Queen's nest

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Queen's Nest
Structure
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Zerg Swarm
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	100
Build time	60
Evolves from	Drone
Requires	Lair
Hotkey	Q
Protection
Hit points	850
Function
Allows	Queen, Hive
Research	Spawn Broodling, Ensnare, Gamete Meiosis

The queen's nest is a zerg structure composed of a festering mound of living organisms that live off creep and provide queens with the abilities of Spawn Broodling and Ensnare as well as Gamete Meiosis. Nurtured by the queen herself, these "children" in turn willingly sacrifice themselves to serve the Swarm as required. Once the queen's nest is present, the lair can continue on its evolutionary path to become a full hive.

Game Structure

StarCraft

Researched Abilities

Ensnare

All units in the 4 x 4 targeted area when Ensnare is used will have their movement speed reduced by half and attack cooldown increased by half. Cloaked units caught in the area will also be revealed for the spell's duration.

Usage
Hotkey E Cost 75 Range 9

Acquisition
Purchased from Queen's nest Hotkey E Cost 100 100 80

Spawn Broodling

Creates two broodlings from the targeted ground mechanical or organic unit. The target is instantly destroyed in the process. Archons, dark archons, and robotic units such as probes and reavers may not be targeted. Broodlings last a maximum of 180 seconds.

Usage
Hotkey B Cost 150 Range 9

Acquisition
Purchased from Queen's nest Hotkey B Cost 100 100 80

Researched Upgrades

Gamete Meiosis

• Increases queen maximum energy by 50.
• Increases queen starting energy from 50 to 62.5.

Acquisition
Purchased from Queen's nest Hotkey G Cost 150 150 166

Development

In some builds of the StarCraft beta, the queen's nest was named the "hive." This name would be given to the final evolution of the hatchery.

StarCraft II

The former nydus warren/queen's nest

At some point, the queen's nest was in the StarCraft II game engine. Its model was used by nydus warrens (now nydus network) and was at one point represented by the roach warren.

Images

SC1 building wireframe

SC Remastered building wireframe

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