Scourge (StarCraft)

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Scourge
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Biological missile
Armament	Plasma metamorphosis
Properties
Size	Small
Sight	5
Production
Minerals	12.5
Gas	37.5
Control	0.5
Build time	30
Evolves from	Larva
Requires	Spire
Hotkey	S
Movement
Speed	6.67
Protection
Hit points	25
Armor	0
Combat
Air attack	110
Attack range	1

The scourge is a zerg air unit in StarCraft.

Overview

Scourges spawn in pairs. Patrolling scourges may help deter low intensity enemy drops. Without supervision groups of scourges tend to lock onto and attack the first target that comes into range which may be overkill against low-HP targets (causing scourges to sacrifice themselves needlessly). Using other units to draw enemy fire may allow scourge to hit.

Corsairs may be micromanaged to negate attacking scourge. If the corsairs are not managed so expertly, armor upgrades may be beneficial for scourges.

If a scourge egg is hatched after the controlling player is eliminated, one will spawn normally but the other will become blue and neutral.

Upgrades

Flyer Carapace

+1 bonus to armor per level for overlords, mutalisks, guardians, devourers, scourge and queen.

Acquisition
Purchased from Spire Greater spire Hotkey C Level 1 Cost 150 150 267 Level 2 Cost 225 225 300 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 300 300 333 Required Hive

Development

Unit profile from StarCraft: Remastered

Originally, scourges were called "avengers." Instead of being produced at a hatchery, they spawned from destroyed guardians.

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