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"Assaulting an enemy encampment can be a very costly affair, and rather than sacrificing Protoss lives we have developed a robotic war machine, the Reaver, to use as mobile artillery. The Reaver is heavily armored and houses a micro-manufacturing plant to produce tiny, highly explosive drones called Scarabs. The Reaver carries no weapons but a wave of Scarabs can reduce both troops and buildings to rubble in moments."

- Judicator Nuun-Min^(src)

Reaver
Historical
Earliest sighting	2500
Latest sighting	2506
Physical
Race	Protoss
Type	Mobile artillery
Armaments	Scarabs
Political
Affiliation	Protoss Empire Daelaam
Role	Heavy fire support
Personnel
Crew	1 (artificial intelligence)

The reaver is a protoss mobile siege-artillery unit.

Overview

"We must call for aid! Executor, bring up the reavers!"

- Tassadar^(src)

A reaver during the Great War

Reavers are heavy ground artillery, though are not artillery in the classic sense (of terran understanding) in that they don't lob unguided projectiles. In fact, the reaver itself does not mount any weaponry, but instead houses a micro-manufacturing plant similar to the carrier, producing tiny robotic drones known as scarabs. While the reaver looks ungainly, just one of these war constructs can level a colony in minutes.

Tube-like protrusions are located on the sides of the reaver's head, giving the appearance of 'eyes'. These are used to help the reaver navigate. Reavers are limited in mobility, and are often shuttled by protoss air units.

History

"The reaver might have looked awkward, like a walking trilobite, but it could level an entire colony in minutes."

- Dominion Marine Corps Combat Handbook: Infantry Edition (excerpt)^(src)

The reaver evolved from a civilian mobile manufacturing unit that was militarized to become a mobile artillery piece, ensuring that fewer lives would be lost when assaulting enemy bases. Somewhat fittingly, reavers are renowned for leveling entire colonies in moments.

A reaver during the End War

Reavers fell into less use after the end of the Brood War, but remained part of the Daelaam's arsenal in clearing out zerg hive clusters. A number of reavers came back into service during the End War when Phase-smith Karax developed automated scarab production based on Spear of Adun's star forge. Reavers were also deployed against the Daelaam by Amon in defense of the psionic matrix, but were able to be reclaimed by Karax. They were deployed by the corrupted Golden Armada against the Daelaam defending the xel'naga Keystone, but failed in their objective.

Game Unit

StarCraft

For StarCraft gameplay information see: Reaver (StarCraft).

StarCraft: Ghost

Reaver in StarCraft: Ghost

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Reavers were set to appear in StarCraft: Ghost.

StarCraft II

For StarCraft II gameplay information see: Reaver (StarCraft II).

A reaver mount in Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm

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Reavers appear as a mount in Heroes of the Storm.

Known Reavers

A reaver

• Ragnarok VII
• Warbringer

Reaver Variants

• Tycho Reaver
• War Reaver