Overlord The semi-intelligent space-faring giants, known as the Gargantis Proximae, were introduced into the swarm so that their exceptionally well-developed senses would benefit Zerg warriors in battle. The Gargantis flyers have been so well assimilated by the swarm that the Cerebrates use them as a primary control over their forces. Coordinating and... read more

Mutalisk The Mutalisk has evolved little from its original form, the roaming Mantis Screecher in the secluded Dinares Sector. In their original form, these creatures could fly both in the atmosphere and in space - but exactly how they managed to do so is unclear. Apparently they were even able to move... read more

Larve The creatures that come closest to the original Zerg Insectoids are the Zerg Larvae. Though their size and toughness have been vastly improved by Xel'Naga experimentation, they still possess the two traits that first fascinated their former masters: genetic diversity and psychic sensitivity. Each larva contains within it the genetic blueprint... read more

Queen The queen is the guardian of the swarm and takes care of it by spreading the crawler, taking care of the rearing of new larvae or healing badly wounded units or buildings. True to its name, it occupies a special position in the swarm and must therefore not remain unobserved... read more

Hydralisk The peaceful herbivorous herds of Slothien have been assimilated by the Zerg swarm to produce one of the most savage and fiendish Zerg races ever. The caterpillar Slothiens' evolution matrix was so overloaded by the Overmind that the unfortunate creatures transformed into the nightmarish killers now known as Hydralisks. The once-gentle... read more

Overseer The Overseer is a Zerg unit that is morphed from an Overlord. It has some abilities which the Overlord does not have: the ability to Detect invisible units, spawn Changelings and Contaminate. The Overseer is extremely useful for scouting and detecting enemy units/positions. It moves faster than the Overlord... read more

Drohne The Drone is the Zerg Worker. It can gather Minerals and Vespene Gas and has a low-damage ranged attack (range of one.) It can morph into a Zerg building anywhere on any Creep generated from Creep Colonies and Hatcheries, even when the creep is sustained by neutral or enemy... read more

Broodling The Broodling is a small Zerg unit spawned when a Queen casts Spawn Broodling on a target. Two Broodlings spawn per spell cast. Upon their creation, they have a fixed amount of "energy" that represents their life span. Similar to Hallucinations, when this energy depletes, the Broodling automatically dies.... read more

Brood Lord Defilers can also morph and transform into another form based on the Mantis Screecher nestling form. The Broodlord has thick insect armor and attacks by hurling large chunks of acid that have a longer range than the Defiler's spray. However, this acid can only be aimed at targets that are... read more

Baneling The Baneling is a suicide bomber unit morphed from Zerglings after a Baneling Nest has been constructed. Similar to the Infested Terran from Brood War, the Baneling is a suicidal unit that deals significant splash damage. Banelings have a splash radius of 2.2 and do not deal friendly fire damage to either your units or those of... read more