Mecha baneling

The mecha baneling is a Mecha Swarm replication of a baneling created by Egon Stetmann to protect his sacred home of Bel'Shir. They were controlled via technopathy.

	This article or section contains information derived from Co-op Missions, and should not be considered part of the official StarCraft storyline.

Stetmann deployed these constructs during the End War. These banelings are equipped with an egonergy shield to protect them long enough to impact their targets, as well as the ability to launch themselves at targets and use its egonergy reserves as damage.

Game Unit

Mecha Baneling
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Mecha Swarm
Campaign	Co-op Missions
Base unit	Baneling
Role	Suicide unit
Armament	Explode
Properties
Maximum energy	50 Mastery: +1 per Maximum Egonergy Pool mastery point. Up to a maximum 80
Transportcapacity	2
Sight	8
Production
Minerals	25 35 (with Oil Baron)
Gas	15
Control	0.5
Build time	12
Produced from	Mecha zergling
Requires	Mecha baneling nest
Hotkey	E
Movement
Speed	2.95
Acceleration	1000
Protection
Hit points	30
Armor	0
Type	Ground Mechanical
Armor type	Light
Explode
Damage	40 (+40 vs structure)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	0.2 (at once)
Range	0.1 (melee)
Upgrade/level	+4 (+4 vs Structures)

The mecha baneling is a suicide attacker for Stetmann in Co-op Missions. These banelings can take damage to their energy reserves before their life total. They can be upgraded to launch themselves at enemies similar to the Hunter baneling, and use the remainder of their shield amount as damage.

Mecha banelings can be "recycled" when they die near a stetellite or Gary, and their parts will respawn into mecha zerglings at the mecha spawning pool. At level 13, mecha banelings provide double recyclable material.

Abilities

Egonergy Impact Barrier

Allows this unit to take damage to its Egonergy pool before it takes damage to its life. Each point of Egonergy absorbs 1 point of damage.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

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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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Upgrades

Anti-Centripetal Rocket Servos

Increases the movement speed of mecha banelings by 15% and allows them to leap onto enemy units.

Usage
Hotkey C Cost 1

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Mecha baneling nest Hotkey W Cost 100 100 60

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Egonergy Enhanced Explosives

Allows the Mecha Baneling to add its current Egonergy to its damage when it explodes.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stetmann Level 4

Acquisition
Purchased from Mecha baneling nest Hotkey D Cost 100 100 90 Required Mecha lair/Mecha hive

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Egonergy Efficient Barrier

Increases the damage absorbed by the Mecha Baneling's Egonergy Impact Barrier to 2 damage per point of Egonergy.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stetmann Level 4

Acquisition
Purchased from Mecha baneling nest Hotkey B Cost 100 100 90 Required Mecha hive

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Recyclable

When this unit is destroyed near an active Stetellite, Gary, or Super Gary, it will drop 2 mecha zergling remnants.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stetmann Level 9.

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Lovable Little Rascals

Mecha Zerglings and Mecha Banelings drop double the amount of Mecha Zergling Remnant.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Stetmann Level 13

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Mecha Melee Attacks

Increases the attack damage of mecha zerg ground melee units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Mecha evolution chamber Hotkey M Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Effect Damage: 44 (+44 vs Structure) Level 2 Cost 150 Mastery: -3 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 60 150 Mastery: -3 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 60 190 Required Mecha lair/Mecha hive Effect Damage: 48 (+48 vs Structure) Level 3 Cost 200 Mastery: -4 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 200 Mastery: -4 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 220 Required Mecha hive Effect Damage: 52 (+52 vs Structure)

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Mecha Ground Plating

Increases the armor of mecha zerg ground units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Mecha evolution chamber Hotkey C Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Effect Armor: 1 Level 2 Cost 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 190 Required Mecha lair/Mecha hive Effect Armor: 2 Level 3 Cost 250 Mastery: -5 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 250 Mastery: -5 per Upgrade Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 220 Required Mecha hive Effect Armor: 3

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