Ultralisk
Overview
While it must attack at close range, the heavily armored and powerful Zerg Ultralisk can screen its less robust brethren from enemy fire, even as it closes the distance and tears its enemies to pieces with its powerful blades.
How It Has Changed
The new Chitinous Plating armor and Anabolic Synthesis speed upgrades, while slow and costly to research, effectively making Ultralisks even more difficult to deploy in battle, increase their effectiveness tremendously. Now these behemoths are virtually unstoppable in large groups.
Ultralisk |
Recommended Uses
Fully upgraded, for punching through otherwise impenetrable defenses to make way for Hydralisks and Zerglings.
Further Detail
Ultralisks are not cost-effective until they are fully upgraded for weapons and you've researched both their new genetic enhancements. Furthermore, Ultralisks demand to be used in large groups. The investment is therefore very costly and at least a little risky since they cannot attack flying targets. Nevertheless, if no choice exists but to attack the enemy head-on, there are few better ways to do so than by sending upgraded Ultralisks. Just be sure to back them up with Overlords to spot hidden attackers, and Defilers whose Dark Swarm can protect them from flying assailants.
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hit points (size) |
400 (large) |
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build time |
60 |
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vision |
7 |
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cost (minerals / vespene gas / control) |
200 / 200 / 6 |
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damage (type) / bonus |
20 (normal) / +3 |
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attack range / cooldown |
1 / 15 |
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armor / bonus |
1 / +1 |
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