SCV (StarCraft)

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"Orders, captain?"

- Terran SCV^(src)

SCV
Unit
Race	Terran
Role	General purpose worker
Armament	Fusion cutter
Properties
Size	Small
Transport slots	1
Sight	7
Production
Minerals	50
Supply	1
Build time	20
Produced from	Command center
Hotkey	S
Movement
Speed	5
Protection
Hit points	60
Armor	0
Combat
Ground attack	5
Cooldown	15
Attack range	1

The SCV is the terran worker unit.

It is voiced by Glenn Stafford.

Overview

The SCV counts as a biological and mechanical unit; it can be healed by medics and other SCVs, but is also vulnerable to a wider range of abilities.

The SCV has more hit points than the drone and probe, which may be useful when repelling early game rushes. An SCV may defeat a basic zergling if the SCV attacks first. This also makes SCVs less vulnerable to raids than their counterparts, since they take more hits to defeat.

The construction of a terran building may be interrupted by destroying the SCV assigned to build it, since the SCV remains heavily exposed during the process. Nevertheless, another SCV can be commanded to finish the building by right-clicking on the incomplete building with an SCV selected.

SCVs may support operations beyond the base by repairing buildings and mechanical units, and constructing fortifications in the field. SCVs working in concert may accelerate repairs but this costs additional resources. SCVs may repair the buildings and units of allied and enemy terran factions alike. Unlike medics, which can heal allied protoss and zerg units, SCVs may only repair terran units and structures.

SCVs have the ability to carry campaign items such as psi-emitters or data disks.

The three workers have equal speed, but the SCV has the slowest acceleration.

Abilities

Worker Abilities

The SCV builds structures and harvests minerals and vespene gas.

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Repair

Restores the hit points of a terran mechanical unit or building. Repairing costs resources.

Usage
Hotkey R Cost Varies Varies Duration Varies

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Upgrades

Infantry Armor

• +1 upgrade to armor per level for SCVs, marines, firebats, ghosts, and medics.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 175 175 300 Required Science facility Level 3 Cost 250 250 333 Required Science facility

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Quotations

See: StarCraft SCV Quotations

Development

In early sketches, the SCV was akin to a Transformer, where it could turn into a jet.

Notes

• A StarCraft II "Classic" skin modeled after the StarCraft SCV is available for those who purchased the physical or virtual ticket for BlizzCon 2018, and will be available for purchase at a later date.

Images

Unit wireframe

Development SCV renders for StarCraft: Remastered

References

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

Infantry SCV Marine Firebat Medic (BW) Ghost Ground vehicles Vulture Goliath Siege tank Air units Wraith Dropship Valkyrie (BW) Science vessel Battlecruiser Basic buildings Command center ComSat station Nuclear silo Supply depot Engineering bay Barracks Refinery Missile turret Academy Bunker Advanced buildings Factory Machine shop Armory Starport Control tower Science facility Physics lab Covert ops Other Nuclear missile Spider mine Scrapped units Cargo ship Merc biker Mercenary gunship Raider Spysat Scrapped buildings Cantina Dry docks Power station Repair bay Star base