Ultralisk cavern

The ultralisk cavern

The zerg ultralisk cavern is a shelled structure in which there are numerous high-radiation deposits and other dangerous substances. It is in this extremely hostile environment that the ultralisk gains its toughness. In addition, it provides all of the genetic coding for the larva to morph into the breed itself.

Game Unit

StarCraft

Ultralisk Cavern
Structure
Race	Zerg
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	200
Build time	80
Evolves from	Drone
Requires	Hive
Protection
Hit points	600
Armor	1
Function
Allows	Ultralisk
Research	Anabolic Synthesis (BW only) Chitinous Plating (BW only)

Researched Upgrades

StarCraft: Brood War

During the Brood War, the ultralisk caverns could also provide additional genetic mutations for Anabolic Synthesis (for faster movement) and Chitinous Plating (for improved armor).

Chitinous Plating

• +2 bonus to ultralisk armor.

Acquisition
Purchased from Ultralisk cavern Hotkey C Cost 150 150 133

Anabolic Synthesis

• Increases the speed of ultralisks.

Acquisition
Purchased from Ultralisk cavern Hotkey A Cost 200 200 133

Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft which is no longer valid.

The ultralisk cavern was previously named "radiation cluster".

StarCraft II

Ultralisk Cavern
Structure
Race	Zerg
Properties
Broodlingsproduced	6
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	200
Build time	46 50 (Co-op Missions)
Evolves from	Drone
Requires	Hive
Hotkey	U
Protection
Hit points	850 600 (WoL Campaign)
Armor	1
Type	Biological Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Allows	Ultralisk Noxious (Campaign only) Torrasque (Campaign and Co-op Kerrigan)

In StarCraft II the ultralisk cavern is still required for production of ultralisks.

Researched Upgrades

Chitinous Plating

• +2 bonus to ultralisk armor

Acquisition
Purchased from Ultralisk cavern Hotkey C Cost 150 150 79

v • e

Anabolic Synthesis

Increases Ultralisk speed when off creep from 4.13 to 4.96. The Ultralisk on-creep speed will remain the same at 5.37.

Acquisition
Purchased from Ultralisk cavern Hotkey A Cost 150 150 42

v • e

Co-op Missions

The ultralisk and ultralisk cavern used by Kerrigan in Co-op Missions. Additional upgrades for the ultralisk become available when Kerrigan reaches Level 13.

Stetmann can construct mecha ultralisk caverns, which allow him to build mecha ultralisks.

Upgrades

Chitinous Plating

Ultralisks gain +2 armor.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Ultralisk cavern Hotkey C Cost 100 100 60 Mastery: -2 -2 -1.2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a maximum 40 40 24

v • e

Burrow Charge

Ultralisks burrow and quickly move towards target point, stunning enemies for two seconds on eruption. Can be set to autocast.

Usage
Hotkey C Range 9 Cooldown 10

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Kerrigan Level 13.

Acquisition
Purchased from Ultralisk cavern Hotkey B Cost 150 150 60 Mastery: -3 -3 -1.2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a maximum 60 60 24

v • e

Tissue Assimilation

Ultralisks heal 40% of the damage dealt with their attacks.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Kerrigan Level 13.

Acquisition
Purchased from Ultralisk cavern Hotkey T Cost 150 150 60 Mastery: -3 -3 -1.2 per Expeditious Evolutions mastery point. Down to a maximum 60 60 24

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Variants

• Mecha ultralisk cavern (terran replicant)

Images

Project Simulant ultralisk cavern

Cerberus Program ultralisk cavern

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

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus units and structures Terrestrial units Larva Drone Zergling Baneling Roach Ravager (LotV) Hydralisk Lurker (LotV) Infestor Ultralisk Queen Swarm host (HotS) Aerospace units Overlord Overseer Mutalisk Brood lord Corruptor Viper (HotS) Spawned units Broodling Changeling Infested terran Locust (HotS) Basic buildings Hatchery Creep tumor Extractor Evolution chamber Spawning pool Baneling nest Roach warren Automated defenses Spine crawler Spore crawler Advanced buildings Lair Hive Infestation pit Spire Greater spire Hydralisk den Lurker den Nydus network Nydus worm Ultralisk cavern Transition units Baneling cocoon Broodmother cocoon Brood lord cocoon Egg Impaler cocoon Infested swarm egg Lurker cocoon Overseer cocoon Ravager cocoon Ultralisk chrysalis Others Creep Campaign and Co-op Missions units and structures Terrestrial units Aberration Blightbringer Brutalisk Defiler Impaler cocoon Infested colonist Infested diamondback Infested marine Infested trooper Infested medic Infested SCV Infested siege tank Omegalisk Pygalisk Pygalisk cocoon Swarmling Volatile infested Aeropsace units Guardian Leviathan Sac Scourge Swarm guardian Infested banshee Infested liberator Buildings Impaler den Infested terran buildings Infested command center Toxic nest Virophage Automated defenses Bile launcher Impaler colony Scourge cannon Spore cannon Sunken colony Infested bunker Infested missile turret Variant units Zergling Strains Raptor Swarmling Baneling Strains Hunter Splitter Baneling spawn Roach Strains Corpser Roachling Vile Queen Strains Aiur queen Broodmother Swarm queen Hydralisk Strains Hunter Killer Impaler Lurker Ultralisk Strains Noxious Stank Torrasque Swarm host Strains Carrion Creeper Locust Strains Flying locust Mutalisk Strains Brood lord Viper Guardian Strains Swarm guardian Canceled Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Bassalisk Behemoth chrysalis Bone wasp Cobra Dracolisk Fiend Fury Gigalisk Gorgeling Huge queen Incubus Infested protoss Klurken Large queen Larval queen Leech Lilev coccoon Magnasaur Magnathar Mantalisk Mantis Miasmalisk Morphalisk Nihilisk Primalisk Prowler Scavenger Siegeling Spore host Swarm Swarm guardian Swarm larva Terrorling Trichinella Removed Buildings Broodling nest Creep colony Creep tower Infested protoss buildings Nydus destroyer Nydus warren Shrieker Spore colony Swarm clutch Swarm infestation Underfiend