Missions
Do you have what it takes to lead the Swarm to ultimate victory? In StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, you must help Sarah Kerrigan fight her way through a vast single-player campaign that will take you to some of the most dangerous worlds of the Koprulu sector. You will face cunning enemies, harsh environments, and challenges that will push your skills on the battlefield to their limit.
Read on to get a sneak peek at some of the missions in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
Char

Even though Raynor’s Raiders and prince Valerian’s forces were able to neutralize the Queen of Blades and cripple the Swarm, a vast number of zerg hives still remain on Char. Without the Queen of Blades' unifying presence, some zerg queens have begun to take control of individual zerg broods.

Kerrigan returns to Char determined to reunite the Swarm under her control. Before her defeat, the Queen of Blades hid caches of eggs on the planet; gathering these eggs and returning them to the spawning pools to hatch will allow Kerrigan to quickly grow her numbers. There is, of course, a catch: one of the rogue queens is collecting Kerrigan’s unhatched eggs as well and spawning them as her own. The only way to ensure Kerrigan’s victory is to hatch as many eggs as possible and to use superior numbers to subdue the rogue queen.

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Kaldir

The zerg are able to infest almost any world they encounter, a testament to their amazing ability to adapt to the universe's most extreme environments. The planet Kaldir is one such environment. Its extreme cold and frequent flash freezes make this one of the most inhospitable worlds in the Koprulu sector... which is exactly what sparked the Queen of Blades’ interest in Kaldir. Hoping to make the Swarm stronger by evolving a way to deal with extreme cold, she sent a brood to infest Kaldir. However, the brood never reunited with the Swarm.

On Kaldir, Kerrigan’s objective is twofold: learn to adapt to the withering cold, and discover what happened to the lost brood. Before long, you will learn the brood's fate... and when you do, the cold of Kaldir will be the least of your worries.

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Gingipride #847
Gingipride
4/18/2012
Yeah everybody! Whine and moan because it's not instantly out yet! Blizzard should scrap all quality and make another !@#$ty cheese-filled expansion! Let's rush it because you guys don't have patience worth a damn! :D
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MythHunter #528
MythHunter
4/24/2012
@Gingipride: lol
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JimRaynor #104
JimRaynor
4/17/2012
Come on Blizzard release the beta and Heart of the Swarm soon, their won't be human life left on Earth by the time this game and Legacy of the Void is released if you've seen what's been happening on the news. It's already been almost 2 years since WOL and no expansion is near release.
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Hatmaster #847
Hatmaster
4/17/2012
how long has it been since they started?
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KeeGeeBee #536
KeeGeeBee
4/16/2012
NNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDD NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW
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KeeGeeBee #536
KeeGeeBee
4/16/2012
@KeeGeeBee: especially considering im a zerg player :-) this will be freakin awsome
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johnathanho #343
johnathanho
4/16/2012
@KeeGeeBee: considering u only have one league win................
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/21/2012
@KeeGeeBee: CCCCCCCCCCCAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLMMMMMM DDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/21/2012
@KeeGeeBee: you are awsomely epic
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Hydra #709
Hydra
4/27/2012
@KeeGeeBee: ... you have one league wins, 445 achev. points, campaign incomplete, only 8.333333333333334% wins in TOTAL (2 (1 league, one custom) in 24), have only 2 of the easiest unlockable profile pictures (Kate Lockwell and Hill)... not to mention you're in bronze league...

but oh well, whatever
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DrBadass #932
DrBadass
4/14/2012
Can't wait! :-D
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/14/2012
beta IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAANNTTTT YOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/14/2012
I WWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTT IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/13/2012
to JoeVax WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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JoeVax #815
JoeVax
4/13/2012
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/21/2012
@JoeVax: uh.........is he cursing?
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MichaelCS #164
MichaelCS
4/12/2012
cant wait for beta.
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ICEdKing #541
ICEdKing
4/11/2012
Heart of the Swarm, see you in another ten years
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/21/2012
@ICEdKing: make that 1 year
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Gustaphos #113
Gustaphos
4/11/2012
If they hope to get this out sooner, no matter what they have for units and maps they should have the community test it now so it does appear by christmas. Beta test it and gather as much data/feedback as you can so your game can be polished and shipped faster.

Thanks,
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Reignmaker #789
Reignmaker
4/10/2012
Blizzard, I hope to be playing this by Christmas. Please coordinate with the fat man in red.
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Buttlord #289
Buttlord
4/9/2012
where da hive mind at
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KeeGeeBee #536
KeeGeeBee
4/16/2012
@Buttlord: dead genius the protoss massacred it when tassadar (at least i think tassadar im not very good with protoss history) kamikazied his ship into it.
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Alex #2752
Alex
4/21/2012
@KeeGeeBee: you are still epic
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Meperr #962
Meperr
4/8/2012
FOR THE SWARM
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copperhead #454
copperhead
4/8/2012
this game looks amazing
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BDwolf #855
BDwolf
4/3/2012
can't wait :-)
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FIREtoBLAZE #291
FIREtoBLAZE
4/3/2012
Everyone who complains about them taking out carriers, please keep in mind that carriers were the least cost-effective unit in the game and that they were completely useless. They couldn't even fire while moving and required money to make projectiles! On top of that they died very easily. Marines ***@d them.
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Zues #188
Zues
4/3/2012
@FIREtoBLAZE: They may be the least cost effective unit in the game but the tactical advantige that they can behold is amazing and plus have u seen what full up carriers will do to a marine keep that in mind
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LowHP #332
LowHP
4/6/2012
@FIREtoBLAZE: are you the Ultralisk spamming firetoblaze?
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Halleflux #303
Halleflux
4/8/2012
@FIREtoBLAZE: I complain about the loss of carriers because it is THE iconic Protoss unit: the loss of it isn't based on game play at all for me.
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BigMike #989
BigMike
4/13/2012
@FIREtoBLAZE: if you think about it its like taking the Battle Cruisers from Terran. idk, symbolic.
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ForsakenAngl #296
ForsakenAngl
4/14/2012
@FIREtoBLAZE: i rather hope they just change it a bit...only reason i rush Void Rays...cuz the carriers are not my friends
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Dante #473
Dante
4/3/2012
anyone think there is a chance this will come out this year?
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Xale #595
Xale
4/3/2012
@Dante: perhaps maybe towards the middle or end of 2013
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Xale #595
Xale
4/2/2012
i just wish they didnt have to take out the aircraft carrier
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xXAnariosXx #820
xXAnariosXx
4/2/2012
interesting indeed, finally a worthy enemy worth killing with no mercy. but gatta wait a whole fing year D,:
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Wolfain #513
Wolfain
4/8/2012
@xXAnariosXx: Look at the bright side. Blizzard isn't operating on EA time, and are making sure that the product is going to be the FINAL product. Simply, It'll be what Blizzard is intending it to be.
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ForsakenAngl #296
ForsakenAngl
4/14/2012
@Wolfain: i really hope so..lol
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TheMerc #443
TheMerc
4/2/2012
WHEN! WILL! IT! BE! OUT!