Vulture (StarCraft II)

""I don't have time to (engine roars) around!""

- Terran Vulture^(src)

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Vulture
Unit
Race	Terran
Affiliation	Terran Dominion Mira's Mercs Raynor's Raiders Defenders of Man
Campaign	Wings of Liberty Heart of the Swarm Legacy of the Void Nova Covert Ops
Role	Fast skirmish unit
Armament	Fragmentation grenade launcher
Properties
Transportcapacity	1
Sight	9
Production
Minerals	75 112 (Co-op Raynor with Rebel Raider)
Supply	2
Build time	25 12.5 (10.2 with Orbital Drop Pods) (Co-op Missions)
Produced from	Factory
Hotkey	V
Movement
Speed	4.25
Deceleration	0
Protection
Hit points	75 75 (+7,5 per level) (Co-op Raynor)
Armor	1
Type	Mechanical
Armor type	Light
Fragmentation grenade launcher
Damage	10 (+15 vs light)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1.69 (WoL) 1.69 (1.47 at Raynor level 15) (Co-op) Mastery: +1% per Mech Attack Speed mastery point. Up to a maximum 1.13 (Co-op)
Range	6
Upgrade/level	+1
Function
Abilities	Spider mines

Vultures are units exclusive to campaign and Co-op Missions. They are made available by playing as Raynor in Co-op Missions and the mission "Cutthroat" in the Wings of Liberty campaign.

Overview

The vulture is less expensive than the hellion and its main attack is less effective against large groups of light targets. Spider mines compensate for this, especially with the Replenishable Magazine upgrade which allows for large minefields.

Strategies

Not taking spider mines into account, vultures are strong against marines, reapers, hellions, zerglings, hydralisks, zealots, sentries, and high templar. They are weak against marauders, siege tanks, stalkers, immortals, colossi, roaches, and any air units.

Game Unit

Wings of Liberty

Abilities

Deploy Spider Mines

Spider Mines pursue enemy units that come in range, and detonate for heavy area damage. Buried Spider Mines can only be seen by enemy Detectors.

Usage
Hotkey E Notes Each Vulture stores up 3 charges.

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Upgrades

Terran Vehicle Weapons

• +1 damage for cyclones
• +1 base damage and +1 bonus damage for hellions
• +2 damage for hellbats
• +2 base damage and +1 bonus damage for siege tanks (tank mode)
• +4 base damage and +1 bonus damage for siege tanks (siege mode)
• +3 ground damage，+1/+3 air base damage and +1 bonus damage for thors (AoE/single-target)

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Terran Vehicle Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Ultra Capacitors

Attack upgrades improve attack cooldown of affected units by 5% per level.

These self-replicating ultra capacitors reduce the reload time of weapons and systems. Now each of the weapon upgrades at the armory and engineering bay increases attack speed by 5% in addition to increasing damage.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 5 protoss research points

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Vanadium Plating

Armor upgrades increase health of affected units by 5% per level.

We have created a new lightweight alloy called vanadium. Vanadium diffuses weapon impacts much more efficiently than traditional armor plating, and it better preserves the life of our units. Now each of the armor upgrades in the armory and engineering bay increases unit life by 5% in addition to increasing armor.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 5 protoss research points

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Cerberus Mines

Enhances spider mine trigger and blast radius by 33%.

This mine was developed by the Kel-Morian Combine during its siege of New Austin. The increased trigger, pursuit, and blast radiuses were critical to terrorizing the civilian population and protecting supply depots from looters.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion armory for $50,000

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Replenishable Magazine

Vultures can replenish their spider mine. Mines cost 15 minerals each and build one at a time. The ability can be set to autocast.

Enlightened Dynamics have developed a microfabricator that lets vultures create new mines out in the field. This microfabricator uses a small number of mineral crystals each time a mine is created, but this minor hassle is a welcome change from the old system of "three and done."

Usage
Hotkey R Cost 15 12

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion armory for $60,000

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Regenerative Bio-Steel

Damaged mechanical units recover hit points when out of combat, at a rate of 0.6015 each second.

Our ship and vehicle hulls are now made from a material called Regenerative Bio-Steel. This material uses internal nanobots to slowly repair any damage the hull sustains. While this regeneration process is much slower than conventional SCV repairs, it can be the difference between life and death if no SCVs are available.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 20 zerg research points

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Co-op Missions

Vultures are exclusive to Jim Raynor in Co-op Missions.

Abilities

Deploy Spider Mines

Spider Mines pursue enemy units that come in range, and detonate for heavy area damage. Buried Spider Mines can only be seen by enemy Detectors.

Usage
Hotkey E Notes Each Vulture stores up 3 charges.

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Upgrades

Replenishable Magazine

Allows vultures to construct new spider mines. Vultures cannot hold more than three mines at a time. Can be set to autocast.

Usage
Hotkey R Cost 15 6

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to factory Hotkey C Cost 50 Mastery: -1 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 20 50 Mastery: -1 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 20 60

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Cerberus Mine

Increases the detonation and trigger radius of spider mines by 33%.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 9.

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to factory Hotkey C Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost: mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 60

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Afterburners

Increases this unit's movement speed by 100% for 8 seconds.

Rough Rider: Increases this unit's movement speed by 50% and attack speed by 100% for 8 seconds.

Usage
Hotkey B Cost 10 (with Rough Rider) HP Duration 8 Cooldown 60 30 (with Rough Rider)

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 11

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey B Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 60 Effect Basic Movement Speed: 8.5 With Rough Rider Movement Speed: 6.38 Attack Speed: 0.85 0.74 (with Mercenary Munitions) Mastery: +1% per Mech Attack Speed mastery point. Up to a maximum 0.57

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Advanced Optics

All vehicles and ships gain +1 attack range.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 11

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey B Cost 200 Mastery: -4 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 200 Mastery: -4 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 80 120 Effect Range: 7

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Mercenary Munitions

Increases the attack speed of Raynor's combat units and calldowns by 15%.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 15.

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Terran Vehicle and Ship Weapons

Increases the attack damage of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Effect Damage: 11 (+15 vs Light) Level 2 Cost 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 190 Effect Damage: 12 (+15 vs Light) Level 3 Cost 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 220 Effect Damage: 13 (+15 vs Light)

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Terran Vehicle and Ship Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Vanadium Plating: increases the life of terran vehicles and spacecraft by 10% per level.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 160 Effect Hit points: 83 Armor: 2 Level 2 Cost 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 175 Mastery: -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 70 190 Effect Hit points: 90 Armor: 3 Level 3 Cost 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 250 Mastery: -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 100 220 Effect Hit points: 98 Armor: 4

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Quotations

See: StarCraft II Vulture Quotations

Images

Nova on a Vulture in Covert Ops Campaign

References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

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