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Infestors are one of the more insidious new additions to the Swarm. They were evolved from the Borbu Matriarch, an unusual creature that is more like an ambulatory nest than a single organism. Unlike most Zerg warriors, Infestors have the ability to move while burrowed. These terrors can spew a volatile plague over their targets with dire effects, and they have been known to ingest Infested Marines, carry them to a combat zone, and regurgitate them to fight for the Swarm. Perhaps the Infestor’s most dangerous feature is the Neural Parasite, a symbiotic creature living within Infestors that, when spat, attaches to an enemy and controls its mind for a short period of time. Seeing the immense potential of this parasite, the Queen of Blades is busy incubating new strains that can live longer outside of their host.
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General Strategy
- Ground support unit.
- Can burrow with Burrow upgrade.
- Can move while burrowed, but cannot use Fungal Growth or Neural Parasite while burrowed. Infested Terran can be used while burrowed to launch surprise attacks against enemy workers or structures.
- Neural Parasite ability allows the Zerg player to steal and use enemy units. This even affects enemy workers, allowing the zerg to build other races’ buildings.
- The Pathogen Glands upgrade allows Infestors to be spawned with more energy for activating abilities.
- Effective at stopping fast-moving units by snaring them in place and dealing damage with their Fungal growth ability.
Evolutions
- Burrow: Allows the unit to take cover underground, rendering it unable to attack. A burrowed unit is invisible unless revealed by detectors or effects.
- Pathogen Glands: Increases infestor starting energy by 25.
Countermeasures
VS Terran
- Use Ghosts’ EMP Round ability to drain Infestors’ energy.
- Detect and destroy Infestors quickly with Ravens using the Seeker Missile upgrade.
- Use long range weapons such as Siege Tanks to focus-fire Infestors down.
- Use the Orbital Command upgrade to scan for and reveal burrowed Infestors.
VS Zerg
- Infestors can be defeated by ranged anti-ground units like Hydralisks and Roaches that can continue attacking while affected by the Fungal Growth ability.
- Use Overseers to detect Infestors for your army to kill.
- Bring enemy Infestors under your control by employing your own Infestors with the Neural Parasite upgrade.
VS Protoss
- The High Templar’s ’Feedback’ ability does immense, instantaneous damage to Infestors.
- Use siege range weapons such as Colossi to focus-fire Infestors down.
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i still don't get how they fit a colossi in a nydus worm :)