Nydus canal

The interior of a nydus canal

The zerg nydus canal was a structure whose exact origin is unknown, and the exact process of its operation is a mystery. Of what is known however, the canal serves as a quick transport link from one location to another. Regardless, nydus canals came to be replaced by nydus worms.

Game Structure

Nydus Canal
Structure
Race	Zerg
Role	Instantaneous fixed transport
Production
Minerals	150
Build time	40
Evolves from	Drone, nydus canal (original of the pair)
Requires	Hive
Protection
Hit points	250
Armor	1
Function
Produces	Nydus canal (second of the pair)

The canal needs two anchoring points, entrance and exit nodes, but once both have been set down, the zerg forces can travel both ways. Only one zerg ground unit can be transported at a time, but the process is quick and a large force can travel through in a matter of seconds. The nydus canal also has the interesting ability of being able to place its exit node on the creep of any zerg colony, friendly or not, which can allow a player to secretly start building a nydus canal in an enemy base. If successful this player can mass his units at will into the opposing player's base. If one node of a Nydus Canal is destroyed, the connecting Nydus Canal is automatically destroyed as well.

References

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War v • e

Ground units Larva Drone Zergling Hydralisk Lurker (BW) Defiler Ultralisk Air units Overlord Mutalisk Guardian Scourge Queen Devourer (BW) Infestation units Broodling Infested terran Transition units Egg Lurker egg Cocoon Basic buildings Hatchery Extractor Evolution chamber Spawning pool Hydralisk den Advanced buildings Lair Hive Spire Greater spire Queen's nest Nydus canal Defiler mound Ultralisk cavern Infested command center Defenses Creep Creep colony Spore colony Sunken colony Scrapped Fungal colony Mutation chamber Mutation pit Nydus pit Scoria