas	100 (Versus) 50 (Co-op)
Build time	57 (Versus) 30 (Co-op)
Evolves from	Drone (Versus) Hydralisk den (Co-op)
Requires	Hydralisk den (Versus) None (Co-op)
Protection
Hit points	850
Armor	1
Type	Biological Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Allows	Lurker

The lurker den is a zerg structure in StarCraft II.

While much of the lurker den's structure appears to be bone, the exterior is made of a material much like grooved, thick leather.

Game Structure

Heart of the Swarm

The lurker den appears as an upgrade of the hydralisk den in the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm campaign. It is required for the production of lurkers, and is an alternative to the impaler den.

Legacy of the Void

The lurker den appears in the multiplayer of Legacy of the Void. It is again required to produce lurkers, but is morphed from a drone rather than a hydralisk den.

Upgrades

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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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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Nova Covert Ops

Lurker dens also appeared in the Nova Covert Ops campaign. Years after the End War, the Defenders of Man used Dominion ghosts, including Nova Terra, to plant psi-emitters in order to lure feral zerg to Antiga Prime.

Co-op Missions

The lurker den and lurker are exclusive to Kerrigan in Co-op Missions, and become available when Kerrigan reaches Level 5. The structure is available in the Lair phase of the game to allow the morphing of lurkers. However one difference with the Versus mode structure is that the co-op lurker den morphs in from a hydralisk den, instead of directly from a drone like in Versus mode currently. Finally, the structure can research an upgrade for the lurker to increase their range once a Hive has been produced, which also requires Kerrigan to be Level 6.

Stetmann can construct a mecha lurker den to allow him to produce and upgrade mecha lurkers.

Upgrades

Muscular Augments

Increases hydralisks movement speed by 25% and attack range by 1.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den/Lurker den Hotkey A Cost 100 100 60 Mastery: -2 -2 -1.2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a maximum 40 40 24

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Ancillary Carapace

Hydralisks gain +20 maximum life.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Kerrigan Level 4.

Acquisition
Purchased from Hydralisk den/Lurker den Hotkey C Cost 150 150 90 Mastery: -3 -3 -1.8 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a maximum 60 60 36

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Frenzy

Hydralisks temporarily gains +50% attack speed. Can be set to autocast.

Usage
Hotkey T Duration 15 Cooldown 30

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Kerrigan Level 4.

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

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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 200 200 120 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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Development

The lurker den was initially set to appear in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, but was ultimately pushed back to Heart of the Swarm.

Prior to Patch 4.0, the lurker den was still mutated from a hydralisk den. The "Digging Claws" upgrade was announced.

Patch 4.11 decreased the lurker den build time from 86 seconds to 57 and readded the scrapped Seismic Spines upgrade, increasing the lurker's attack range from 8 to 10 rather than 6 to 9 and taking 57 seconds to research instead of 80. The build time for Adaptive Talons was increased from 54 seconds to 57.

Variants

• Mecha lurker den (terran replicant)

Images

Project Simulant lurker den

Cerberus Program lurker den

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 Bassalisk 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