StarCraft® II

Protoss and Terran forces alike deeply fear Corruptors. Fortunately these giant brain-like creatures, with their snapping beaks and dangling tentacles, are usually found near only the most advanced Hive clusters. The Corruptor is a genetic marvel that can cover targets in acid, causing them to take additional damage from attacks.

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Unit Statistics

Basic information

Race:	Zerg
Life:	200 Regeneration: 0.273
Armor:	2 (5)
Movement:	Fast Acceleration: 2.625 Turn Rate: 999.844
Attributes:	Armored - Biological

Production

Producer:	Larva
Hotkey:	C
Requires:	Spire
Cost:	150 100
Supply:	2
Build time:	40

Combat

Upgrades:	Zerg Flyer Attacks Level 1 Upgrades the attacks of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: A Cost: 100 100 Build time: 160 Zerg Flyer Attacks Level 2 Further upgrades the attacks of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: A Cost: 175 175 Build time: 190 Zerg Flyer Attacks Level 3 Maximizes the attacks of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: A Cost: 250 250 Build time: 220 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 1 Upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 150 150 Build time: 160 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 2 Further upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 225 225 Build time: 190 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 3 Maximizes the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 300 300 Build time: 220
Weapon:	Parasite Spore Target: Air Range: 6 Speed: Slow Type: Normal (Ranged) Damage: 14 (17) Bonus: Massive +6 (6)
Ability:	Corruption Covers the target enemy unit in Zerg slime, increasing the damage taken by 20% for 30 seconds. Hotkey: C Cooldown: 45 Morph to Brood Lord Flying heavy-assault unit. Shoots Broodlings at its target. A Broodling is a small creature that can attack ground units. Can attack ground units. Hotkey: B Minerals: 150 Duration: 34

Basic information

Race:	Zerg
Life:	200 Regeneration: 0.273
Armor:	2 (5)
Movement:	Fast Acceleration: 2.625 Turn Rate: 999.844
Attributes:	Armored - Biological

Production

Producer:	Larva
Hotkey:	C
Requires:	Spire
Cost:	150 100
Supply:	2
Build time:	40

Combat

Upgrades:	Zerg Flyer Attacks Level 1 Upgrades the attacks of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: A Cost: 100 100 Build time: 160 Zerg Flyer Attacks Level 2 Further upgrades the attacks of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: A Cost: 175 175 Build time: 190 Zerg Flyer Attacks Level 3 Maximizes the attacks of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: A Cost: 250 250 Build time: 220 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 1 Upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 150 150 Build time: 160 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 2 Further upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 225 225 Build time: 190 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 3 Maximizes the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 300 300 Build time: 220
Weapon:	Parasite Spore Target: Air Range: 6 Speed: Slow Type: Normal (Ranged) Damage: 14 (17) Bonus: Massive +6 (6)
Ability:	Corruption Covers the target enemy unit in Zerg slime, increasing the damage taken by 20% for 30 seconds. Hotkey: C Cooldown: 45 Morph to Brood Lord Flying heavy-assault unit. Shoots Broodlings at its target. A Broodling is a small creature that can attack ground units. Can attack ground units. Hotkey: B Minerals: 150 Duration: 34

General Strategy

Anti-air flying unit.
Can evolve into a Brood Lord to assault ground forces.
Can make enemy units take extra damage with its Corruption ability.

Strong Against

Weak Against

Countermeasures

VS Terran

Anti-air ground units (like Marines and Thors) can ignore Corruptor attacks while blasting them from below.
Vikings can deal substantial damage to the armored Corruptors and can also outrange them. Also, Vikings can transform into ground units to avoid the air-only attacks of Corruptors if they are outnumbered.

VS Zerg

Hydralisks provide an excellent counter to Corruptors.
Uprooting and grouping Spore Crawler buildings together can provide an extremely effective defense against Corruptors.
Use Fungal Growth to hold them in place while your Hydralisks or Spore Crawlers kill them.

VS Protoss

Stalkers are excellent in battle against Corruptors – they can’t be hit by Corruptor attacks and deliver damage quickly thanks to their bonus damage against armored targets.
Targeted Void Ray attacks can decimate Corruptors, particularly with a grouping of multiple Void Rays.

Terran
Zerg
Protoss

* Requires Heart of the Swarm expansion pack

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