Primal hydralisk

"Saw ranged primal zerg creatures on battlefield? Based on hydralisk! Primal zerg stole design from Swarm!"

- Abathur^(src)

A primal hydralisk

Primal hydralisks are primal zerg creatures based off the Zerg Swarm's own hydralisk strain.

Overview

According to Abathur, the primals stole the hydralisk's essence from the Swarm, and used it to produce their own hydralisks. They were among the first of the Swarm zerg breeds to be adapted into the primal zerg genome, and the evolutionary strength of the hydralisk's essence meant that many of their traits were retained among the primals.

Some primal hydralisks develop mutations that exhibit an increasing number of lurker traits, with many resembling more lurker than hydralisk.

Game Unit

Primal Hydralisk
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Primal zerg
Campaign	Heart of the Swarm Co-op Missions
Base unit	Hydralisk
Properties
Life span	60 (Co-op Dehaka from Glevig) Mastery: +0.6 per Pack Leaders Active Duration mastery point. Up to a maximum 78 (Co-op Dehaka from Glevig)
Transportcapacity	2
Sight	9
Production
Minerals	100 (Co-op)
Gas	50 (Co-op)
Control	2 (Co-op)
Build time	26 (16 charge cooldown) (Co-op)
Produced from	Primal warden (Co-op)
Requires	Glevig's den (Co-op)
Hotkey	H (Co-op)
Movement
Speed	2.5 (3.06 with Muscular Augments)
Protection
Hit points	HotS: 80 Co-op Dehaka: 100 200 (from Glevig with Primal Contender)
Hit pointregen/second	0.2734
Armor	0
Type	Ground Biological
Armor type	Light
Needle spines
Damage	HotS: 12 Co-op Dehaka: 12 18 (from Glevig with Primal Contender)
Targets	Ground Air
Cooldown	0.83
Range	5
Upgrade/level	+1
Scythe
Damage	HotS: 12 Co-op Dehaka: 12 18 (from Glevig with Primal Contender)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	0.83
Range	0.5 (melee)
Upgrade/level	+1
Function
Evolves to	Impaler (Co-op) Primal mutalisk (Co-op)

Primal hydralisks are very similar in appearance to normal hydralisks, though they are slightly larger and have greenish-gray carapaces. In the Heart of the Swarm single player campaign, their stats are almost identical to those of their Swarm counterparts.

Primal hydralisks in Co-op Missions have more health than their Swarm counterparts.

Heart of the Swarm

Primal hydralisks appear as enemies, and later allies on Zerus. They also appear as part of Dehaka's pack during the attack on Korhal.

Kerrigan, in her Primal Queen of Blades form, can summon sacs containing a group of primal zerg consisting of primal zerglings, primal hydralisks, and primal roaches.

Abilities

Burrow

Many zerg ground units may burrow, becoming invisible and revealed primarily by detectors, and may not move or attack while burrowed.

Exceptions include:

• Roach, which may move while burrowed
  
• Lurker, which may attack while burrowed
  
• Infestor, which may move while burrowed
  
• Baneling, which can detonate while burrowed.

Some units can unburrow via autocast, causing them to emerge and attack when an enemy moves into range.

The ability is not smartcast.

Usage
Hotkey R Cost 2 seconds to burrow, 1 second to unburrow

Acquisition
Purchased from Hatchery/Lair/Hive Hotkey B Cost 100 100 71 Required Lair (WoL) Hatchery (HotS/LotV)

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Co-op Missions

Primal hydralisks can be spawned by Dehaka in Co-op Missions. They can, at the requisite level, evolve into a primal mutalisk or impaler.

Upgrades and Abilities

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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Primal Combat: Impaler

Two Primal Hydralisks battle and the survivor evolves into an Impaler.

Long-range anti-armor ambusher. Must burrow to attack. Can attack ground units.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Dehaka Level 8.

Acquisition
Hotkey V Cost Recover 1 8 Required Glevig's den

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Primal Combat: Primal Mutalisk

Two Primal Hydralisks battle and the survivor evolves into a Primal Mutalisk.

Air unit. Bounces its shot to strike multiple targets. Can attack ground and air units.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Dehaka Level 6.

Acquisition
Hotkey T Cost 25 Recover 1 8 Required Murvar's den

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Muscular Augments

Increases primal hydralisks movement speed by 22% and attack range by 1.

Acquisition
Purchased from Glevig's den Hotkey A Cost 50 50 60

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Primal Attacks

Increases the attack damage of all primal zerg units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Primal hive Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Effect Damage Basic: 13 From Glevig with Primal Contender: 19 Level 2 Cost 150 150 190 Required Glevig's den Effect Damage Basic: 14 From Glevig with Primal Contender: 20 Level 3 Cost 200 200 220 Required Murvar's den Effect Damage Basic: 15 From Glevig with Primal Contender: 21

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Primal Carapace

Increases the armor of all primal zerg units.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Primal hive Hotkey C Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Effect Armor: 1 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Required Glevig's den Effect Armor: 2 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220 Required Murvar's den Effect Armor: 3

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Notes

A primal hydralisk skin is available in multiplayer for reaching level 2 with the zerg Katowice 2018 War Chest.